Pasi Saarela | |||
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Born | Laitila, Finland | August 24, 1973||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Lukko Rauma Jokerit SC Bern Ässät | ||
Playing career | 1990–2009 |
Pasi Saarela (born August 24, 1973 in Finland) is a professional Finnish ice hockey player. Pasi Saarela won the Aarne Honkavaara trophy for best goal scorer in 2005 with the team, Lukko and in 1999 with Jokerit. He has won Sm-liiga championships with Jokerit in 1996 and 1997. He has also played in Switzerland's and Sweden's highest league levels. He now plays for Rauman Lukko. [1]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1989–90 | Lukko | FIN.2 U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1990–91 | Lukko | FIN U20 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Lukko | SM-l | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Lukko | SM-l | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1992–93 | Lukko | FIN U20 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Lukko | SM-l | 31 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1993–94 | Lukko | FIN U20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Lukko | SM-l | 37 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1994–95 | Lukko | SM-l | 39 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
1995–96 | Jokerit | SM-l | 50 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | ||
1996–97 | Jokerit | SM-l | 50 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | Jokerit | SM-l | 48 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | Jokerit | SM-l | 54 | 38 | 20 | 58 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
1999–2000 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 49 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | ||
2000–01 | Lukko | SM-l | 55 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 94 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
2001–02 | Lukko | SM-l | 41 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Lukko | SM-l | 56 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Lukko | SM-l | 56 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | Lukko | SM-l | 56 | 31 | 24 | 55 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ||
2005–06 | Lukko | SM-l | 47 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | SC Bern | NLA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2006–07 | Leksands IF | SWE.2 | 45 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
2007–08 | Ässät | SM-l | 40 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Lukko | SM-l | 17 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | Lukko | SM-l | 57 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SM-l totals | 775 | 264 | 232 | 496 | 463 | 66 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 46 |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1991 | Finland | EJC | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | |
1993 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
Junior totals | 13 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 16 |
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