Sameli Ventelä Explained

Birth Date:19 July 1994
Birth Place:Hämeenlinna, Finland
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:187
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Team:EHC Freiburg
League:DEL2
Former Teams:HPK
SaPKo
Lukko
KeuPa HT
Ketterä
HK Dukla Michalovce
Nybro Vikings IF
MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš
Career Start:2015

Sameli Ventelä (born 19 July 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for EHC Freiburg of the DEL2.

Career

Ventelä began his career with HPK, playing in their various Jr. teams between 2009 and 2015 but did not play for their senior team. He moved onto SaPKo of Mestis on May 26, 2015 and scored 4 goals and 25 assists in 48 games.[1] On April 15, 2016, Ventelä signed for Lukko and played nine games during the 2016–17 Liiga season, scoring no points.[2]

On June 8, 2017, Ventelä joined Ketterä of Mestis[3] and signed a further extension with the team on March 27, 2018. On August 27, 2019, Ventelä signed for HK Dukla Michalovce of Slovakia's Tipsport Liga.[4] In Januari 2021 he was signed for Nybro Vikings IF.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Notes and References

  1. https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/670/sapko/2015-2016?tab=stats SaPKo 2015-16 roster and statistics
  2. https://liiga.fi/en/pelaajat/23607338/ventela-sameli Profile at Liiga.fi
  3. https://kettera.net/article/sameli-ventela-ketteran-takalinjoille/ Sameli Ventelä Ketterän takalinjoille
  4. https://hkduklamichalovce.sk/clanok479-Stvrtou_posilou_z_Finska_Sameli_Vantela.htm The fourth reinforcement is Finland's Sameli Ventelä
  5. https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/72963/sameli-ventela Elite Prospects: Sameli Ventelä