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Vesa Salo
Inactive, former Defenseman
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Selected in the 3rd round (No. 49) of the 1983 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers,

He also had 22 points (2 goals, 20 assists) in 53 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 60.7 yrs (17.04.1965)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 90 kg
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    Drafted: 49th in 1983
    Draft Team: Team logoNew York Rangers
    Awards: -
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Vesa Salo
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
1982-83 Lukko (Liiga) 36 2 8 10 -27 14
1982-83 Finland U18 (EJC-18) 5 0 1 1 2
1983-84 Finland U20 (WJC-20) 7 0 1 1 2
1983-84 Lukko (I-divisioona) 36 4 15 19 16
1984-85 Lukko (Liiga) 35 13 8 21 -7 20
1984-85 Finland U20 (WJC-20) 7 0 2 2 2
1985-86 Lukko (Liiga) 30 1 8 9 -17 8
1986-87 Lukko (Liiga) 44 4 22 26 6 34
1987-88 Ilves (Liiga) 43 8 15 23 5 42
1988-89 Tappara (Liiga) 42 7 14 21 13 46
1989-90 Tappara (Liiga) 35 2 12 14 5 22
1990-91 Tappara (Liiga) 44 9 16 25 7 32
1991-92 Tappara (Liiga) 39 2 16 18 -21 24
1992-93 KalPa (Liiga) 48 10 20 30 -12 26
1993-94 KalPa (Liiga) 45 11 27 38 12 88
1994-95 Lukko (Liiga) 43 4 14 18 0 40
1995-96 HV71 (SHL) 40 7 17 24 34
1996-97 EV Landshut (DEL) 42 3 6 9 14
1997-98 Ässät (Liiga) 48 9 27 36 -7 54
1998-99 Ässät (Liiga) 53 4 24 28 -9 42
1999-00 Ässät (Liiga) 50 6 17 23 -9 94
2000-01 Ässät (Liiga) 51 3 18 21 -24 115
2001-02 Tingsryds AIF (Allsvenskan) 45 10 15 25 0 46
Total 868 119 323 442 -85 0 0.0% 817
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
1983-84 Lukko (I-divisioona) 5 1 3 4 4
1987-88 Ilves (Liiga) 4 0 1 1 -4 4
1988-89 Tappara (Liiga) 8 0 2 2 6 8
1989-90 Tappara (Liiga) 7 0 2 2 2 4
1990-91 Tappara (Liiga) 3 0 3 3 1 6
1991-92 Tappara (Liiga) 4 0 3 3 4 2
1994-95 Lukko (Liiga) 6 0 3 3 1 8
1995-96 HV71 (SHL) 4 1 1 2 0
1996-97 EV Landshut (DEL) 7 0 0 0 10
1997-98 Ässät (Liiga) 3 0 1 1 -2 24
2001-02 Tingsryds AIF (Allsvenskan) 2 0 1 1 0 27
Total 53 2 20 22 8 0 0.0% 97