Ville Peltonen

#16 HIFK / Liiga - 13/14

Date of Birth: Mar 24, 1973
Age: 53
Place of Birth: Vantaa, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Kurra
Position: LW
Height: 181 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 85 kg / 187 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Ville Peltonen Facts

Player Type: LeaderPlaymakerSniper
Drafted: 1993 round 3 #58 overall by San Jose Sharks

Scouting report
During his playing career Peltonen was known as a very skilled offensive player. A good combination of speed, technical skills and hockey sense. A high-scoring player, especially at minor league level. Poised and creative. Brought valuable experience to any team and contributed not only offensively, but also in his own end.

Family relations
Father: Esa Peltonen
Sons: Aleksi Peltonen & Jesper Peltonen
Son-in-law: Artturi Lehkonen

Team Staff profile also available: Ville Peltonen

Ville Peltonen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1990-1991	HIFK U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	36	21	16	37	16	-	Playoffs	7	2	3	5	10	-
1990-1991	Finland U18	EJC-18	6	4	4	8	2	-
1991-1992	HIFK U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	37	28	23	51	28	-	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	2	-
1991-1992	HIFK	SM-liiga	6	0	0	0	0	-1
1992-1993	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	4	2	6	4	-
1992-1993	HIFK	SM-liiga	46	13	24	37	16	20	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	2	-1
1992-1993	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	5	6	11	20	11
1992-1993	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	17	9	6	15	28	-
1992-1993	Finland II (all)	International	4	0	0	0	2	-
1993-1994	HIFK	SM-liiga	43	16	22	38	14	14	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-3
1993-1994	Finland Olympics "A"	OG	8	4	3	7	0	3
1993-1994	Finland	WC	8	4	1	5	4	13
1993-1994	Finland (all)	International	35	14	8	22	10	-
1994-1995	HIFK "A"	SM-liiga	45	20	16	36	16	9	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	0
1994-1995	Finland	WC	8	6	5	11	4	12
1995-1996	San Jose Sharks	NHL	31	2	11	13	14	-7
1995-1996	Kansas City Blades	IHL	29	5	13	18	8	-3
1995-1996	Finland "A"	WC	6	3	2	5	6	1
1996-1997	San Jose Sharks	NHL	28	2	3	5	0	-8
1996-1997	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL	40	22	30	52	21	16
1996-1997	Finland	WCup	4	1	3	4	0	1
1996-1997	Finland "A"	WC	7	2	2	4	0	3
1997-1998	Västra Frölunda HC	Elitserien	45	22	29	51	44	11	Playoffs	7	4	2	6	0	2
1997-1998	Finland Olympics	OG	6	2	1	3	6	-1
1997-1998	Finland "C"	WC	10	4	6	10	8	0
1997-1998	Finland (all)	International	32	10	15	25	24	-
1998-1999	Nashville Predators	NHL	14	5	5	10	2	1
1998-1999	Finland	WC	12	2	3	5	2	0
1999-2000	Nashville Predators	NHL	79	6	22	28	22	-1
1999-2000	Finland "A"	WC	9	0	4	4	2	-2
2000-2001	Nashville Predators	NHL	23	3	1	4	2	-7
2000-2001	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL	53	27	33	60	26	12	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	6	0
2001-2002	Jokerit "C"	SM-liiga	30	11	18	29	8	15
2001-2002	Finland (all)	International	4	0	1	1	0	0
2002-2003	Jokerit "C"	SM-liiga	49	23	19	42	14	15	Playoffs	10	4	6	10	0	4
2002-2003	Finland	WC	7	3	4	7	2	2
2003-2004	HC Lugano "A"	NLA	48	28	44	72	16	-	Playoffs	16	4	10	14	8	-
2003-2004	Finland "C"	WC	7	4	6	10	2	6
2004-2005	HC Lugano "C"	NLA	44	24	32	56	16	-	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	2	-
2004-2005	Finland	WCup	6	1	2	3	2	-
2004-2005	Finland "C"	WC	6	1	2	3	4	-3
2005-2006	HC Lugano "C"	NLA	39	23	25	48	22	-	Playoffs	17	12	14	26	8	-
2005-2006	Finland Olympics	OG	8	4	5	9	6	4
2005-2006	Finland "C"	WC	9	2	2	4	8	-1
2006-2007	Florida Panthers	NHL	72	17	20	37	28	7
2006-2007	Finland "C"	WC	9	2	7	9	4	2
2007-2008	Florida Panthers	NHL	56	5	15	20	20	-2
2007-2008	Finland "C"	WC	9	1	3	4	2	-4
2008-2009	Florida Panthers	NHL	79	12	19	31	31	6
2009-2010	Dynamo Minsk "C"	KHL	51	6	20	26	54	1
2009-2010	Finland Olympics	OG	6	0	1	1	2	3
2010-2011	HIFK "C"	SM-liiga	54	28	37	65	16	21	Playoffs	16	6	6	12	6	-1
2011-2012	HIFK "C"	SM-liiga	49	24	24	48	36	27	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0	-2
2011-2012	Finland (all)	International	9	2	0	2	4	-1
2012-2013	HIFK "C"	SM-liiga	43	13	16	29	40	17
2013-2014	HIFK "C"	Liiga	55	13	29	42	16	-5	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	0

Ville Peltonen Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1993-1994	Finland	Deutschland Cup	3	0	0	0	0	0
1993-1994	Finland	Izvestia Trophy	3	1	1	2	0	2
2002-2003	Finland	EHT	6	2	0	2	0	-
2003-2004	Jokerit Loan	Spengler Cup	4	1	3	4	0	0
2003-2004	Finland	EHT	8	1	4	5	0	-
2004-2005	Finland	EHT	8	3	8	11	6	-
2005-2006	Finland	EHT	6	5	0	5	2	-
2006-2007	Finland	EHT	1	0	1	1	0	1
2009-2010	Dynamo Minsk	Spengler Cup	4	0	4	4	2	-
2009-2010	Finland	EHT	6	4	5	9	4	4
2010-2011	HIFK	ET	3	3	0	3	25	-
2010-2011	Finland "C"	EHT	3	1	0	1	2	2
2011-2012	HIFK	ET	7	2	4	6	8	-
2011-2012	Finland "C"	EHT	5	1	0	1	4	0
2012-2013	HIFK "C"	ET	6	2	2	4	6	-

Ville Peltonen Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	40	22	30	52	1.30	21	16	0
Deutschland Cup	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
EHT	8	43	17	18	35	0.81	18	7*	0
EJC-18	1	6	4	4	8	1.33	2	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	1	45	22	29	51	1.13	44	11	1	7	4	2	6	0.86	0	2
ET	3	16	7	6	13	0.81	39	-	0
IHL	2	82	32	46	78	0.95	34	9	1	5	2	1	3	0.60	6	0
International	5	84	26	24	50	0.60	40	-1*	0
International-Jr	1	17	9	6	15	0.88	28	-	0
Izvestia Trophy	1	3	1	1	2	0.67	0	2	0
Jr. A SM-sarja	2	73	49	39	88	1.21	44	-	2	11	2	5	7	0.64	12	-
KHL	1	51	6	20	26	0.51	54	1	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	10	420	161	205	366	0.87	176	132	7	42	10	16	26	0.62	10	-3
NHL	8	382	52	96	148	0.39	119	-11	0
NLA (NL)	3	131	75	101	176	1.34	54	-	3	38	16	27	43	1.13	18	-
OG	4	28	10	10	20	0.71	14	9	0
Spengler Cup	2	8	1	7	8	1.00	2	0	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	1	2	4	2	6	3.00	4	-	0
WC	13	107	34	47	81	0.76	48	29	0
WCup	2	10	2	5	7	0.70	2	1*	0
WJC-20	1	7	5	6	11	1.57	20	11	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ville Peltonen Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Dynamo Minsk	1	55	6	24	30	0.55	56	1*	0
Finland	13	107	34	47	81	0.76	48	29	0
Finland (WCup)	2	10	2	5	7	0.70	2	1*	0
Finland (EHT)	8	43	17	18	35	0.81	18	7*	0
Finland (Cup)	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	0	2	0
Finland (all)	4	80	26	24	50	0.63	38	-1*	0
Finland II (all)	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
Finland Olympics	4	28	10	10	20	0.71	14	9	0
Finland U18	1	6	4	4	8	1.33	2	-	0
Finland U20	1	7	5	6	11	1.57	20	11	0
Finland U20 (all)	1	17	9	6	15	0.88	28	-	0
Florida Panthers	3	207	34	54	88	0.43	79	11	0
HC Lugano	3	131	75	101	176	1.34	54	-	3	38	16	27	43	1.13	18	-
HIFK	8	357	134	174	308	0.86	193	102*	6	32	6	10	16	0.50	10	-7
HIFK U20	3	75	53	41	94	1.25	48	-	2	11	2	5	7	0.64	12	-
Jokerit	3	83	35	40	75	0.90	22	30	1	10	4	6	10	1.00	0	4
Kansas City Blades	1	29	5	13	18	0.62	8	-3	0
Kentucky Thoroughblades	1	40	22	30	52	1.30	21	16	0
Milwaukee Admirals	1	53	27	33	60	1.13	26	12	1	5	2	1	3	0.60	6	0
Nashville Predators	3	116	14	28	42	0.36	26	-7	0
San Jose Sharks	2	59	4	14	18	0.31	14	-15	0
Västra Frölunda HC	1	45	22	29	51	1.13	44	11	1	7	4	2	6	0.86	0	2

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ville Peltonen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1990-1991	U18 EJC Bronze Medal U20 SM-sarja Silver Medal
1992-1993	SM-liiga Most Assists by Rookie (24) SM-liiga Most Points by Junior (37) SM-liiga Most Points by Rookie (37) SM-liiga Rookie of the Year
1993-1994	Liiga Most Game-Winning Goals (5) Olympic Bronze Medal World Championship Silver Medal
1994-1995	World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Gold Medal World Championship Scorer of the CWG
1996-1997	AHL Player of the Week (Mar. 2)
1997-1998	Olympic Bronze Medal Elitserien Most Points (51) World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Silver Medal
1998-1999	World Championship Silver Medal
1999-2000	World Championship Bronze Medal
2001-2002	SM-liiga Champion
2002-2003	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Gentleman of the Year
2003-2004	NLA Forward of the Year NL Media All-Star Team (Lugano) NL Media Most Valuable Player NLA Most Points (72) World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2004-2005	NL Media All-Star Team (Lugano) NL Media Best Forward World Cup Runner Up
2005-2006	NLA Champion (Lugano) NLA Most Goals Playoffs (12) Olympic Silver Medal World Championship Bronze Medal
2006-2007	World Championship Silver Medal
2007-2008	World Championship Bronze Medal
2009-2010	KHL All-Star Game Olympic Bronze Medal Spengler Cup Winner (Dinamo Minsk)
2010-2011	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) SM-liiga Champion SM-liiga Gentleman of the Year SM-liiga Golden Helmet SM-liiga Player of the Month (September) SM-liiga Player of the Month (February)
2014-2015	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#226)
2015-2016	IIHF Hall of Fame

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
03/07/2014	Confirmed	HIFK	Retired
07/29/2013	Extension	HIFK	HIFK
05/03/2012	Extension	HIFK	HIFK
05/04/2010	Confirmed	Dynamo Minsk	HIFK
07/31/2009	Confirmed	Florida Panthers	Dynamo Minsk

Ville Peltonen Biography and Trivia

Number 16 retired by Finland
Number 16 retired by Finland Olympics
Number 16 retired by Finland
Cult/Star player for Finland
Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC
Cult/Star player for HC Lugano
Cult/Star player for HIFK
Cult/Star player for HIFK U20

Career transactions
- 2010-05-04 • Signed to a two-year contract by HIFK
- 2009-07-31 • Signed to a one-year contract by Dynamo Minsk
- 2007-04-25 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by the Florida Panthers
- 2006-06-15 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Florida Panthers
- 2003-04-09 • Signed to a contract by Lugano
- 2001-04-26 • Signed to a two-year contract by Jokerit
- 1998-06-26 • Traded to the Nashville Predators for a 1998 5th round pick (later traded to Phoenix - J. Blackburn)
- 1997-05-20 • Signed to a two-year contract by Frölunda

Total international games for Team Finland: 251 (as of 2010-11-15)