Harri Säteri (born 29 December 1989) is a Finnish professional

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goaltender, currently playing with

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in the

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(NL). Although drafted in 2008 by the

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, he did not play in an NHL game until nearly a decade later as a member of the

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Playing career

Säteri's first full season at the senior level was 2008–09, when he played in 22 matches for

Tappara Tappara (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga. They play at ''Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 20 Finnish league championships, wh ...

in the

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. He was selected 106th overall in the

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by the

. He was later a first-round selection in the

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. On 1 June 2010, Säteri signed a three-year entry-level contract with San Jose. Due to injuries to two San Jose Sharks goaltenders, who also happened to be Finnish ( Antti Niemi and Antero Niittymäki), Säteri was on the bench serving as backup to

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on 8 October 2011, though he never went into the game. After four seasons in the Sharks organization with

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affiliate, the

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, Säteri opted to leave North America. He signed a one-year contract with the Russian club Vityaz Podolsk of the

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(KHL), who earlier acquired his rights from SKA St. Petersburg, on 20 May 2014. After three seasons with Vityaz in the KHL, Säteri opted to return to North America for another attempt with the NHL, signing a one-year, two-way contract with the

on 1 July 2017. On 2 January 2018, Säteri made his NHL debut in a 5–1 loss to the

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, where he allowed one goal on 14 shots. On 1 July 2018, having opted to leave the Panthers as a free agent, Säteri agreed to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the

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. Assigned to AHL affiliate, the

Grand Rapids Griffins The Grand Rapids Griffins are a professional ice hockey team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They compete in the American Hockey League (AHL), playing their home games at Van Andel Arena. They are the AHL affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings of t ...

, Säteri was the starting goaltender for the duration of the 2018–19 season. Making 40 appearances, Säteri notched a career AHL-best 22 wins. On 27 May 2019, unable to crack the Red Wings roster and as an impending free agent, Säteri signed a one-year contract to return to the KHL with Russian club, Sibir Novosibirsk. In the midst of his third season in Sibir Novosibirsk, having completed the 2021–22 regular season, in March 2022, Säteri left the club during the KHL playoffs due to the

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. In March 2022, Säteri was signed as a free agent to a one-year, $750,000 contract to join the

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, but was claimed off of waivers by the

Arizona Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are an inactive professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division (1996–1998, 2021–2024) and ...

. As a free agent from his brief tenure with the Coyotes, Säteri returned to Europe and signed a one-year contract with Swiss club EHC Biel of the NL on 18 July 2022.

International play

Säteri was selected to be the starting goaltender for

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at the

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, where he backstopped the Finns to win their first-ever Olympic gold medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sateri, Harri 1989 births Living people Arizona Coyotes players EHC Biel players Finnish ice hockey goaltenders Florida Panthers players Grand Rapids Griffins players Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Finland Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in ice hockey San Jose Sharks draft picks HC Sibir Novosibirsk players Springfield Thunderbirds players Tappara players HC Vityaz players Worcester Sharks players 21st-century Finnish sportsmen