| Santeri Alatalo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Alatalo in 2014 | |||
| Born | May 9, 1990 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NL team Former teams | HC Lugano HPK HC Davos EV Zug | ||
| National team |  Switzerland | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Santeri Alatalo (born May 9, 1990) [1] [2] is a Finnish-Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for HC Lugano of the National League (NL).
Alatalo came through the youth ranks of Finnish team JYP. He moved to HPK youth program in 2007 and made his debut in the country's top-tier SM-liiga during the 2008-09 season. He helped HPK to a trip to the finals in 2010, where they were defeated by HC TPS.
Aatalo made his debut in the Swiss National League A (NLA) in the 2012–13 season with HC Davos after a mid-season transfer from HPK. On December 20, 2012, it was announced that Alatalo signed a two-year contract with NLA rivals EV Zug to begin the following season. [3] In October 2014, he was handed a contract extension through 2017. [4]
In 2020 Alatalo received a Swiss passport, and with it, he has the opportunity to represent the Swiss national team.
Alatalo won his first NL championship with EV Zug in May 2021.
On May 10, 2021, Alatalo agreed to a four-year deal with HC Lugano through the 2024–25 season.
Alatalo's father Matti Alatalo is an ice hockey coach. [5]
In 2020, Alatalo received Swiss citizenship. [5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | JYP | FIN U18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | JYP | FIN U20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HPK | FIN U18 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HPK | FIN U20 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HPK | FIN U20 | 41 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 | HPK | SM-l | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Suomi U20 | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HPK | FIN U20 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | ||
| 2009–10 | HPK | SM-l | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Suomi U20 | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | SaPKo | Mestis | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HPK | SM-l | 59 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | HPK | SM-l | 40 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HPK | SM-l | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Davos | NLA | 36 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | EV Zug | NLA | 49 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | EV Zug | NLA | 47 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | EV Zug | NLA | 50 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | EV Zug | NLA | 38 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | EV Zug | NL | 31 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | EV Zug | NL | 50 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 90 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 18 | ||
| 2019–20 | EV Zug | NL | 50 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | EV Zug | NL | 44 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2020–21 | EV Zug | NL | 44 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Lugano | NL | 52 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| SM-l totals | 110 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| NL totals | 497 | 45 | 165 | 210 | 449 | 66 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 58 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Switzerland | WC | 6th | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2022 | Switzerland | OG | 8th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||||
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