Veli-Matti Savinainen
| Veli-Matti Savinainen | |||
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Savinainen with Finland in 2017 | |||
| Born |
5 January 1986 Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
HC TPS Ässät HC Yugra Leksands IF Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Kunlun Red Star Jokerit | ||
| National team | Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
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Veli-Matti Savinainen (born 5 January 1986) is a Finnish ice hockey player who plays for the Finnish Elite League team HC TPS. He plays as a left winger, but has also played as a centre. He has played for the Finnish national team in one Olympic Games and five World Championships. Savinainen won the world championship in 2019 and silver in 2014. He has also won six Finnish Championships with HC Ässät in 2013 and with Tappara in 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Savinainen also won the Champions Hockey League championship with Tappara in 2023.