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Finland Ville Mäntymaa
#8 Kärpät / SM-liiga - 12/13
2-time Liiga Champion 2
Date of Birth
Mar 08, 1985
Position
D
Age
39
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Seinäjoki, FIN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
S-Kiekko
Status
Retired
Drafted
2003 round 9 #280 overall by Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Team Staff profile of Ville Mäntymaa also available

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Ville Mäntymaa Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 S-Kiekko U16 U16 SM-sarja 8* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2000-01 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 13* 1* 2* 3* 14* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 -
Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 6* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
2001-02 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 32* 4* 2* 6* 24* 9* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 0* 2* 2* 2* 4* |
2002-03 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 33* 3* 12* 15* 26* -3* | Playoffs 8 2 0 2 4 -6
Tappara SM-liiga 8* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Finland U18 “C” WJC-18 6* 1* 3* 4* 6* 3* |
2003-04 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 21* 1* 7* 8* 14* 16* | Playoffs 14 0 3 3 8 2
Tappara SM-liiga 21* 0* 2* 2* 8* 1* |
Pelicans SM-liiga 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Suomi U20 Mestis 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2004-05 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 13* 0* 6* 6* 14* -1* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 0
Tappara SM-liiga 32* 1* 1* 2* 18* -10* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 0 4
Finland U20 WJC-20 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* 0* |
2005-06 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 19* 8* 10* 18* 14* 3* |
Tappara SM-liiga 32* 1* 0* 1* 18* 1* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 -6
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 3* 1* 1* 2* 2* -3* |
2006-07 Tappara SM-liiga 56* 0* 2* 2* 30* -8* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 12 0
2007-08 JYP SM-liiga 54* 8* 23* 31* 56* 14* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 4 -4
2008-09 JYP SM-liiga 57* 7* 17* 24* 36* 21* | Playoffs 15 0 3 3 8 -2
2009-10 Frölunda HC Elitserien 28* 2* 6* 8* 18* 7* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 0
2010-11 Frölunda HC Elitserien 46* 3* 1* 4* 18* -7* |
2011-12 Kärpät SM-liiga 49* 4* 4* 8* 24* 9* | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 10 0
2012-13 Kärpät SM-liiga 28* 1* 4* 5* 16* -2* |

Ville Mäntymaa Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Finland EHT 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
2008-09 Finland EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2009-10 Finland EHT 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
2010-11 Frölunda HC ET 8* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2011-12 Kärpät ET 8* 1* 3* 4* 6* -* |
2012-13 Kärpät ET 8* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |

Ville Mäntymaa Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EHT 3 12* 1* 1* 2* 0.17* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 3 24* 2* 4* 6* 0.25* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 9 339* 22* 53* 75* 0.22* 206* 25* | 7 49 1 * 8 * 9 * 0.18 * 34 * -8 *
Mestis 2 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 4* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 2 74* 5* 7* 12* 0.16* 36* 0* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
U16 SM-sarja 2 21* 1* 2* 3* 0.14* 14* -* | 1 4 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.25 * 4 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 2 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 5 118* 16* 37* 53* 0.45* 92* 24* | 3 26 2 * 4 * 6 * 0.23 * 14 * -4 *
WJC-18 2 13* 1* 5* 6* 0.46* 8* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ville Mäntymaa Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/21/2013
11/21/2013 Confirmed Kärpät Retired
03/21/2011
03/21/2011 Confirmed Frölunda HC Kärpät
Player Biography and Trivia

Career transactions
- 2013-11-21 • Announced his retirement (post-concussion syndrome)
- 2011-03-21 • Signed to a two-year contract by Kärpät
- 2009-04-26 • Signed to a two-year contract by Frölunda
- 2007-03-29 • Signed to a two-year contract by JYP
- 2004-05-04 • Signed to a three-year contract extension by Tappara
- 2003-09-12 • Signed to a one-year pro contract by Tappara

Memorable dates
- 2007-12-13 • Made Team Finland debut (vs Russia)
- 2009-09-26 • Made Elitserien debut (vs MODO; 23:24 TOI)
- 2010-03-04 • Scored first Elitserien goal (vs HV71 vs Stefan Liv)

Average time on ice
- 2011-13 • Not recorded in Liiga
- 2010-11 • 12:44
- 2009-10 • 14:44
- 2008-09 • 25:59