Waltteri Merela
Age 25 Jul 6, 1998
Right Wing shoots right
6'2" 188 cm
196 lbs 89 kg
ELC Signing Age 24
Waivers Signing Age 25
UFA Year 2026
Agent Mark Gandler & Todd Diamond
Transaction History
| Nov 17, 2023 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Waltteri Merela | Merela was demoted to AHL Syracuse on Friday. |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Waltteri Merela | Merela was recalled from AHL Syracuse on Wednesday. |
| Nov 5, 2023 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Waltteri Merela | Merela was assigned to AHL Syracuse on Sunday. |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Waltteri Merela | Merela signed a one-year, two-way contract with Tampa Bay on Monday. |
2023-2024 Regular Season Stats
Waltteri Merela |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | ||||||||
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
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| 2013-2014 | Uplakers U17 | U17 Mestis | 28 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Tappara U17 | U17 SM-sarja | 39 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 39 | Playoffs | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Tappara U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 43 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Tappara U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Tappara U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 36 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Pelicans U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 32 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 67 | Playoffs | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Peliitat | Mestis | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Pelicans | Liiga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Pelicans | Liiga | 48 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Pelicans | Champions HL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Peliitat | Mestis | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Pelicans U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Pelicans | Liiga | 57 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 55 | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Tappara | Liiga | 57 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 38 | Playoffs | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Tappara | Champions HL | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | Playoffs | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Finland | EHT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Finland (all) | International | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Tappara | Liiga | 41 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 47 | Playoffs | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Tappara | Champions HL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Playoffs | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland | EHT | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland (all) | International | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland | WC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023-2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023-2024 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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Active Contract
Signing Team
Signing Date June 5, 2023
Agent Mark Gandler & Todd Diamond
Qualifying Offer on Expiry $813,750
Signing Date June 5, 2023
Agent Mark Gandler & Todd Diamond
Qualifying Offer on Expiry $813,750
Entry Level Contract | 1 Years $870,000 1.04% of cap space
| 2023-2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $870,000 | RFA |
| AAV | $950,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $80,000 | |
| Base Salary | $775,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $95,000 | |
| Total Salary | $870,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $82,500 | |
| Clauses | ||
| UFA Year | ||
| Buy It Out | ||