Bio

2018-19: Started 24 games and appeared in 28 for Ferris State as a freshman in 2018-19…finished with an .891 save percentage and a 3.38 goals against average in 1,562:41 of time on ice…finished with nine of Ferris State’s 10 victories…registered one shutout, his second start of the season in a 4-0 win over Alaska Anchorage in which he made 27 stops…tied program record in amount of starts needed to record their first shutout (2)…picked up his first collegiate victory, a 5-2 win over Mercyhurst on October 19, 2018 at Ewigleben Ice Arena, making 21 saves…finished hot, recording a .944 save percentage over his final six outings with a 3-3-0 record in that span…three-time WCHA Player of the Week Honoree…had a career-best 44 saves in a 3-2 road win at the University of Minnesota on December 29, 2018 at Mariucci Ice Arena…had 30 or more save six times as a freshman.

Salmenkangas joined the Bulldog roster as a 19-year old product of the HPK U20 program in Finland out of Jr. A SM-lliga, where he compiled an impressive .930 save percentage with a 1.58 goals against average in 45 regular season outings. In the postseason, he also made five appearances with a .926 save percentage and a 1.80 goals against average.