Teemu Vuorisalo

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Teemu Vuorisalo
Born (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 29)
Pori, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
Suomi-sarja team
Former teams
Karhu HT
Ässät Pori
Lillehammer IK
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014present

Teemu Vuorisalo (born 3 February 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Karhu HT in the Finnish Suomi-sarja.

Vuorisalo made his Liiga debut playing with Ässät during the 2014–15 Liiga season. [1]

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References

  1. "Nuorten maajoukkuemies Teemu Vuorisalo TUTOon - TUTO Hockey".