Veli-Matti Savinainen

Veli-Matti Savinainen
Born (1986-01-05) January 5, 1986
Espoo, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams
Tappara
Leksands IF
Porin Ässät
HC Ugra
National team  Finland
Playing career 2005present

Veli-Matti Savinainen (born January 5, 1986) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Tappara of Liiga, the Finnish Elite League. He has previously played for the Liiga club, Ässät, HC Ugra of the Russian, Kontinental Hockey League, as well as Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He Joined Leksands IF on a one-year contract on August 30, 2014 after spending the 2013-14 season with Ugra.[1]

International

Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
2014 Minsk

Savinainen was named to the Finland men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[2]

References

  1. "Savinainen ready for LIF" (in Swedish). Leksands IF. 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  2. "Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/23/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.