HOCKEY PLAYER

Sami Salo

1974 - Today

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Sami Sakari Salo (born 2 September 1974) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman of the National Hockey League (NHL). He began his professional career with TPS of the SM-liiga before being selected by the Ottawa Senators with their last pick in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He joined the Senators in 1998–99 and was selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sami Salo has received more than 132,747 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Sami Salo is the 279th most popular hockey player (down from 215th in 2019), the 617th most popular biography from Finland (down from 538th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 31.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Sami Salo ranks 279 out of 676. Before him are Sergejs Žoltoks, Tom Barrasso, Niklas Bäckström, Mark Recchi, Dany Heatley, and Connor McDavid. After him are Petr Čajánek, Jim Craig, Vincent Lecavalier, Tomáš Kaberle, Richard Šmehlík, and Magnus Johansson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Sami Salo ranks 856. Before him are Chris Sununu, Mohammed Sheliah, Ticha Penicheiro, Maki Tabata, Vida Guerra, and Tom Thacker. After him are Chad Hugo, Kelly Jones, Ludmila Formanová, Carolyn Murphy, Edmilson Carlos Abel, and Penelope Heyns.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Sami Salo ranks 617 out of 751. Before him are Jussi Veikkanen (1981), Markku Uusipaavalniemi (1966), Jari Mantila (1971), Charly Wegelius (1978), Valentin Kononen (1969), and Niklas Bäckström (1978). After him are Teemu Hartikainen (1990), Katri Kulmuni (1987), Henri Kontinen (1990), Jenni Vartiainen (1983), Rasmus Schüller (1991), and Erik Hämäläinen (1965).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Sami Salo ranks 25. Before him are Niko Kapanen (1978), Kimmo Timonen (1975), Jarkko Ruutu (1975), Ville Nieminen (1977), Janne Niinimaa (1975), and Niklas Bäckström (1978). After him are Erik Hämäläinen (1965), Mikael Granlund (1992), Jukka Hentunen (1974), Lasse Kukkonen (1981), Marko Anttila (1985), and Tuomo Ruutu (1983).

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