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Finland Ville Leino
#23 Växjö Lakers HC / SHL - 16/17
1-time Liiga Golden Helmet 1
2-time Liiga All-Star Team 2
1-time Liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
Date of Birth
Oct 06, 1983
Position
LW/RW
Age
40
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Savonlinna, FIN
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
SaPKo
Status
Retired
Agency
PREMIUM

Leino is a skilled player who can play any forward position. Has good hands, puck control, and passing ability. Moves the puck with great confidence and likes to hold on to it and do fancy stuff at times. Defensive game and skating is not quite as impressive. (EP 2012)

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Ville Leino Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 SaPKo U18 U18 I-divisioona 5* 4* 8* 12* 25* -* |
SaPKo U20 U20 I-divisioona 19* 14* 12* 26* 0* -* |
SaPKo Suomi-sarja 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2001-02 SaPKo U20 U20 I-divisioona 26* 36* 36* 72* 14* -* | Playoffs 4 2 5 7 2 -
SaPKo Suomi-sarja 15* 6* 6* 12* 4* -* |
2002-03 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 11* 6* 5* 11* 14* -4* | Relegation 15 8 16 24 10 -
Ilves SM-liiga 23* 1* 1* 2* 0* -8* |
2003-04 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 5* 4* 6* 10* 6* 5* |
Ilves SM-liiga 54* 9* 15* 24* 26* 6* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 4 1
2004-05 Ilves SM-liiga 56* 8* 11* 19* 32* 6* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 2 -3
2005-06 HPK SM-liiga 56* 12* 31* 43* 65* 22* | Playoffs 13 3 9 12 4 5
2006-07 HPK SM-liiga 50* 11* 29* 40* 73* 6* | Playoffs 8 1 9 10 31 6
2007-08 Jokerit SM-liiga 55* 28* 49* 77* 18* 34* | Playoffs 14 8 11 19 8 7
2008-09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 13* 5* 4* 9* 6* 5* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 0 2
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 57* 15* 31* 46* 18* 2* | Playoffs 10 3 10 13 10 0
2009-10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42* 4* 3* 7* 6* -10* |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 13* 2* 2* 4* 4* 2* | Playoffs 19 7 14 21 6 10
2010-11 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 81* 19* 34* 53* 22* 14* | Playoffs 11 3 2 5 0 -1
2011-12 Buffalo Sabres NHL 71* 8* 17* 25* 16* -2* |
2012-13 Buffalo Sabres NHL 8* 2* 4* 6* 6* 0* |
2013-14 Buffalo Sabres NHL 58* 0* 15* 15* 10* -16* |
2014-15 Medvescak Zagreb KHL 28* 7* 8* 15* 28* -1* |
Kloten Flyers NLA 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2015-16 Dinamo Riga KHL 39* 3* 9* 12* 8* 7* |
Växjö Lakers HC SHL 17* 2* 12* 14* 2* 5* | Playoffs 13 0 3 3 8 -2
2016-17 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 44* 8* 15* 23* 14* 7* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 2 2

Ville Leino Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 HPK ECC 3* 1* 4* 5* 0* 4* |
Finland EHT 9* 0* 0* 0* 0* -4* |
2007-08 Finland EHT 9* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2014-15 Medvescak Zagreb Spengler Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2016-17 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 7* 0* 2* 2* 2* -3* |

Ville Leino Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 57* 15* 31* 46* 0.81* 18* 2* | 1 10 3 * 10 * 13 * 1.30 * 10 * 0 *
Champions HL 1 7* 0* 2* 2* 0.29* 2* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
ECC 1 3* 1* 4* 5* 1.67* 0* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 21* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 2 67* 10* 17* 27* 0.40* 36* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 6 294* 69* 136* 205* 0.70* 214* 66* | 5 49 14 * 30 * 44 * 0.90 * 49 * 16 *
NHL 6 286* 40* 79* 119* 0.42* 70* -7* | 3 37 10 * 18 * 28 * 0.76 * 6 * 11 *
NLA (NL) 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 2 61* 10* 27* 37* 0.61* 16* 12* | 2 19 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.26 * 10 * 0 *
Spengler Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Suomi-sarja 2 17* 6* 6* 12* 0.71* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 I-divisioona 1 5* 4* 8* 12* 2.40* 25* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 I-divisioona 2 45* 50* 48* 98* 2.18* 14* -* | 1 4 2 * 5 * 7 * 1.75 * 2 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 16* 10* 11* 21* 1.31* 20* 1* | 1 15 8 * 16 * 24 * 1.60 * 10 * - *

Ville Leino Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/03/2017
10/03/2017 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC Retired
04/19/2016
04/19/2016 Extension Växjö Lakers HC Växjö Lakers HC
01/16/2016
01/16/2016 Confirmed Dinamo Riga Växjö Lakers HC
12/15/2015
12/15/2015 Confirmed Dinamo Riga Unknown
07/24/2015
07/24/2015 Confirmed Kloten Flyers Dinamo Riga
02/13/2015
02/13/2015 Confirmed Medvescak Zagreb Kloten Flyers
10/12/2014
10/12/2014 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Medvescak Zagreb
07/01/2011
07/01/2011 Confirmed Philadelphia Flyers Buffalo Sabres
02/06/2010
02/06/2010 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Philadelphia Flyers
07/06/2009
07/06/2009 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Grand Rapids Griffins

Cult/Star player for HPK

Cult/Star player for Jokerit

Cult/Star player for SaPKo

Cult/Star player for SaPKo U20