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Finland Ville Heikkala

#16 Kärpät / Liiga - 22/23
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Last 5 games
5
0
0
0
-3
Last 10 games
10
0
0
0
-2
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# Player GP G A TP
1. Martin Ruzicka 52 23 29 52
2. Marko Dano 51 29 22 51
3. Tomas Plekanec 52 16 33 49
4. Petr Holík 52 12 36 48
5. Roberts Bukarts 52 21 26 47
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Nov 03, 1999
Position
LW
Age
23
Height
5'7" / 170 cm
Place of Birth
Kiiminki, FIN
Weight
165 lbs / 75 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
KKP
Contract
23/24
Agency
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 KKP U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 4 0 0 0 0 - |
KKP U16 U16 Mestis 4 3 3 6 0 - |
KKP U17 U17 SM-sarja 1 1 0 1 0 - |
2014-15 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 10 10 7 17 4 - |
Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 32 11 25 36 8 - | Playoffs 11 3 7 10 4 -
2015-16 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 46 10 23 33 12 - | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 0 -
2016-17 Kärpät U18 “A” U18 SM-sarja 37 16 11 27 6 - | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 2 -
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 2 0 1 1 0 -2 |
2017-18 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 50 9 14 23 16 12 | Playoffs 11 0 1 1 0 -1
2018-19 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 49 13 20 33 0 21 | Playoffs 11 7 7 14 0 11
2019-20 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 52 18 18 36 10 21 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
2020-21 Hermes Mestis 29 6 8 14 6 -6 | Playoffs 12 4 1 5 0 -1
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-sarja 3 1 0 1 0 -1 |
Kärpät Liiga 2 0 0 0 2 0 |
2021-22 Kärpät Liiga 17 0 2 2 12 2 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hermes Mestis 20 4 4 8 6 2 | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 0
2022-23 Kärpät Liiga 39 1 5 6 2 3 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
Hermes Mestis 4 - 1 2 2 3 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 Kärpät U20 JCWC 5 2 2 4 2 1 |
2021-22 Hermes Suomen Cup 4 1 3 4 0 - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2023-03-14T15:30:00-0100 Kärpät @ KooKoo
2023-03-11T14:00:00-0100 Kärpät vs Jukurit
2023-03-08T15:30:00-0100 Kärpät vs Ilves
2023-03-04T14:00:00-0100 Kärpät vs HIFK
2023-03-03T15:30:00-0100 Kärpät @ HIFK
2023-03-01T15:30:00-0100 Kärpät @ Pelicans
2023-02-25T14:00:00-0100 Kärpät @ KalPa
2023-02-24T15:30:00-0100 Kärpät @ KalPa
2023-02-22T15:30:00-0100 Kärpät vs KooKoo
2023-02-18T14:00:00-0100 Kärpät vs HPK
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Player Career Totals
Team Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Hermes 3 57 11 16 28 0.49 14 -1 | 2 14 5 1 6 0.43 0 -1
KKP U16 1 8 3 3 6 0.75 0 - | 0
KKP U17 1 1 1 0 1 1.00 0 - | 0
Kärpät 3 58 1 7 8 0.14 16 5 | 2 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 -1
Kärpät U16 1 42 21 32 53 1.26 12 - | 1 11 3 7 10 0.91 4 -
Kärpät U18 2 83 26 34 60 0.72 18 - | 2 10 1 5 6 0.60 2 -
Kärpät U20 5 161 43 55 98 0.61 28 52 | 3 23 7 8 15 0.65 0 9
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Shooting Accuracy
15
Puckhandling
14
Agility
14
Teamwork
13
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Jaakko Niskala (D) 2014-2023 9 Hermes, Kärpät, Kärpät U16, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
Jesse Koskenkorva (F) 2014-2023 9 Kärpät, Kärpät U16, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
Severi Suutarinen (G) 2015-2022 7 Hermes, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
Samu Koskenkorva (D) 2016-2023 7 Hermes, Kärpät, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/23/2022
09/23/2022 Loan Kärpät Hermes
04/27/2022
04/27/2022 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
08/18/2021
08/18/2021 Loan Kärpät Hermes
05/28/2021
05/28/2021 Confirmed Hermes Kärpät
05/13/2020
05/13/2020 Confirmed Kärpät U20 Hermes
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