| Santeri Saari | |
| Team: | Gyergyói HK |
| League: | Erste |
| Former Teams: | Jokerit BIK Karlskoga HPK Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc Sparta Sarpsborg |
| Position: | Defence |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 216 |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 11 October 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Draft: | 173th overall |
| Draft Team: | St. Louis Blues |
| Draft Year: | 2013 |
| Career Start: | 2013 |
Santeri Saari (born October 18, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Gyergyói HK in the Erste Liga. Saari was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 6th round (173rd overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Saari made his SM-liiga debut playing with Jokerit during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.[1]
Following his Liiga stints with Jokerit and HPK, Saari left the Mestis, signing with the farm team of Austrian outfit, the Vienna Capitals, of the Erste Liga on August 1, 2018.[2]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Jokerit | SM-l | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Jokerit | KHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | BIK Karlskoga | Allsv | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HPK | Liiga | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HPK | Liiga | 45 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Peliitat | Mestis | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Espoo United | Mestis | 42 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Vienna Capitals Silver | Erste | 52 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 Ligue Magnus season | 2019–20 | Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc | FRA | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019–20 | VEU Feldkirch | AlpsHL | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 GET-ligaen season | 2019–20 | Sparta Sarpsborg | GET | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020–21 | Sparta Sarpsborg | Norway | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 60 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||