Santeri Alatalo
| Santeri Alatalo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
May 9, 1990 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NLA team Former teams |
EV Zug HPK HC Davos | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Santeri Alatalo (born May 9, 1990)[1][2] is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for EV Zug of the Swiss National League A (NLA).
Career
Alatalo came through the youth ranks of Finnish team JYP. He moved to HPK youth program in 2007 and made his debut in the country's top-tier SM-liiga during the 2008-09 season. He helped HPK to a trip to the finals in 2010, where they were defeated by HC TPS.
Aatalo made his debut in the Swiss National League A (NLA) in the 2012–13 season with HC Davos after a mid-season transfer from HPK. On December 20, 2012, it was announced that Alatalo signed a two-year contract with NLA rivals EV Zug to begin the following season.[3] In October 2014, he was handed a contract extension through 2017.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | HPK | SM-l | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HPK | SM-l | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | SaPKo | Mestis | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HPK | SM-l | 59 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | HPK | SM-l | 40 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HPK | SM-l | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Davos | NLA | 36 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | EV Zug | NLA | 49 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | EV Zug | NLA | 47 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| NLA totals | 132 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 125 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Santeri Alatalo player profile" (in Finnish). jatkoaika.com. 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ↑ "Alatalo signs from Finland" (in German). hockeyfans.ch. 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
- ↑ "Zug agree to terms with Santeri Alatalo" (in German). EV Zug. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- ↑ "Santeri Alatalo bleibt beim EVZ | EVZ". www.evz.ch. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
External links
- Santeri Alatalo's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Santeri Alatalo's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
