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Finland Ville Saukko

#28 Brest / France2 - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Nov 13, 1993
Position
D
Age
29
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Vaasa, FIN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Sport
Contract
22/23
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Sport U16 U16 I-divisioona Q 5 3 3 6 6 - |
Sport U16 U16 I-divisioona 18 2 7 9 20 - |
Sport U18 U18 SM-sarja 2 0 0 0 2 - |
2009-10 Sport U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 12 0 0 0 2 - |
Sport U18 U18 I-divisioona 24 2 3 5 12 - |
Sport U20 U20 SM-liiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 | Relegation 1 0 0 0 0 -2
2010-11 Sport U18 “A” U18 SM-sarja Q 9 1 1 2 35 - |
Sport U18 “A” U18 I-divisioona 23 4 12 16 22 - |
Sport U20 U20 SM-liiga 1 0 0 0 0 -1 |
2011-12 Sport U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 3 0 0 0 2 - |
Sport U18 U18 I-divisioona 11 3 4 7 16 - |
Sport U20 U20 SM-liiga 23 2 5 7 6 -9 |
Red Ducks Suomi-sarja 1 0 2 2 0 - |
2012-13 Sport U20 “C” U20 SM-liiga 36 3 6 9 14 0 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 1
Sport Mestis 1 0 0 0 0 -1 |
2013-14 Sport U20 “C” U20 SM-liiga 43 4 8 12 56 -8 |
Sport Mestis 3 0 0 0 2 1 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2014-15 Hokki Mestis 53 3 10 13 30 12 | Playoffs 11 0 3 3 2 4
2015-16 Hokki “A” Mestis 47 6 13 19 24 12 | Playoffs 17 0 1 1 4 -2
2016-17 Sport Liiga 32 0 0 0 6 -10 |
Hermes Mestis 9 1 2 3 2 9 |
2017-18 Sport Liiga 45 2 2 4 6 -9 |
Jokipojat Mestis 1 0 0 0 0 -2 |
2018-19 Sport Liiga 25 0 0 0 18 -12 |
Hermes Mestis 1 0 0 0 0 -1 |
Eispiraten Crimmitschau DEL2 4 0 1 1 6 0 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
2019-20 Amiens Ligue Magnus 6 1 0 1 4 -3 |
UTE Erste Liga 18 1 7 8 10 4 | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 30 1
2020-21 Hermes “C” Mestis 15 0 2 2 8 2 |
Cracovia Krakow Poland 2 0 0 0 0 - | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 2 -
2021-22 IPK “A” Mestis 33 3 4 7 16 2 | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -7
2022-23 Brest France2 26 8 7 15 21 2 | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 1
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 IPK Suomen Cup 5 0 2 2 0 - |
2022-23 Brest French Cup 1 0 0 0 0 - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Mestis
2022-04-09T17:00:00+0300 IPK @ Ketterä
2022-04-08T18:30:00+0300 IPK vs Ketterä
2022-04-06T18:30:00+0300 IPK @ Ketterä
2022-04-04T18:30:00+0300 IPK vs Ketterä
2022-04-02T17:00:00+0300 IPK @ Ketterä
2022-03-30T18:30:00+0300 IPK @ Hermes
2022-03-28T18:30:00+0300 IPK vs Hermes
2022-03-25T17:30:00+0100 IPK vs Kiekko-Vantaa
2022-03-19T16:00:00+0100 IPK vs Kiekko-Espoo
2022-03-18T17:30:00+0100 IPK vs Hokki
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
DEL2 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 6 0 | 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
Erste Liga 1 18 1 7 8 0.44 10 4 | 1 6 0 3 3 0.50 30 1
France2 1 26 8 7 15 0.58 21 2 | 1 4 0 2 2 0.50 0 1
French Cup 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
Ligue Magnus 1 6 1 0 1 0.17 4 -3 | 0
Liiga 3 102 2 2 4 0.04 30 -31 | 0
Mestis 9 163 13 31 44 0.27 82 34 | 4 36 0 4 4 0.11 8 -5
Poland 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 1 9 0 0 0 0.00 2 -
Suomen Cup 1 5 0 2 2 0.40 0 - | 0
Suomi-sarja 1 1 0 2 2 2.00 0 - | 0
U16 I-divisioona 1 18 2 7 9 0.50 20 - | 0
U16 I-divisioona Q 1 5 3 3 6 1.20 6 - | 0
U18 I-divisioona 3 58 9 19 28 0.48 50 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 2 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja Q 3 24 1 1 2 0.08 39 - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 5 103 9 19 28 0.27 76 -18 | 2 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 -1
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Teamwork
13
Speed
13
Puckhandling
13
Leadership
13
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Christoffer Seppelin (F) 2008-2016 8 Hokki, Sport, Sport U16, Sport U18, Sport U20
Erik Riska (F) 2009-2019 6 Sport, Sport U20
Simon Nässlin (D) 2008-2014 6 Sport, Sport U18, Sport U20
Markus Nässlin (F) 2008-2014 6 Sport, Sport U18, Sport U20
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/11/2022
07/11/2022 Confirmed IPK Brest
08/25/2021
08/25/2021 Confirmed Cracovia Krakow IPK
01/30/2021
01/30/2021 Confirmed Hermes Cracovia Krakow
08/20/2020
08/20/2020 Confirmed UTE Hermes
11/26/2019
11/26/2019 Confirmed Amiens UTE
10/22/2019
10/22/2019 Confirmed Amiens Unknown
10/03/2019
10/03/2019 Confirmed Eispiraten Crimmitschau Amiens
02/19/2019
02/19/2019 Confirmed Sport Eispiraten Crimmitschau
01/31/2018
01/31/2018 Extension Sport Sport
10/27/2017
10/27/2017 Loan Sport Jokipojat
03/17/2017
03/17/2017 Extension Sport Sport
09/22/2016
09/22/2016 Loan Sport Hermes
05/02/2016
05/02/2016 Confirmed Hokki Sport
05/08/2015
05/08/2015 Extension Hokki Hokki
05/30/2014
05/30/2014 Confirmed Sport Hokki
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