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Finnish ice hockey player (born 2000)

Ice hockey player
Santeri Airola
Born (2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 24)
Imatra, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
Liiga team
Former teams
SaiPa
Ilves
NHL draft 211th overall, 2019
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2018–present

Santeri Airola (born 29 June 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for SaiPa of the Liiga. Airola was drafted 211th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Airola played as a youth within the SaiPa organization before moving to hometown Mestis club, Imatran Ketterä. He made his Liiga debut on loan with SaiPa on 29 December 2018 against Ilves. He went onto to play three games for SaiPa during the 2018–19 Liiga season.

On 24 March 2020, Airola left Ketterä agreeing to an optional three-year contract with Liiga club, Ilves.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 SaiPa Jr. A 1 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Ketterä Jr. B 40 6 25 31 26 3 0 0 0 0
2018–19 SaiPa Jr. A 41 4 27 31 20
2018–19 SaiPa Liiga 3 0 0 0 2
2019–20 Ketterä Mestis 26 0 11 11 14
2019–20 SaiPa Liiga 2 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Ilves Liiga 19 0 3 3 6
2020–21 KOOVEE Mestis 2 0 1 1 0
2021–22 KOOVEE Mestis 2 0 0 0 2
2022–23 Ilves Liiga 5 0 0 0 2
2022–23 SaiPa Liiga 10 0 7 7 0
2022–23 KOOVEE Mestis 29 8 14 22 22
2023–24 SaiPa Liiga 39 5 7 12 16
Liiga totals 78 5 17 22 26

References

  1. "Penguins draft Finnish defenceman Airola with final pick". dkpittsburghsports.com. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. "Game logs #6 Airola, Santeri" (in Finnish). Liiga. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. "Santeri Airola player profile" (in Finnish). Liiga. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. "Ilves announce player contracts" (in Finnish). Ilves. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

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