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Finland Tom Koivisto
#60 Tingsryds AIF / HockeyAllsvenskan - 11/12
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) 1
2-time Liiga Champion 2
1-time SHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
May 04, 1974
Position
D
Age
49
Height
5'10" / 179 cm
Place of Birth
Turku, FIN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
TPS
Status
Retired
Drafted
2002 round 8 #253 overall by St. Louis Blues

Koivisto was skilled offensive defenseman. He excelled on the powerplay with his passing ability and fine shot. Would sometimes lose interest in playing defense, though. Also, he wasn't a speedy skater by any means.
- Elite Prospects (2013)

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Tom Koivisto Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 TPS U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1991-92 TPS U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 36* 4* 9* 13* 40* -* | Playoffs 8 1 3 4 12 -
Finland U18 EJC-18 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
1992-93 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 21* 10* 8* 18* 30* -* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 6 -
TPS SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kiekko-67 I-divisioona 16* 0* 4* 4* 4* -1* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 17* 1* 2* 3* 10* -* |
1993-94 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 10* 4* 5* 9* 16* 4* | Playoffs 7 0 5 5 8 -1
TPS SM-liiga 18* 2* 5* 7* 4* 8* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 2 1
Kiekko-67 I-divisioona 16* 4* 12* 16* 2* 9* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 0* 1* 6* -3* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 15* 1* 2* 3* 8* -* |
1994-95 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 5* 0* 2* 2* 8* -* |
TPS SM-liiga 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |
Kiekko-67 I-divisioona 14* 7* 3* 10* 6* -* |
HPK SM-liiga 25* 3* 3* 6* 16* -5* |
1995-96 HPK SM-liiga 50* 8* 11* 19* 52* -7* | Playoffs 9 1 2 3 6 -8
1996-97 HPK SM-liiga 46* 18* 17* 35* 50* 10* | Playoffs 10 4 2 6 6 -3
Finland (all) International -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1997-98 HPK SM-liiga 23* 6* 6* 12* 28* -6* |
Finland (all) International 7* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
1998-99 HPK SM-liiga 52* 13* 26* 39* 91* 1* | Playoffs 8 5 1 6 14 4
1999-00 Jokerit SM-liiga 43* 8* 20* 28* 58* 4* | Playoffs 11 2 1 3 2 1
2000-01 Jokerit SM-liiga 47* 8* 15* 23* 34* 13* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -1
2001-02 Jokerit SM-liiga 43* 8* 14* 22* 30* 22* | Playoffs 12 3 8 11 2 8
Finland WC 9* 2* 1* 3* 4* 2* |
Finland (all) International 15* 5* 5* 10* 4* 7* |
2002-03 St. Louis Blues NHL 22* 2* 4* 6* 10* 1* |
Worcester IceCats AHL 47* 4* 13* 17* 32* 4* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -3
2003-04 Worcester IceCats AHL 28* 4* 13* 17* 16* 4* |
Springfield Falcons AHL 17* 0* 8* 8* 12* -6* |
2004-05 Frölunda HC Elitserien 50* 9* 19* 28* 66* 22* | Playoffs 14 1 1 2 14 10
2005-06 Frölunda HC Elitserien 40* 6* 16* 22* 76* 12* | Playoffs 17 5 2 7 30 0
2006-07 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 36* 7* 17* 24* 91* -* | Playoffs 6 0 4 4 8 -
2007-08 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 47* 7* 10* 17* 46* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 -
2008-09 Jokerit SM-liiga 43* 5* 17* 22* 56* 5* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 2 -4
2009-10 Jokerit SM-liiga 40* 6* 13* 19* 40* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 2 0
2010-11 Tingsryds AIF HockeyAllsvenskan 52* 13* 15* 28* 86* -11* | Kvalserien AS 10 5 4 9 6 6
2011-12 Tingsryds AIF HockeyAllsvenskan 46* 6* 20* 26* 52* 2* |

Tom Koivisto Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 HPK Euro HL 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2000-01 Jokerit Spengler Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2004-05 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2005-06 Frölunda HC ECC 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |

Tom Koivisto Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 92* 8* 34* 42* 0.46* 60* 2* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -3 *
ECC 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Euro HL 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 2 98* 19* 35* 54* 0.55* 138* -9* | 1 10 5 * 4 * 9 * 0.90 * 6 * 6 *
I-divisioona 3 46* 11* 19* 30* 0.65* 12* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 22* 6* 7* 13* 0.59* 6* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 32* 2* 4* 6* 0.19* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr. A SM-sarja 2 37* 4* 9* 13* 0.35* 40* -* | 1 8 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.50 * 12 * - *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 12 435* 85* 147* 232* 0.53* 463* 43* | 10 65 16 * 18 * 34 * 0.52 * 38 * -2 *
NHL 1 22* 2* 4* 6* 0.27* 10* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 2 83* 14* 27* 41* 0.49* 137* -* | 2 10 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.50 * 12 * - *
Elitserien (SHL) 2 90* 15* 35* 50* 0.56* 142* 34* | 2 31 6 * 3 * 9 * 0.29 * 44 * 10 *
Spengler Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 36* 14* 15* 29* 0.81* 54* 4* | 2 12 1 * 6 * 7 * 0.58 * 14 * -1 *
WC 1 9* 2* 1* 3* 0.33* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 1* 1* 2* 0.14* 6* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Tom Koivisto Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/30/2011
04/30/2011 Extension Tingsryds AIF Tingsryds AIF
05/27/2010
05/27/2010 Confirmed Jokerit Tingsryds AIF
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC

Cult/Star player for HPK

Cult/Star player for Jokerit

Cult/Star player for Springfield Falcons

Career transactions
- 2011-04-30 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by Tingsryd
- 2010-05-27 • Signed to a one-year contract by Tingsryd
- 2008-04-21 • Signed to a two-year contract by Jokerit
- 2006-04-20 • Signed to a two-year contract by Rapperswil
- 2004-04-15 • Signed to a two-year contract by Frölunda
- 2003-07-17 • Signed to a one-year contract by the St. Louis Blues
- 2003-05-26 • Signed to a one-year contract by Langnau
- 2002-07-10 • Signed to a one-year contract by the St. Louis Blues
- 2002-04-17 • Signed to a two-year contract by Frölunda