Robin Salo
| Robin Salo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
13 October 1998 Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Malmö Redhawks Vaasan Sport SaiPa Örebro HK New York Islanders | ||
| 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 Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career
[edit]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 later scored his first NHL goal on 18 January 2022, against the Philadelphia Flyers.[6]
On 14 June 2024, Salo signed a two-year contract with the Malmö Redhawks of the SHL.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Vaasan Sport | Jr. A | 45 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Vaasan Sport | Liiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Vaasan Sport | Jr. A | 27 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Vaasan Sport | Liiga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Hermes | Mestis | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Vaasan Sport | Liiga | 54 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Vaasan Sport | Liiga | 43 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Hermes | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | SaiPa | Liiga | 57 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | SaiPa | Liiga | 46 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Örebro HK | SHL | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Örebro HK | SHL | 51 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 40 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | New York Islanders | NHL | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | New York Islanders | NHL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 38 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 68 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 220 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| SHL totals | 63 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
 |
2016 United States | |
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2015 Switzerland | |
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Finland | U17 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Finland | U18 | 
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Finland | IH18 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Finland | U18 | 
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Islanders select 5 on day 2 of draft". New York Islanders. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Junior player Robin Salo makes Sport Liiga debut". jatkoaikia.com. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Robin Salo signs with SaiPa" (in Finnish). SaiPa. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Islanders agree to terms with Robin Salo". New York Islanders. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "7 Facts: Robin Salo". NHL.com. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ @nyislanders (18 January 2022). "FIRST CAREER #NHL GOAL FOR ROBIN SALO" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 June 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Nilsson, Mattias (14 June 2024). "Robin Salo klar för Malmö Redhawks – "En klassback"". malmoredhawks.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Bridgeport Islanders players
- Finnish ice hockey defencemen
- Ice hockey people from Espoo
- Kokkolan Hermes players
- New York Islanders draft picks
- New York Islanders players
- Örebro HK players
- SaiPa players
- Vaasan Sport players
- Malmö Redhawks players
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden