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Finland Ville Koistinen
#10 HPK / Liiga - 20/21
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Last added: Audrey Bélanger
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1. Sean Farrell 50 28 64 92
2. Matthew Coronato 49 46 36 82
3. Erik Middendorf 51 30 35 65
4. Josh Doan 51 27 38 65
5. Daniil Gushchin 43 28 30 58
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jun 17, 1982
Position
D
Age
38
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Oulu, FIN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Ilves
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1

A relatively small defenseman with good skating. An all-around player with a very good slapshot and accuracy. A smart player who is useful on the powerplay. (Matias Strozyk)

Brother: Jussi Koistinen

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 4 0 0 0 16 |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 3 0 0 0 0 |
1998-99 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 34 4 10 14 86 |
Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 1 0 0 0 2 |
1999-00 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 14 4 6 10 69 |
Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 34 4 2 6 40 |
2000-01 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 26 1 8 9 101 |
Ilves SM-liiga 6 0 0 0 0 -2 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 0
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 4 0 0 0 0 |
2001-02 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 6 2 2 4 16 -5 |
Ilves SM-liiga 53 1 8 9 42 -6 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3 0 0 0 2 |
2002-03 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 1 0 0 0 10 0 |
Ilves SM-liiga 18 4 1 5 8 2 |
2003-04 Ilves SM-liiga 54 7 16 23 51 14 | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 0 0
2004-05 Ilves SM-liiga 51 6 14 20 69 -3 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -3
2005-06 Ilves “A” SM-liiga 56 8 26 34 70 -2 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -1
2006-07 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 59 9 32 41 44 -4 | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 4 1
Finland WC 2 0 0 0 2 3 |
2007-08 Nashville Predators NHL 48 4 13 17 18 13 |
Finland WC 9 1 1 2 4 2 |
2008-09 Nashville Predators NHL 38 3 8 11 14 0 |
Finland WC 4 1 2 3 4 0 |
2009-10 Florida Panthers NHL 17 1 3 4 8 1 |
Rochester Americans AHL 8 1 1 2 4 -3 |
2010-11 Skellefteå AIK Elitserien 31 4 8 12 28 1 |
2011-12 Ilves SM-liiga 28 7 10 17 18 -9 |
Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 3 0 0 0 2 1 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -1
2012-13 Ilves “A” SM-liiga 49 7 7 14 38 -25 | Relegation 5 0 3 3 33 3
2013-14 HC Davos NLA 43 8 10 18 36 4 | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 2 -2
2014-15 HC Davos NLA 40 5 13 18 34 10 |
Finland (all) International 3 0 2 2 0 -1 |
2015-16 SCL Tigers NLA 46 6 18 24 78 -8 | Relegation 11 2 2 4 24 -6
2016-17 SCL Tigers NLA 46 6 23 29 46 11 | Relegation 4 0 1 1 4 -2
2017-18 SCL Tigers NL 30 7 11 18 35 -1 |
ERC Ingolstadt DEL 15 3 13 16 2 7 | Playoffs 5 2 4 6 6 2
2018-19 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 49 7 17 24 56 -6 | Playoffs 6 0 5 5 14 -2
2019-20 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 23 3 7 10 22 10 |
HC Sparta Praha Czech 7 0 1 1 0 -3 |
2020-21 HPK “A” Liiga 8 1 2 3 4 -5 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 HC Davos Spengler Cup 3 2 0 2 0 0 |
2014-15 HC Davos Spengler Cup 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
Finland EHT 3 0 2 2 0 -1 |
2015-16 SCL Tigers Swiss Cup 1 1 0 1 0 |
HC Davos Spengler Cup 4 1 1 2 6 -2 |
2016-17 SCL Tigers Swiss Cup 1 0 0 0 6 |
2017-18 SCL Tigers Swiss Cup 1 0 0 0 0 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
Fri 30/10 HPK vs HIFK
Sat 24/10 HPK @ Pelicans
Fri 23/10 HPK vs Pelicans
Sat 17/10 HPK vs KalPa
Fri 16/10 HPK @ Tappara
Wed 14/10 HPK @ TPS
Sat 10/10 HPK vs Sport
Fri 09/10 HPK vs Lukko
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 67 10 33 43 0.64 48 -7 | 1 4 0 2 2 0.50 4 1
Czech 1 7 0 1 1 0.14 0 -3 | 0
DEL 3 87 13 37 50 0.57 80 11 | 2 11 2 9 11 1.00 20 0
EHT 1 3 0 2 2 0.67 0 -1 | 0
International 1 3 0 2 2 0.67 0 -1 | 0
International-Jr 3 10 0 0 0 0.00 2 - | 0
KHL 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 1 | 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 2 -1
SM-liiga (Liiga) 9 323 41 84 125 0.39 300 -36 | 5 24 0 7 7 0.29 35 -1
NHL 3 103 8 24 32 0.31 40 14 | 0
NLA (NL) 5 205 32 75 107 0.52 229 16 | 3 21 2 6 8 0.38 30 -10
Elitserien (SHL) 1 31 4 8 12 0.39 28 1 | 0
Spengler Cup 3 10 3 1 4 0.40 6 -2 | 0
Swiss Cup 3 3 1 0 1 0.33 6 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 3 52 8 16 24 0.46 171 - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 5 68 7 12 19 0.28 169 -5 | 0
WC 3 15 2 3 5 0.33 10 5 | 0
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Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/03/2021
04/03/2021 Confirmed No team Retired
01/28/2021
01/28/2021 Confirmed HPK Unknown
03/23/2020
03/23/2020 Confirmed HC Sparta Praha HPK
01/16/2020
01/16/2020 Confirmed ERC Ingolstadt HC Sparta Praha
01/15/2020
01/15/2020 Confirmed ERC Ingolstadt Unknown
05/17/2018
05/17/2018 Extension ERC Ingolstadt ERC Ingolstadt
01/02/2018
01/02/2018 Confirmed Langnau ERC Ingolstadt
12/23/2015
12/23/2015 Loan Langnau Davos
12/11/2015
12/11/2015 Extension Langnau Langnau
05/19/2015
05/19/2015 Confirmed Davos Langnau
01/26/2014
01/26/2014 Extension Davos Davos
05/14/2013
05/14/2013 Confirmed Ilves Davos
05/27/2012
05/27/2012 Confirmed Salavat Yulaev Ufa Ilves
12/30/2011
12/30/2011 Confirmed Ilves Salavat Yulaev Ufa
12/26/2011
12/26/2011 Confirmed Sibir Novosibirsk Ilves
12/23/2011
12/23/2011 Confirmed Ilves Sibir Novosibirsk
05/23/2011
05/23/2011 Confirmed Skellefteå AIK Ilves
11/06/2010
11/06/2010 Confirmed Florida Panthers Skellefteå AIK
07/01/2009
07/01/2009 Confirmed Nashville Predators Florida Panthers
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Cult/Star player for Davos

Cult/Star player for Ilves

Cult/Star player for Langnau

Career transactions
- 2011-12-26 • Resigned by Ilves Tampere
- 2011-12-24 • Contract dissolved by Sibir Novosibrsk due to undisclosed reasons
- 2011-12-23 • Signed to a two-year contract by Sibir Novosibirsk
- 2011-05-23 • Signed to a one-year contract by Ilves Tampere
- 2010-11-06 • Signed to a one-year contract by Skellefteå
- 2010-06-05 • Bought out by the Florida Panthers
- 2009-07-01 • Signed to a two-year contract by the Florida Panthers
- 2008-07-31 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Nashville Predators
- 2007-07-03 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Nashville Predators
- 2006-05-18 • Signed to a one-year entry-level contract by the Nashville Predators
- 2003-12-22 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by Ilves

Career assignments
- 2009-11-28 • Assigned to the Rochester Americans (AHL) by the Florida Panthers
- 2006-09-24 • Assigned to the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) by the Nashville Predators

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