Robin Salo

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Robin Salo
Born (1998-10-13) 13 October 1998 (age 25)
Espoo, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 New York Islanders
Vaasan Sport
SaiPa
Örebro HK
NHL Draft 46th overall, 2017
New York Islanders
Playing career 2015–present

Robin Christian Salo (born 13 October 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

He was selected by the New York Islanders in the second round, 46th overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. [1]

On 26 February 2015, at the age of 16, Salo made his Liiga debut playing with Vaasan Sport during the 2014–15 season. [2]

Following the 2017–18 season, after three Liiga campaigns with Vaasan Sport, Salo left at the conclusion of his contract to sign a two-year deal with fellow Liiga outfit, SaiPa, on 13 April 2018. [3]

In the midst of the 2020–21 season, while leading the Swedish club, Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), in assists and scoring from the blueline, Salo was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the New York Islanders on 13 February 2021. He was reassigned to continue his tenure with Örebro HK for the remainder of the season. [4]

In the 2021–22 season, Salo was recalled from AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Islanders and made his NHL debut with New York on 20 November 2021, which coincidentally was also the first ever game played at UBS Arena. [5] He recorded his first NHL point, a primary assist on a second period power play goal, on 16 December in a home game against the Boston Bruins. Salo’s later notched his first NHL goal came on 18 January 2022 in Philadelphia against the Flyers. [6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15 Vaasan Sport Jr. A4510162632—————
2014–15 Vaasan Sport Liiga 40000—————
2015–16Vaasan SportJr. A27107178—————
2015–16 Vaasan SportLiiga160000—————
2015–16 Hermes Mestis 710118—————
2016–17 Vaasan SportLiiga541151614—————
2017–18 Vaasan SportLiiga4305514—————
2017–18 HermesMestis20002—————
2018–19 SaiPa Liiga57412162032020
2019–20 SaiPaLiiga468132114—————
2019–20 Örebro HK SHL 121562—————
2020–21 Örebro HKSHL51624301690440
2021–22 Bridgeport Islanders AHL 4041620861122
2021–22 New York Islanders NHL 211454—————
2022–23 New York IslandersNHL112244—————
2022–23 Bridgeport IslandersAHL380141426—————
2023–24 Bridgeport IslandersAHL685192422—————
Liiga totals2201345586232020
SHL totals63729361890440
NHL totals323698—————
Medal record
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Ice hockey
IIHF World U18 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Switzerland

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2014 Finland U17 4th60000
2015 Finland U18 Silver medal icon.svg70000
2015 Finland IH18 4th52022
2016 FinlandU18Gold medal icon.svg71012
2018 Finland WJC 6th50000
Junior totals303034

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References

  1. ↑ "Islanders select 5 on day 2 of draft". New York Islanders. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Junior player Robin Salo makes Sport Liiga debut". jatkoaikia.com. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Robin Salo signs with SaiPa" (in Finnish). SaiPa. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Islanders agree to terms with Robin Salo". New York Islanders. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "7 Facts: Robin Salo". NHL.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. ↑ New York Islanders. "First career goal for Salo". Twitter. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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