Ilpo Salmivirta

Ilpo Salmivirta
Ilpo Salmivirta Portrait
Born	(1983-10-17) October 17, 1983 Mänttä, Finland
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Tappara Dauphins d'Épinal Dragons de Rouen Sheffield Steelers Gothiques d'Amiens Ducs de Dijon Chamonix HC Boxers de Bordeaux
Playing career	2004–2017

Ilpo Salmivirta (born October 17, 1983) is a Finnish former ice hockey left winger.

Salmivirta played 31 games in the SM-liiga for Tappara between 2004 and 2006 and scored zero points. He also played in the French Ligue Magnus between 2007 and 2017, playing for Dauphins d'Épinal, Dragons de Rouen, Gothiques d'Amiens, Ducs de Dijon, Chamonix HC and Boxers de Bordeaux. He also had a month-loan trial with the Sheffield Steelers of the Elite Ice Hockey League in September 2013, playing five league games and three cup games before returning to France.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–00	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja		32	2	1	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja		35	5	16	21	24		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga		42	7	4	11	10		2	0	1	1	0
2002–03	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga		27	1	4	5	16		5	0	0	0	4
2003–04	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga		40	15	17	32	47		14	6	5	11	12
2004–05	Tappara	SM-liiga		13	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis		7	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	FPS	Mestis		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC Salamat	Mestis		18	11	8	19	10		3	1	0	1	0
2005–06	Tappara	SM-liiga		18	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	KooKoo	Mestis		7	1	3	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Jukurit	Mestis		9	5	1	6	6		11	3	1	4	8
2006–07	Vaasan Sport	Mestis		45	12	19	31	63		7	1	0	1	6
2007–08	Dauphins d'Épinal	Ligue Magnus		26	16	8	24	26		2	1	0	1	2
2008–09	Dauphins d'Épinal	Ligue Magnus		18	18	12	30	6		6	3	4	7	4
2009–10	Dragons de Rouen	Ligue Magnus		26	15	15	30	14		11	8	7	15	6
2010–11	Dragons de Rouen	Ligue Magnus		25	14	20	34	20		9	2	4	6	4
2011–12	Dragons de Rouen	Ligue Magnus		25	10	7	17	4		15	5	7	12	6
2012–13	Dragons de Rouen	Ligue Magnus		23	9	9	18	12		13	4	1	5	18
2013–14	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL		5	0	3	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Gothiques d'Amiens	Ligue Magnus		18	8	11	19	24		5	5	2	7	4
2014–15	Ducs de Dijon	Ligue Magnus		26	7	16	23	26		13	6	3	9	8
2015–16	Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc	Ligue Magnus		26	8	7	15	18		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Boxers de Bordeaux	Ligue Magnus		36	8	11	19	26		11	2	1	3	8
Mestis totals				87	29	31	60	93		21	5	1	6	14
Ligue Magnus totals				249	113	116	229	176		91	40	31	71	64

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database