Miro-Pekka Saarelainen

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Birth place: Vantaa, Finland
Forward, shoots right
5 ' 10" (177 cm) | 176 lb (80 kg)
Birth place: Vantaa, Finland
Forward, shoots right
5 ' 10" (177 cm) | 176 lb (80 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 2016 | HIFK Helsinki | Liiga | Tappara Tampere defeated HIFK Helsinki 4‑2 in a best of seven series. | |
| 23 | 2018 | KeuPa HT | Mestis | KeuPa HT defeated TuTo Hockey 4‑2 in a best of seven gold medal series. | |
| 30 | 2025 | IPK Iisalmi | Mestis | Jokerit Helsinki defeated IPK Iisalmi 4?1 in a best of seven gold medal series. | |
| Finnish Championship Medals | |||||
| Mestis Medals | |||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2009‑10 | Team Finland U16 | | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| 2012‑13 | Team Finland U19 | | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014‑15 | HIFK Helsinki | Liiga | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| 2015‑16 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015‑16 | HIFK Helsinki | Liiga | 21 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 |
| 2016‑17 | RoKi Rovaniemi | Mestis | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2016‑17 | HIFK Helsinki | Liiga | 22 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2016‑17 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016‑17 | KooKoo Kouvola | Liiga | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | KeuPa HT | Mestis | 23 | 50 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17.7 |
| 2018‑19 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 24 | 50 | 36 | 30 | 66 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24.0 |
| 2019‑20 | Pelicans Lahti | Liiga | 25 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.8 |
| 2020‑21 | Pelicans Lahti | Liiga | 26 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2021‑22 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 27 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 14 | -6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2024‑25 | IPK Iisalmi | Mestis | 30 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025‑26 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 31 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mestis Totals | 175 | 76 | 90 | 166 | 60 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Liiga Totals | 126 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 16 | -22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017‑18 | KeuPa HT | Mestis | 23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10.6 |
| 2024‑25 | IPK Iisalmi | Mestis | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mestis Totals | 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10.2 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U16 4‑Nations 2009 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Team Finland - U19 5‑Nations 2013 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| U19 Men Totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U16 Men Totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |