NHL LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreQuick HitsGAMEBYGAMECAREER STATSATLANTA RosterPERFORMANCESALMELA IS NOTEWORTHY 0 pts in last 4 GPAnssi Salmela 25 DAtlantaDOB Aug 13 1984Age 25Place of Birth Nokia FinlandHT 61 WT 200Shoots LNHL Seasons 1Signed by New Jersey in 2008Current Status On roster YearGPGAPtsPPGPPASHGSHAGWGPIMShotsPCTHitsYear to date 20091022134200000222343532On Pace 602810200000606232387Transactions Injuries Suspensions04Jun09Resigned by the Atlanta Thrashers to a twoyear contract12Apr09Missed the last 5 games of the regular season (head injury)02Apr09Head injury daytoday09Mar09Recalled from Chicago (AHL)02Mar09Acquired from the New Jersey Devils25Feb09Assigned to Lowell (AHL)18Feb09Recalled from Lowell (AHL)03Dec08Assigned to Lowell (AHL)03Nov08Recalled from Lowell (AHL)17Oct08Assigned to Lowell (AHL)30May08Signed as a free agent by the New Jersey DevilsTrades02Mar09New Jersey Devils traded Anssi Salmela to the Atlanta Thrashers for Niclas Havelid and Myles Stoesz30May08Signed as a free agent by the New Jersey DevilsCareer StatsYearTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMSHOTSPCT200910AtlantaNHL2213422223435200809AtlantaNHL91230281250200809New JerseyNHL17033163300200809Total NJAtlNHL261561841244200809ChicagoAHL200020200809LowellAHL3881624641200809Total LowChiAHL4081624841200708TapparaFin5616163240200607PelicansFin5611122358200506PelicansFin40871559200506TapparaFin80110200405TapparaFin4815649200405TapparaFin Jr102466200304TapparaFin100002200304Suomi U20Fin252240200304TapparaFin Jr271091922200203TapparaFin Jr23591422200102TapparaFin Jr2634722200102TapparaFin U1811641012200001TapparaFin U1832731024TotalNHL48281033064313TotalAHL4081624841TotalFin218364177208TotalFin252240TotalFin Jr8620264672TotalFin U18431372036Playoff StatsYearTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMSHOTSPCT200809Total NJAtlNHL200809New JerseyNHL200809AtlantaNHL200809LowellAHL200809ChicagoAHL200809Total LowChiAHL200...