Sameli Ventelä

Sameli Ventelä
Sameli Ventelä
Born	July 19, 1994 (age 30); Hämeenlinna, Finland
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Tipsport Liga team; Former teams	HK Dukla Michalovce; Lukko
Playing career	2015–present

Sameli Ventelä (born July 19, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HK Dukla Michalovce of the Tipsport Liga.

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]

References

^ SaPKo 2015-16 roster and statistics
^ Profile at Liiga.fi
^ Sameli Ventelä Ketterän takalinjoille (in Finnish)
^ The fourth reinforcement is Finland's Sameli Ventelä (in Slovak)

External links

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

[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)

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