# Robin Salo

Robin Christian Salo (born 13 October 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

## Playing career

He was selected by the New York Islanders in the second round, 46th overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
On 26 February 2015, at the age of 16, Salo made his Liiga debut playing with Vaasan Sport during the 2014–15 season.
Following the 2017–18 season, after three Liiga campaigns with Vaasan Sport, Salo left at the conclusion of his contract to sign a two-year deal with fellow Liiga outfit, SaiPa, on 13 April 2018.
In the midst of the 2020–21 season, while leading the Swedish club, Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), in assists and scoring from the blueline, Salo was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the New York Islanders on 13 February 2021. He was reassigned to continue his tenure with Örebro HK for the remainder of the season.
In the 2021–22 season, Salo was recalled from AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Islanders and made his NHL debut with New York on 20 November 2021, which coincidentally was also the first ever game played at UBS Arena. He recorded his first NHL point, a primary assist on a second period power play goal, on 16 December in a home game against the Boston Bruins. Salo later scored his first NHL goal on 18 January 2022, against the Philadelphia Flyers.
On 14 June 2024, Salo signed a two-year contract with the Malmö Redhawks of the SHL.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2014–15 | Vaasan Sport | Jr. A | 45 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Vaasan Sport | Liiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Vaasan Sport | Jr. A | 27 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Vaasan Sport | Liiga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Hermes | Mestis | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Vaasan Sport | Liiga | 54 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Vaasan Sport | Liiga | 43 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Hermes | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | SaiPa | Liiga | 57 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | SaiPa | Liiga | 46 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Örebro HK | SHL | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Örebro HK | SHL | 51 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 40 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | New York Islanders | NHL | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | New York Islanders | NHL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 38 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 68 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liiga totals | Liiga totals | Liiga totals | 220 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| SHL totals | SHL totals | SHL totals | 63 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2014 | Finland | U17 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Finland | U18 | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Finland | IH18 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | Finland | U18 | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |