Sakari Jalmari Salminen (born May 31, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for ÃÂrebro HK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Salminen played in his native Finland for Liiga clubs, Porin ÃÂssät and KalPa before signing a two-year contract with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on May 21, 2013. When his contract with Nizhny Novgorod was up, he moved to HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the Swiss National League A (NLA) for the 2015âÂÂ16 season. He parted company with the club in late January 2016 and signed with the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) shortly after to finish the season with the team.
In April 2016, he inked a one-year deal with Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League. In the 2016âÂÂ17 season, Salminen appeared in 56 games for Jokerit, registering 6 goals and 26 points.
With Jokerit opting not to continue their option with Salminen, he agreed to a one-year contract to remain in the KHL with Russian outfit, HC Dynamo Moscow, on September 15, 2017.
Salminen was selected to the Finnish National Team that won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.