Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Salo malitere ọrụ ya na-egwu oge atọ na Elitserien na Västerås IK. A họpụtara ya dị ka onye nke 118 n'ozuzu, na agba nke ise, site na New York Islanders na
Afọ 1993. Ọ malitere na ndị Islanders na 1994-95, mana ọ ga-egwu ọtụtụ oge abụọ mbụ ya na North America na New York's International Hockey League (IHL) mmekọ, Utah Grizzlies. Na-egwu egwu na IHL, Salo meriri azụ azụ Turner Cups na Grizzlies dị ka ndị mmeri na-emeri ma nweta N.R. "Bud" Poile Trophy dịka MVP nke playoff na 1996. N'afọ mbụ ya, akpọrọ ya aha MVP na rookie nke afọ na 1995, na mgbakwunye na nsọpụrụ First Team All-Star na James Norris Memorial Trophy maka ikwe ka ihe mgbaru ọsọ ole na ole megide.