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Finland Ville Ottavainen
#36 Coachella Valley Firebirds / AHL - 25/26
Date of Birth
Aug 12, 2002
Position
D
Age
23
Height
6'5" / 196 cm
Place of Birth
Oulu, FIN
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Kärpät
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$867,500 Powered by
NHL Rights
Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken / Signed
Drafted
2021 round 4 #99 overall by Seattle Kraken

Defensively, he stood players up at the blue line and made good plays with his stick to take away space. On the breakout, he relies on his partner to make the outlet pass. His default is to draw the forecheckers to him, move it to his partner, and allow his partner to make the decision. -EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide

Father: Risto Ottavainen

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Ville Ottavainen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 22* 12* 20* 32* 4* -* |
Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 18* 4* 9* 13* 16* -* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0 -
Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2018-19 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 49* 9* 25* 34* 38* -* | Playoffs 8 2 3 5 6 -
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 4* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
2019-20 Kitchener Rangers OHL 53* 4* 11* 15* 20* 2* |
2020-21 JYP U20 U20 SM-sarja 15* 7* 8* 15* 16* 12* |
JYP Liiga 22* 1* 2* 3* 10* -15* |
KeuPa HT Mestis 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* 2* |
2021-22 JYP U20 U20 SM-sarja 1* 1* 0* 1* 12* 1* |
JYP Liiga 44* 6* 8* 14* 59* -4* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2022-23 JYP Liiga 54* 5* 11* 16* 30* 2* |
Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2023-24 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 70* 8* 26* 34* 30* 27* | Playoffs 18 0 3 3 24 1
2024-25 Seattle Kraken NHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 68* 3* 12* 15* 41* 7* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 4 2
2025-26 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 20* 0* 7* 7* 11* 8* |
Projected AHL 66* 0* 23* 23* 36* 26* |

Ville Ottavainen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Finland Selects U13 WSI U13 9* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
2021-22 Finland U20 (all) WJC-20 Cancelled 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |

Ville Ottavainen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 160* 11* 45* 56* 0.35* 82* 42* | 2 24 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.21 * 28 * 3 *
International-Jr 3 15* 1* 3* 4* 0.27* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 3 120* 12* 21* 33* 0.28* 99* -17* | 0 * * * * * *
Mestis 1 2* 1* 1* 2* 1.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 1 53* 4* 11* 15* 0.28* 20* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 18* 4* 9* 13* 0.72* 16* -* | 1 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 22* 12* 20* 32* 1.45* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 51* 10* 25* 35* 0.69* 38* -* | 1 8 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.63 * 6 * - *
U20 SM-sarja 2 16* 8* 8* 16* 1.00* 28* 13* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 Cancelled 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U13 1 9* 1* 1* 2* 0.22* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ville Ottavainen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/06/2025
10/06/2025 Up/Down Seattle Kraken Coachella Valley Firebirds
03/20/2023
03/20/2023 Confirmed JYP Seattle Kraken
03/23/2021
03/23/2021 Extension JYP JYP
04/07/2020
04/07/2020 Loan Kitchener Rangers Kärpät
07/31/2019
07/31/2019 Confirmed Kärpät U18 Kitchener Rangers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2019, 1 #35 overall by Kitchener Rangers in the CHL Import Draft

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #290 by FCHockey

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #137 by NHL Central Scouting