Santeri Airola | |||
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Born | Imatra, Finland | 29 June 2000||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
Liiga team Former teams | SaiPa Ilves | ||
NHL draft | 211th overall, 2019 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
Playing career | 2018–present |
Santeri Airola (born 29 June 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for SaiPa of the Liiga. Airola was drafted 211th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. [1]
Airola played as a youth within the SaiPa organization before moving to hometown Mestis club, Imatran Ketterä. He made his Liiga debut on loan with SaiPa on 29 December 2018 against Ilves. [2] He went onto to play three games for SaiPa during the 2018–19 Liiga season. [3]
On 24 March 2020, Airola left Ketterä agreeing to an optional three-year contract with Liiga club, Ilves. [4]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2016–17 | SaiPa | Jr. A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Ketterä | Jr. B | 40 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | SaiPa | Jr. A | 41 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | SaiPa | Liiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Ketterä | Mestis | 26 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | SaiPa | Liiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Ilves | Liiga | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | KOOVEE | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | KOOVEE | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Ilves | Liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | SaiPa | Liiga | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | KOOVEE | Mestis | 29 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | SaiPa | Liiga | 39 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Liiga totals | 78 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
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