Santeri Airola

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.[1]

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.[2] He went onto to play three games for SaiPa during the 2018–19 Liiga season.[3]

On 24 March 2020, Airola left Ketterä agreeing to an optional three-year contract with Liiga club, Ilves.[4]

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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