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Sami Salo

1974 - Today

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Sami Sakari Salo (born 2 September 1974) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman of the National Hockey League (NHL). He began his professional career with TPS of the SM-liiga before being selected by the Ottawa Senators with their last pick in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He joined the Senators in 1998–99 and was selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team. In the 2002 off-season, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks with whom he recorded three 30-point campaigns. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Sami Salo is the 241st most popular hockey player (up from 286th in 2024), the 579th most popular biography from Finland (up from 617th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Sami Salo ranks 241 out of 676. Before him are Daniel Sedin, Tomáš Plekanec, Marián Gáborík, Mike Modano, Dustin Brown, and Ľuboš Bartečko. After him are Scott Stevens, Sergei Bobrovsky, Mikko Koivu, Ulf Samuelsson, Jarkko Ruutu, and Joel Lundqvist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Sami Salo ranks 782. Before him are Miranda July, Katya Lel, Zoran Janković, Danny Strong, Akis Zikos, and Sergey Ryzhikov. After him are Sergi Escobar, Justin Whalin, Gui Boratto, Petar Krpan, Carmen Consoli, and Michael Kohlmann.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Sami Salo ranks 579 out of 751. Before him are Kjell Carlström (1976), Jaana Savolainen (1964), Charly Wegelius (1978), Hanna Pakarinen (1981), Hannu Manninen (1978), and Ismo Falck (1966). After him are Samppa Lajunen (1979), Jyrki Järvi (1966), Antti Niemi (1972), Elias Viljanen (1975), Jari Lipponen (1972), and Kimmo Kinnunen (1968).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Sami Salo ranks 20. Before him are Kimmo Timonen (1975), Valtteri Filppula (1984), Pekka Rinne (1982), Fredrik Norrena (1973), Hannu Virta (1963), and Aleksander Barkov Jr. (1995). After him are Mikko Koivu (1983), Jarkko Ruutu (1975), Miikka Kiprusoff (1976), Niko Kapanen (1978), Ville Nieminen (1977), and Esa Keskinen (1965).

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