Pekka Saravo

Pekka Saravo
Born (1979-11-13) 13 November 1979 (age 45)
Rovaniemi, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defender
Shot Left
Played for Tappara
Diskos
Linköpings HC
Luleå HF
NHL draft undrafted
Playing career 1998–2017
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Russia Ice hockey
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Latvia Ice hockey

Pekka Saravo (born 13 November 1979) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defender.[1] He played for the Tappara of the SM-liiga between 2000-2006 and 2009-2017.

Playing career

Saravo played five full seasons for Tappara in 2000-2006 before moving to Luleå HF in Sweden. After three years there he played one season with another Elitserien team, Linköpings HC. In 2009 he returned to Tappara, signing a six-year contract with the club. Saravo has also played for the Finland men's national ice hockey team. After the 2016-2017 season, Saravo ended his player career.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 31 3 1 4 4 5 0 0 0 2
1995–96 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 29 0 1 1 26 6 0 1 1 2
1996–97 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 27 6 6 12 45 — — — — —
1996–97 Tappara U20 U20 I-Divisioona 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1997–98 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 36 7 7 14 24 6 0 0 0 2
1998–99 Diskos U20 U20 II-Divisioona — — — — — — — — — —
1998–99 Diskos I-Divisioona 48 5 7 12 34 4 0 0 0 0
1999–00 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 38 9 11 20 52 8 1 4 5 4
2000–01 Tappara SM-liiga 56 1 3 4 38 10 0 2 2 4
2001–02 Tappara SM-liiga 53 3 1 4 12 10 0 0 0 6
2002–03 Tappara SM-liiga 55 4 4 8 42 15 1 2 3 8
2003–04 Tappara SM-liiga 47 7 8 15 30 3 0 0 0 2
2004–05 Tappara SM-liiga 56 6 11 17 30 8 1 0 1 2
2005–06 Luleå HF Elitserien 44 8 9 17 52 6 1 0 1 6
2006–07 Luleå HF Elitserien 55 6 17 23 62 4 0 0 0 4
2007–08 Luleå HF Elitserien 55 8 10 18 52 — — — — —
2008–09 Linköping HC Elitserien 54 4 4 8 50 6 0 2 2 4
2009–10 Tappara SM-liiga 52 7 12 19 46 9 0 1 1 8
2010–11 Tappara SM-liiga 48 7 12 19 36 — — — — —
2011–12 Tappara SM-liiga 48 4 4 8 32 — — — — —
2012–13 Tappara SM-liiga 56 1 7 8 26 15 0 1 1 10
2013–14 Tappara Liiga 56 4 4 8 36 20 0 2 2 2
2014–15 Tappara Liiga 59 2 2 4 30 20 0 0 0 27
2015–16 Tappara Liiga 60 3 7 10 32 15 0 0 0 8
2016–17 Tappara Liiga 56 1 3 4 24 18 0 3 3 2
SM-liiga totals 702 50 78 128 414 143 2 11 13 79
Elitserien totals 208 26 40 66 216 16 1 2 3 14

Honours

References

  1. ^ hockeydb retrieved 22nd Dec 2010
Preceded by Captain of Tappara
2009–2012 		Succeeded by
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