Ville Pokka

#22 EHC München / DEL - 26/27

Date of Birth: Jun 03, 1994
Age: 32
Place of Birth: Tornio, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: TIHC
Position: D
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 90 kg / 198 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 26/27

Ville Pokka Facts

Player Type: Puck-Moving DefensemanTwo-Way Defenseman
Drafted: 2012 round 2 #34 overall by New York Islanders
Agency: Premium

Brothers: Sami Pokka & Tomi Pokka
Nephews: Rasmus Pokka, Onni Pietola

Ville Pokka Statistics

									Post
2008-2009	TIHC U16 "A"	U16 SM-sarja Q	10	2	4	6	10	-
2008-2009	TIHC U16 "A"	U16 I-divisioona	20	13	20	33	20	-
2009-2010	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	4	2	5	7	4	-
2009-2010	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	9	5	9	14	0	-	Playoffs	2	0	2	2	0	-
2009-2010	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	20	0	5	5	10	-	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	4	-
2009-2010	Finland U16 (all) "A"	International-Jr	16	4	11	15	10	-
2010-2011	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	0	2	2	0	-	Playoffs	9	0	7	7	8	-
2010-2011	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	32	6	15	21	16	4	Relegation	1	0	1	1	2	0
2010-2011	Kärpät	SM-liiga	2	0	0	0	2	-2
2010-2011	Kiekko-Laser Loan	Mestis	3	0	3	3	0	3
2010-2011	Finland U17	WHC-17	5	1	0	1	4	-
2010-2011	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	5	0	1	1	4	-
2010-2011	Finland U18	WJC-18	6	0	0	0	2	-2
2010-2011	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	15	0	3	3	33	-3
2011-2012	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	4	3	4	7	2	2
2011-2012	Kärpät	SM-liiga	35	0	3	3	12	-3	Playoffs	9	0	3	3	2	1
2011-2012	Kiekko-Laser Loan	Mestis	0	0	0	0	0	-
2011-2012	Finland U18	WJC-18	7	1	5	6	4	2
2011-2012	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	4	2	3	5	2	3
2011-2012	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	1	3	4	4	3
2011-2012	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	12	2	5	7	4	-
2012-2013	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	3	0	0	0	4	2
2012-2013	Kärpät	SM-liiga	47	6	6	12	8	2	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	0	0
2012-2013	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	2	4	6	2	10
2012-2013	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	14	2	6	8	2	8
2012-2013	Finland (all)	International	2	0	0	0	0	1
2013-2014	Kärpät	Liiga	54	6	21	27	16	32	Playoffs	16	2	9	11	10	7
2013-2014	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	1	3	4	4	7
2013-2014	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	12	2	5	7	9	-
2013-2014	Finland (all)	International	3	0	0	0	2	0
2014-2015	Rockford IceHogs	AHL	68	8	22	30	16	0	Playoffs	8	0	3	3	0	-4
2015-2016	Rockford IceHogs	AHL	76	10	35	45	24	0	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0	-6
2015-2016	Finland	WC	10	0	2	2	0	5
2015-2016	Finland (all)	International	10	0	2	2	0	5
2016-2017	Rockford IceHogs	AHL	76	6	24	30	35	-25
2016-2017	Finland	WCup	3	0	0	0	0	-2
2016-2017	Finland (all)	International	5	0	0	0	0	-2
2017-2018	Rockford IceHogs	AHL	46	4	18	22	20	3
2017-2018	Belleville Senators	AHL	23	3	8	11	8	2
2017-2018	Finland	WC	8	0	0	0	0	4
2017-2018	Finland (all)	International	13	1	2	3	0	7
2018-2019	Avangard Omsk	KHL	61	7	10	17	8	13	Playoffs	19	2	1	3	6	3
2018-2019	Finland (all)	International	4	1	0	1	0	0
2019-2020	Avangard Omsk	KHL	62	1	12	13	18	13	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	0	-3
2019-2020	Finland (all)	International	5	0	3	3	2	0
2020-2021	Avangard Omsk	KHL	31	4	9	13	8	10	Playoffs	24	1	4	5	10	5
2020-2021	Finland	WC	10	0	2	2	4	6
2020-2021	Finland (all)	International	15	0	2	2	4	4
2021-2022	Avangard Omsk	KHL	39	3	8	11	16	4	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	2	3
2021-2022	Finland Olympics	OG	6	1	2	3	0	5
2021-2022	Finland	WC	8	0	2	2	0	2
2021-2022	Finland (all)	International	26	1	5	6	0	-1
2022-2023	Färjestad BK	SHL	49	4	18	22	45	9
2022-2023	Finland	WC	8	1	1	2	0	1
2022-2023	Finland (all)	International	16	1	1	2	2	-1
2023-2024	EHC Biel-Bienne	NL	18	0	4	4	4	-8
2023-2024	SC Bern	NL	16	0	6	6	6	0	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	1
2023-2024	Finland (all)	International	3	0	0	0	0	0
2024-2025	Kärpät	Liiga	23	2	4	6	4	-1
2025-2026	EHC München	DEL	52	6	19	25	12	12	Playoffs	11	1	7	8	6	6
2026-2027	EHC München	DEL	15	0	3	3	6	-1
2026-2027	Projected	DEL	52	0	10	10	21	-3

Ville Pokka Tournament Statistics


2011-2012	Kärpät	ET	5	0	1	1	4	-
2011-2012	Finland U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	5	2	3	5	2	3
2012-2013	Kärpät	ET	6	1	0	1	0	-
2013-2014	Kärpät	ET	7	1	3	4	2	-
2013-2014	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	2	0
2017-2018	Finland	EHT	5	1	2	3	0	3
2018-2019	Finland	EHT	4	1	0	1	0	0
2019-2020	Finland	EHT	5	0	3	3	2	0
2020-2021	Finland	EHT	5	0	0	0	0	-2
2021-2022	Finland	EHT	8	0	1	1	0	-2
2022-2023	Färjestad BK	Champions HL	7	0	2	2	0	-1
2022-2023	Finland	EHT	4	0	0	0	0	0
2023-2024	EHC Biel-Bienne	Champions HL	8	1	5	6	4	-5
2023-2024	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	0
2024-2025	Kärpät	Spengler Cup	2	0	1	1	0	-1

Ville Pokka Career Totals by League


AHL	4	289	31	107	138	0.48	103	-20	2	11	0	4	4	0.36	0	-10
Champions HL	2	15	1	7	8	0.53	4	-6	0
DEL	2	67	6	22	28	0.42	18	11	1	11	1	7	8	0.73	6	6
EHT	8	37	2	6	8	0.22	4	-1	0
ET	3	18	2	4	6	0.33	6	-	0
International	11	102	4	15	19	0.19	10	13	0
International-Jr	5	78	12	34	46	0.59	64	8*	0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	5	2	3	5	1.00	2	3	0
KHL	4	193	15	39	54	0.28	50	40	4	51	4	7	11	0.22	18	8
Liiga (SM-liiga)	5	161	14	34	48	0.30	42	28	3	28	2	14	16	0.57	12	8
Mestis	2	3	0	3	3	1.00	0	3	0
NL	1	34	0	10	10	0.29	10	-8	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	2	1
OG	1	6	1	2	3	0.50	0	5	0
SHL	1	49	4	18	22	0.45	45	9	0
Spengler Cup	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	0	-1	0
U16 I-divisioona	1	20	13	20	33	1.65	20	-	0
U16 SM-sarja	1	9	5	9	14	1.56	0	-	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	0	-
U16 SM-sarja Q	2	14	4	9	13	0.93	14	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	2	23	0	7	7	0.30	10	-	2	14	0	7	7	0.50	12	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	3	39	9	19	28	0.72	22	8	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	2	0
WC	5	44	1	7	8	0.18	4	18	0
WCup	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2	0
WHC-17	1	5	1	0	1	0.20	4	-	0
WJC-18	2	13	1	5	6	0.46	6	0	0
WJC-20	3	20	4	10	14	0.70	10	20	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ville Pokka Career Totals by Team


Avangard Omsk	4	193	15	39	54	0.28	50	40	4	51	4	7	11	0.22	18	8
Belleville Senators	1	23	3	8	11	0.48	8	2	0
EHC Biel-Bienne	1	26	1	9	10	0.38	8	-13	0
EHC München	2	67	6	22	28	0.42	18	11	1	11	1	7	8	0.73	6	6
Färjestad BK	1	56	4	20	24	0.43	45	8	0
Finland	5	44	1	7	8	0.18	4	18	0
Finland (WCup)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2	0
Finland (EHT)	8	37	2	6	8	0.22	4	-1	0
Finland (all)	11	102	4	15	19	0.19	10	13	0
Finland Olympics	1	6	1	2	3	0.50	0	5	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	16	4	11	15	0.94	10	-	0
Finland U17	1	5	1	0	1	0.20	4	-	0
Finland U17 (all)	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	4	-	0
Finland U18	2	13	1	5	6	0.46	6	0	0
Finland U18 (Cup)	1	5	2	3	5	1.00	2	3	0
Finland U18 (all)	2	19	2	6	8	0.42	35	0	0
Finland U20	3	20	4	10	14	0.70	10	20	0
Finland U20 (all)	3	38	6	16	22	0.58	15	8*	0
Kärpät	5	181	16	39	55	0.30	48	27*	3	28	2	14	16	0.57	12	8
Kärpät U16	1	13	7	14	21	1.62	4	-	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	0	-
Kärpät U18	2	23	0	7	7	0.30	10	-	2	14	0	7	7	0.50	12	-
Kärpät U20	3	39	9	19	28	0.72	22	8	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	2	0
Kiekko-Laser	2	3	0	3	3	1.00	0	3	0
Rockford IceHogs	4	266	28	99	127	0.48	95	-22	2	11	0	4	4	0.36	0	-10
SC Bern	1	16	0	6	6	0.38	6	0	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	2	1
TIHC U16	1	30	15	24	39	1.30	30	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ville Pokka Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2008-2009	U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (TIHC)
2010-2011	U18 SM-sarja Bronze Medal
2012-2013	U20 WJC Best Plus/Minus (+10) U20 WJC Top 3 Player on Team
2013-2014	Liiga Best Plus/Minus (Matti Keinonen Trophy) (+32) Liiga Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+32) Liiga Champion U20 WJC Gold Medal
2014-2015	AHL All-Rookie Team
2015-2016	World Championship Silver Medal
2018-2019	KHL Playoffs Most Blocked Shots (73)
2019-2020	KHL Most Blocked Shots (161)
2020-2021	KHL Gagarin Cup Champion KHL Playoffs Most Blocked Shots (88) World Championship Silver Medal
2021-2022	Olympic Gold Medal World Championship Gold Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
04/24/2026	Extension	EHC München	EHC München
09/11/2025	Confirmed	Kärpät	EHC München
12/19/2024	Confirmed	No team	Kärpät
01/31/2024	Confirmed	EHC Biel-Bienne	SC Bern
12/01/2023	Loan	EHC Biel-Bienne	SC Bern
06/08/2023	Confirmed	Färjestad BK	EHC Biel-Bienne
06/05/2022	Confirmed	Avangard Omsk	Färjestad BK
04/29/2019	Extension	Avangard Omsk	Avangard Omsk
05/08/2018	Confirmed	Belleville Senators	Avangard Omsk
02/15/2018	Confirmed	Chicago Blackhawks	Ottawa Senators
06/28/2017	Extension	Chicago Blackhawks	Chicago Blackhawks
10/04/2014	Confirmed	New York Islanders	Chicago Blackhawks
05/28/2014	Confirmed	Kärpät	New York Islanders
01/09/2012	Extension	Kärpät	Kärpät

Ville Pokka Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 1 #23 by Avangard Omsk in the KHL Draft
Cult/Star player for Kärpät

2011-2012: Kiekko-Laser ceased operations during the season and all player statistics were removed from official data. Unofficial statistics: GP 9, G 1, A 7, TP 8, PIM 0, +/- 4.