Robin Salo
Born (1998-10-13) 13 October 1998
Espoo, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 New York Islanders
Bridgeport Islanders (AHL)
Vaasan Sport
SaiPa
Örebro HK
NHL Draft 46th overall, 2017
New York Islanders
Playing career 2015–present

Robin Christian Salo (born 13 October 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Bridgeport Islanders of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

He was selected by the New York Islanders in the second round, 46th overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

On 26 February 2015, at the age of 16, Salo made his Liiga debut playing with Vaasan Sport during the 2014–15 season.[2]

Following the 2017–18 season, after three Liiga campaigns with Vaasan Sport, Salo left at the conclusion of his contract to sign a two-year deal with fellow Liiga outfit, SaiPa, on 13 April 2018.[3]

In the midst of the 2020–21 season, while leading the Swedish club, Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), in assists and scoring from the blueline, Salo was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the New York Islanders on 13 February 2021. He was reassigned to continue his tenure with Örebro HK for the remainder of the season.[4]

In the 2021–22 season, Salo was recalled from AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Islanders and made his NHL debut with New York on 20 November 2021, which coincidentally was also the first ever game played at UBS Arena.[5] He recorded his first NHL point, a primary assist on a second period power play goal, on 16 December in a home game against the Boston Bruins. Salo’s later notched his first NHL goal came on 18 January 2022 in Philadelphia against the Flyers.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Vaasan Sport Jr. A 45 10 16 26 32 — — — — —
2014–15 Vaasan Sport Liiga 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Vaasan Sport Jr. A 27 10 7 17 8 — — — — —
2015–16 Vaasan Sport Liiga 16 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Hermes Mestis 7 1 0 1 18 — — — — —
2016–17 Vaasan Sport Liiga 54 1 15 16 14 — — — — —
2017–18 Vaasan Sport Liiga 43 0 5 5 14 — — — — —
2017–18 Hermes Mestis 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2018–19 SaiPa Liiga 57 4 12 16 20 3 2 0 2 0
2019–20 SaiPa Liiga 46 8 13 21 14 — — — — —
2019–20 Örebro HK SHL 12 1 5 6 2 — — — — —
2020–21 Örebro HK SHL 51 6 24 30 16 9 0 4 4 0
2021–22 Bridgeport Islanders AHL 40 4 16 20 8 6 1 1 2 2
2021–22 New York Islanders NHL 21 1 4 5 4 — — — — —
2022–23 New York Islanders NHL 11 2 2 4 4 — — — — —
2022–23 Bridgeport Islanders AHL 38 0 14 14 26 — — — — —
Liiga totals 220 13 45 58 62 3 2 0 2 0
SHL totals 63 7 29 36 18 9 0 4 4 0
NHL totals 32 3 6 9 8 — — — — —
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
IIHF World U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place2016 United States
Silver medal – second place2015 Switzerland

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Finland U17 4th 6 0 0 0 0
2015 Finland U18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 0 0 0 0
2015 Finland IH18 4th 5 2 0 2 2
2016 Finland U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1 0 1 2
2018 Finland WJC 6th 5 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 30 3 0 3 4

References

  1. ↑ "Islanders select 5 on day 2 of draft". New York Islanders. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Junior player Robin Salo makes Sport Liiga debut". jatkoaikia.com. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Robin Salo signs with SaiPa" (in Finnish). SaiPa. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Islanders agree to terms with Robin Salo". New York Islanders. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "7 Facts: Robin Salo". NHL.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. ↑ New York Islanders. "First career goal for Salo". Twitter. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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