Leevi Merilainen
Age 21 Aug 13, 2002
Oulu Finland
Goaltender shoots
6'3" 191 cm
174 lbs 79 kg
ELC Signing Age 18
Waivers Signing Age 19
UFA Year 2029
Agent Jerry Buckley
Transaction History
| Apr 7, 2023 | Ottawa Senators | Leevi Merilainen | Merilainen was sent to AHL Belleville on Friday. |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Ottawa Senators | Mads Sogaard | Sogaard turned aside 14 of 18 shots after replacing Leevi Merilainen early in the second period of Thursday's 7-2 loss to the Florida Panthers. |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Ottawa Senators | Leevi Merilainen | Merilainen stopped nine of 12 shots before being replaced by Mads Sogaard early in the second period of Thursday's 7-2 loss to the Florida Panthers. |
| Apr 6, 2023 | Ottawa Senators | Leevi Merilainen | Merilainen will be between the visiting pipes in Florida on Thursday, Wayne Scanlan of the Ottawa Citizen reports. |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Ottawa Senators | Leevi Merilainen | Merilainen stopped 34 of 37 shots in the Ottawa Senators' 3-2 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Ottawa Senators | Leevi Merilainen | Merilainen was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports, indicating he will start in Carolina on Tuesday. |
| Apr 2, 2023 | Ottawa Senators | Leevi Merilainen | Merilainen was summoned from AHL Belleville on Sunday. |
Regular Season Stats
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | GAA | SV% | PIM | Playoffs | GP | GAA | SV% | PIM | ||||||||||||
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| 2017-2018 | Kärpät U16 | U16 SM-sarja Q | 7 | 1.14 | 0.942 | 0 | Playoffs | 4 | 1.5 | 0.927 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Kärpät U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 12 | 1.75 | 0.921 | 0 | Playoffs | 4 | 1.5 | 0.927 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Kärpät U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 5 | 0.856 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Kärpät U17 Etelä | U17 SM-sarja | 22 | 0.918 | 0 | Playoffs | 6 | 2.33 | 0.932 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2019-2020 | Kärpät U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 19 | 0.942 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2019-2020 | Kärpät U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 16 | 0.908 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Kärpät U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 22 | 0.934 | 0 | Playoffs | 5 | 2.6 | 0.900 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Kärpät | Liiga | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 53 | 3.29 | 0.891 | 0 | Playoffs | 11 | 3.69 | 0.888 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 4 | 0.941 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Finland U20 (all) | WJC-20 Cancelled | 1 | 1 | 0.958 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Finland U20 | WJC-20 | 4 | 2.7 | 0.893 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Kärpät | Liiga | 42 | 2.02 | 0.918 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 4 | 2.06 | 0.933 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 2 | 4.23 | 0.878 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023-2024 | Allen Americans | ECHL | 3 | 2.7 | 0.938 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023-2024 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 7 | 3.41 | 0.901 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
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Active Contract
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,460,000 1.00% of cap space
| 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | ||
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| Cap Hit | $838,333 | $820,000 | $820,000 | $820,000 | RFA |
| AAV | $838,333 | $820,000 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $0 | $750,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $80,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $80,000 | $830,000 | $855,000 | $775,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $0 | $80,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 | |
| Clauses | ENTRY-LEVEL SLIDE |
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| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | ||||