Sameli Ventelä

Sameli Ventelä (born July 19, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Nybro Vikings IF of the Hockeyettan (Swedish third tier liga).

Sameli Ventelä
Born (1994-07-19) July 19, 1994
Hämeenlinna, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Hockeyettan team
Former teams		 Nybro Vikings IF
Lukko
HK Dukla Michalovce
Playing career 2015–present

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]

References
  1. SaPKo 2015-16 roster and statistics
  2. Profile at Liiga.fi
  3. Sameli Ventelä Ketterän takalinjoille (in Finnish)
  4. The fourth reinforcement is Finland's Sameli Ventelä (in Slovak)
  5. [https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/72963/sameli-ventela Elite Prospects: Sameli Ventelä
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