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Vili Saarijarvi (D)
Tucson Roadrunners
Name: |
Vili Saarijarvi |
Number: |
29 |
Pos.: |
D |
Shoots: |
R |
Height: |
5-10 |
Weight: |
180 |
Birthdate: |
1997-05-15 |
Birthplace: |
Rovaniemi, Finland |
Biography
Third season as a Griffin…Third year pro…Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by Detroit, 7/3/15…Reassigned from Flint (OHL) to Grand Rapids by Detroit, 3/24/16…Reassigned to Toledo (ECHL) by Detroit, 3/28/16…Reassigned from Toledo by Detroit, 4/11/16…Reassigned from Mississauga (OHL) to Grand Rapids by Detroit, 5/17/17…Assigned by Detroit, 10/1/17…Reassigned to Toledo by Detroit, 10/10/17…Reassigned from Toledo by Detroit, 10/22/17…Reassigned to Toledo by Detroit, 11/20/17…Reassigned from Toledo by Detroit, 12/6/17…Assigned by Detroit, 9/29/18…Assigned by Detroit, 9/28/19.
Career Highlights: Spent the entire 2018-19 campaign with the Griffins, posting 16 points (2-14—16) in 70 games…Appeared in games with both the Griffins and ECHL’s Toledo Walleye during his first professional campaign in 2017-18…Represented Finland at the 2017 and 2016 World Junior Championships, winning a gold medal in 2016…Debuted professionally with the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye at the end of the 2015-16 season…Won a silver medal with Finland at the 2015 U18 World Junior Championship…Named to the 2014-15 USHL All-Rookie Second Team.