Sami Rajaniemi

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Birth place: Oulainen, Finland
Goalie, catches left
6 ' 1" (186 cm) | 183 lb (83 kg)
Birth place: Oulainen, Finland
Goalie, catches left
6 ' 1" (186 cm) | 183 lb (83 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 2015 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | JYP Jyväskylä defeated Lukko Rauma 2‑1 in the bronze medal game. | |
| 23 | 2016 | Kärpät Oulu | Liiga | Kärpät Oulu defeated JYP Jyväskylä 3‑2 in the bronze medal game. | |
| Finnish Championship Medals | |||||
| Stripe: | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
| 2010‑11 | D Team Jyväskylä | Mestis | 18 | 2 | 3.01 | 0.867 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 80 |
| 2011‑12 | JYP-Akatemia | Mestis | 19 | 26 | 3.15 | 0.912 | 12 | 13 | 80 | 827 | 0 | 1526 |
| 2011‑12 | Team Finland U19 | | 19 | 1 | 2.00 | 0.933 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 60 |
| 2012‑13 | JYP-Akatemia | Mestis | 20 | 27 | 2.97 | 0.916 | 13 | 11 | 81 | 882 | 0 | 1637 |
| 2013‑14 | JYP-Akatemia | Mestis | 21 | 15 | 3.27 | 0.907 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 468 | 0 | 880 |
| 2013‑14 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 21 | 11 | 2.41 | 0.910 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 222 | 2 | 549 |
| 2014‑15 | TuTo Hockey | Mestis | 22 | |||||||||
| 2014‑15 | JYP-Akatemia | Mestis | 22 | 7 | 2.94 | 0.897 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 183 | 0 | 429 |
| 2014‑15 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 22 | 17 | 2.09 | 0.927 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 406 | 1 | 921 |
| 2015‑16 | Peliitat Heinola | Mestis | 23 | 1 | 14.44 | 0.750 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 2015‑16 | Pelicans Lahti | Liiga | 23 | 18 | 2.36 | 0.915 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 377 | 1 | 888 |
| 2015‑16 | Kärpät Oulu | Liiga | 23 | 15 | 1.49 | 0.939 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 339 | 3 | 886 |
| 2016‑17 | Jukurit Mikkeli | Liiga | 24 | 52 | 2.08 | 0.913 | 17 | 24 | 108 | 1135 | 2 | 3110 |
| 2017‑18 | Jukurit Mikkeli | Liiga | 25 | 50 | 2.64 | 0.902 | 13 | 22 | 132 | 1216 | 0 | 3000 |
| 2018‑19 | Jukurit Mikkeli | Liiga | 26 | 50 | 2.65 | 0.902 | 10 | 20 | 128 | 1184 | 0 | 2899 |
| 2019‑20 | Jukurit Mikkeli | Liiga | 27 | 50 | 2.76 | 0.894 | 9 | 28 | 134 | 1128 | 1 | 2916 |
| 2020‑21 | Jukurit Mikkeli | Liiga | 28 | 45 | 3.00 | 0.889 | 12 | 22 | 127 | 1020 | 1 | 2540 |
| 2020‑21 | Team Finland | | 28 | 2 | 2.02 | 0.917 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 119 |
| 2021‑22 | Timrå IK | SHL | 29 | 17 | 3.60 | 0.886 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 444 | 0 | 951 |
| 2022‑23 | HPK Hämeenlinna | Liiga | 30 | 32 | 2.50 | 0.912 | 8 | 13 | 79 | 819 | 2 | 1894 |
| 2023‑24 | HPK Hämeenlinna | Liiga | 31 | 50 | 2.64 | 0.908 | 14 | 28 | 129 | 1277 | 2 | 2932 |
| 2024‑25 | HPK Hämeenlinna | Liiga | 32 | 21 | 3.25 | 0.887 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 486 | 1 | 1143 |
| 2024‑25 | Kiekko-Espoo | Liiga | 32 | 3 | 2.02 | 0.934 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 85 | 0 | 178 |
| 2025‑26 | Kiekko-Espoo | Liiga | 33 | 8 | 2.64 | 0.892 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 173 | 0 | 477 |
| Liiga Totals | 422 | 2.56 | 0.905 | 114 | 184 | 1037 | 9867 | 16 | 24 333 | |||
| Mestis Totals | 78 | 3.13 | 0.910 | 28 | 30 | 238 | 2398 | 0 | 4569 | |||
| SHL Totals | 17 | 3.60 | 0.886 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 444 | 0 | 951 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013‑14 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 21 | 3 | 3.07 | 0.910 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 117 |
| 2014‑15 | TuTo Hockey | Mestis | 22 | 1 | 3.01 | 0.906 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 60 |
| 2014‑15 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 22 | 2 | 6.47 | 0.737 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 46 |
| 2015‑16 | Kärpät Oulu | Liiga | 23 | 12 | 1.89 | 0.925 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 282 | 1 | 732 |
| 2024‑25 | Kiekko-Espoo | Liiga | 32 | 1 | 3.36 | 0.750 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Liiga Totals | 18 | 2.30 | 0.911 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 360 | 1 | 913 | |||
| Mestis Totals | 1 | 3.01 | 0.906 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 60 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U19 2‑Nations 2011 | 19 | 1 | 2.00 | 0.933 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 60 |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2020 | 28 | 2 | 2.02 | 0.917 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 119 |
| Men Totals | 2 | 2.02 | 0.917 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 119 | |
| U19 Men Totals | 1 | 2.00 | 0.933 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 60 |