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2022 IIHF World Championship

2022 IIHF World Championship

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Finland Ville Koistinen

#10 HPK / Liiga - 20/21
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Group A - Helsinki

Group B - Tampere

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Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Roman Cervenka 8 4 10 14
2. Pierre-Luc Dubois 8 7 5 12
3. Denis Malgin 7 5 7 12
4. Drake Batherson 8 3 8 11
5. David Krejci 8 2 8 10
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jun 17, 1982
Position
D
Age
39
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 Czechia 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
2020-10-30T17:30:00+0100 HPK vs HIFK
2020-10-24T18:30:00+0300 HPK @ Pelicans
2020-10-23T18:30:00+0300 HPK vs Pelicans
2020-10-17T17:00:00+0300 HPK vs KalPa
2020-10-16T18:30:00+0300 HPK @ Tappara
2020-10-14T18:30:00+0300 HPK @ TPS
2020-10-10T16:00:00+0300 HPK vs Sport
2020-10-09T18:30:00+0300 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
Czechia 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
Liiga (SM-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
NL (NLA) 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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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Ville Snellman (F) 1997-2006 8 Ilves, Ilves U18, Ilves U20
Jesse Niinimäki (F) 1999-2013 8 Ilves, Ilves U18, Ilves U20
Arto Tukio (D) 1997-2013 7 Finland U20 (all), Ilves, Ilves U18, Ilves U20
Juha Pitkämäki (G) 1998-2006 7 Ilves, Ilves U20

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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 SCL Tigers ERC Ingolstadt
12/23/2015
12/23/2015 Loan SCL Tigers HC Davos
12/11/2015
12/11/2015 Extension SCL Tigers SCL Tigers
05/19/2015
05/19/2015 Confirmed HC Davos SCL Tigers
01/26/2014
01/26/2014 Extension HC Davos HC Davos
05/14/2013
05/14/2013 Confirmed Ilves HC 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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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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