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Finland Ville Rajala

#22 IFK Lepplax / II-divisioona - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jun 23, 1989
Position
LW
Age
33
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Utajärvi, FIN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kärpät
Contract
22/23
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Kärpät U16 III U16 I-divisioona 12 12 7 19 12 - |
2004-05 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 22 18 18 36 12 - |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 1 0 0 0 0 - |
2005-06 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 35 14 15 29 26 - | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 10 -
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 3 0 0 0 0 - |
2006-07 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 6 6 4 10 12 - |
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 39 10 7 17 30 2 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 1 0 0 0 0 - |
2007-08 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 36 11 9 20 32 -3 |
2008-09 Kiekko-Laser Suomi-sarja 32 5 11 16 54 - |
2009-10 Kiekko-Laser Suomi-sarja 28 25 12 37 39 - | Qualification 5 3 1 4 2 -1
2010-11 Kiekko-Laser Mestis 40 7 16 23 28 6 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -
2011-12 Kiekko-Laser Mestis 0 0 0 0 0 - |
JHT Suomi-sarja 2 5 1 6 0 - |
Hokki Mestis 14 8 6 14 10 5 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
2012-13 Hokki Mestis 35 11 8 19 67 -5 | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 2 -6
2013-14 KooKoo Mestis 21 3 4 7 62 0 |
Hermes Suomi-sarja 5 3 4 7 10 - |
Hokki Mestis 5 1 2 3 0 -3 | Playoffs 9 0 3 3 8 3
2014-15 Hermes Suomi-sarja 36 30 31 61 34 - | Playoffs 10 4 9 13 4 -
2015-16 Hermes Mestis 32 10 16 26 44 3 |
Sport Liiga 3 1 0 1 4 -2 |
Hokki Mestis 3 1 0 1 2 -1 | Playoffs 12 2 7 9 18 -1
2016-17 Asplöven HC HockeyEttan 40 18 19 37 38 0 | Qualification 5 2 0 2 10 -2
2017-18 JHT Suomi-sarja 7 4 3 7 6 - |
Hermes Mestis 17 6 4 10 51 -4 |
2018-19 Laser HT Suomi-sarja 34 23 29 52 54 - |
2019-20 Laser HT Suomi-sarja 29 18 24 42 83 - | Relegation 4 3 3 6 2 -
2020-21 Did not play |
2021-22 KISE II-divisioona 5 5 3 8 0 - |
JHT Suomi-sarja 11 15 10 25 4 - | Playoffs 4 1 3 4 0 -
JHT Suomi-sarja - - - - - - | Qualification 5 3 3 6 27 2
2022-23 IFK Lepplax II-divisioona 13 9 22 31 24 - |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 JHT Suomen Cup 4 1 2 3 4 - |
2018-19 Laser HT Suomen Cup 4 1 1 2 28 - |
2019-20 Laser HT “A” Suomen Cup 3 5 1 6 14 - |
2021-22 KISE Suomen Cup 4 3 4 7 0 - |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
HockeyEttan 1 40 18 19 37 0.93 38 0 | 1 5 2 0 2 0.40 10 -2
II-divisioona 2 18 14 25 39 2.17 24 - | 0
International-Jr 3 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
Liiga 1 3 1 0 1 0.33 4 -2 | 0
Mestis 6 167 47 56 103 0.62 264 1 | 5 30 3 11 14 0.47 28 -6
Suomen Cup 4 15 10 8 18 1.20 46 - | 0
Suomi-sarja 9 184 128 125 253 1.38 284 - | 4 28 14 19 33 1.18 35 1
U16 I-divisioona 1 12 12 7 19 1.58 12 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 22 18 18 36 1.64 12 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 2 41 20 19 39 0.95 38 - | 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 10 -
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 75 21 16 37 0.49 62 -1 | 0
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Aggression
18
Strength
14
Shooting Accuracy
14
Offensive
12
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Player Period Teams
Nico Lehto (D) 2006-2018 9 Hermes, Hokki, Kiekko-Laser, KooKoo, Kärpät U18
Sami Holappa (F) 2003-2020 9 Finland U17 (all), JHT, Kiekko-Laser, Kärpät U16, Kärpät U16 III, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20, Laser HT
Riku Toivo (F) 2006-2014 6 Hokki, Kiekko-Laser, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
Joonas Ryynänen (D) 2006-2022 6 KISE, Kiekko-Laser, Kärpät U18, Laser HT
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/01/2022
10/01/2022 Confirmed JHT IFK Lepplax
12/02/2021
12/02/2021 Confirmed KISE JHT
08/20/2021
08/20/2021 Confirmed No team KISE
08/28/2019
08/28/2019 Extension Laser HT Laser HT
08/15/2018
08/15/2018 Confirmed No team Laser HT
01/18/2018
01/18/2018 Confirmed Hermes Unknown
11/22/2017
11/22/2017 Extension Hermes Hermes
10/20/2017
10/20/2017 Confirmed JHT Hermes
07/29/2017
07/29/2017 Confirmed Asplöven HC JHT
06/14/2016
06/14/2016 Confirmed Hokki Asplöven HC
02/15/2016
02/15/2016 Confirmed Hermes Hokki
10/14/2015
10/14/2015 Loan Hermes Sport
06/02/2015
06/02/2015 Extension Hermes Hermes
09/17/2014
09/17/2014 Confirmed Hokki Hermes
02/15/2014
02/15/2014 Confirmed Hermes Hokki
01/17/2014
01/17/2014 Confirmed KooKoo Hermes
04/18/2013
04/18/2013 Confirmed Hokki KooKoo
05/11/2012
05/11/2012 Extension Hokki Hokki
12/30/2011
12/30/2011 Extension Hokki Hokki
12/13/2011
12/13/2011 Confirmed JHT Hokki
12/09/2011
12/09/2011 Confirmed Kiekko-Laser JHT
12/05/2011
12/05/2011 Confirmed Kiekko-Laser Unknown
06/23/2010
06/23/2010 Extension Kiekko-Laser Kiekko-Laser
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Player Biography and Trivia

Played in Kiekko-Laser (Finland2) during the season 2011-2012: GP 12, G 4, A 3, TP 7, PIM 20, +/- 0.
Due to team's bankruptcy all player statistics were removed from official records.

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