Vili Saarijärvi

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Birth place: Rovaniemi, Finland
Defenseman, shoots right
5 ' 10" (179 cm) | 172 lb (78 kg)
Birth place: Rovaniemi, Finland
Defenseman, shoots right
5 ' 10" (179 cm) | 172 lb (78 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2015 | Team Finland | U18 World Championship | Zug and Lucerne, Switzerland | |
| 18 | 2016 | Team Finland | U20 World Championship | Helsinki, Finland | |
| 23 | 2021 | Lukko Rauma | Liiga | Lukko Rauma defeated TPS Turku 3‑1 in a best of five series. | |
| IIHF U18 World Championship Medals | |||||
| IIHF U20 World Championship Medals | |||||
| Finnish Championship Medals | |||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2012‑13 | Team Finland U16 | | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013‑14 | Team Finland U17 | | 16 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014‑15 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 17 | 57 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | |
| 2014‑15 | Team Finland U18 | | 17 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015‑16 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2015‑16 | Flint Firebirds | OHL | 18 | 59 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 32 | -15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 2015‑16 | Team Finland U20 | | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016‑17 | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 19 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 |
| 2016‑17 | Team Finland U20 | | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.4 |
| 2017‑18 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.4 |
| 2017‑18 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 20 | 42 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018‑19 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 21 | 70 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 2019‑20 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 22 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019‑20 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 22 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Lukko Rauma | Liiga | 23 | 50 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 2020‑21 | Team Finland | | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Lukko Rauma | Liiga | 24 | 52 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5.3 |
| 2021‑22 | Team Finland | | 24 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022‑23 | SC Langnau Tigers | NLA | 25 | 49 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 12 | -12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7.2 |
| 2022‑23 | Team Finland | | 25 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023‑24 | SC Langnau Tigers | NLA | 26 | 50 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 10 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.6 |
| 2023‑24 | Team Finland | | 26 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024‑25 | SC Langnau Tigers | NLA | 27 | 46 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 6 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 2024‑25 | Team Finland | | 27 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025‑26 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 28 | 30 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 10 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 |
| 2025‑26 | Team Finland | | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NLA Totals | 175 | 23 | 92 | 115 | 38 | -38 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4.3 | |||
| AHL Totals | 150 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 102 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 38 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4.7 | |||
| OHL Totals | 93 | 23 | 51 | 74 | 46 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 | |||
| USHL Totals | 57 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | ||||
| ECHL Totals | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016‑17 | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 19 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 |
| 2017‑18 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018‑19 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Lukko Rauma | Liiga | 23 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Lukko Rauma | Liiga | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 2024‑25 | SC Langnau Tigers | NLA | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 |
| OHL Totals | 20 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 18 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | |||
| NLA Totals | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 | |||
| AHL Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2014 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U18 World Championship 2015 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 |
| Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2016 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2017 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2024 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2025 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| World Championship Totals | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Team East | USHL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| USHL All-Star Game Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |