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Finland Ville-Matti Koponen

#7 Peliitat / Mestis - 18/19

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Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jackson Berezowski 6 3 9 12
2. Grant Cruikshank 6 5 5 10
3. Brayden Watts 7 2 8 10
4. Jalen Smereck 4 0 10 10
5. Cédric Desruisseaux 3 3 6 9
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Ville-Matti Koponen Facts

Date of Birth
Position
C/RW
Age
39
Height
185 cm / 6'1"
Place of Birth
Weight
85 kg / 187 lbs
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Team Staff profile of Ville-Matti Koponen also available

Ville-Matti Koponen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Kiekkoreipas U16 U16 SM-sarja 11 7 6 13 0 - |
2000-01 Kiekkoreipas U18 U18 SM-sarja 33 9 12 21 10 - |
2001-02 Kiekkoreipas U18 U18 SM-sarja 28 14 32 46 14 - | Playoffs 4 2 4 6 0 -
Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 5 1 3 4 2 0 | Relegation 1 0 0 0 0 1
2002-03 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 30 6 5 11 24 -10 |
2003-04 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 36 7 21 28 59 12 |
Suomi U20 Mestis 1 1 0 1 0 1 |
2004-05 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 22 7 11 18 10 2 | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 4 -4
Pelicans SM-liiga 25 0 2 2 8 -3 |
2005-06 Pelicans SM-liiga 41 2 4 6 22 -7 |
Haukat Mestis 1 0 0 0 2 -2 |
2006-07 Pelicans SM-liiga 36 0 5 5 12 2 | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -2
HeKi Mestis 16 8 1 9 57 5 |
2007-08 HeKi Mestis 32 4 15 19 24 -6 |
Pelicans SM-liiga 4 0 0 0 0 -4 |
2008-09 TuTo Hockey Mestis 44 11 25 36 30 8 | Playoffs 10 3 4 7 6 0
2009-10 KooKoo Mestis 44 6 16 22 42 1 | Playoffs 10 0 2 2 8 2
2010-11 Kiekko-Laser “A” Mestis 33 7 18 25 16 -6 |
Kärpät SM-liiga 23 0 3 3 2 0 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
2011-12 Kärpät SM-liiga 9 0 0 0 4 -4 | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 1
Kiekko-Laser Mestis 0 0 0 0 0 - |
Hokki Mestis 4 0 4 4 2 -2 |
2012-13 KooKoo Mestis 2 0 0 0 0 -1 |
Peliitat Mestis 39 7 16 23 18 -1 | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 4 -2
2013-14 Peliitat Mestis 56 4 26 30 22 4 |
2014-15 Peliitat “C” Mestis 48 4 26 30 53 -14 |
2015-16 Peliitat “C” Mestis 47 1 14 15 24 -25 |
2016-17 Peliitat “C” Mestis 44 2 11 13 12 -6 | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 2
Pelicans Liiga 10 0 1 1 0 -1 |
2017-18 Peliitat “A” Mestis 47 5 8 13 14 -7 | Relegation 4 3 2 5 0 4
Pelicans Liiga 2 0 0 0 0 -2 |
2018-19 Peliitat “C” Mestis 38 3 2 5 30 -11 | Relegation 4 1 4 5 0 5

Ville-Matti Koponen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Kärpät ET 7 0 0 0 12 - |
2017-18 Peliitat “A” Suomen Cup 2 0 1 1 0 - |
2018-19 Peliitat Suomen Cup 5 0 1 1 0 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2020-21 Pelicans U16 U16 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
2021-22 Pelicans U18 U18 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
2022-23 Pelicans U18 U18 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
2023-24 Pelicans U18 U18 SM-sarja Asst. Coach

Ville-Matti Koponen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ET 1 7 0 0 0 0.00 12 - | 0
Liiga (SM-liiga) 8 150 2 15 17 0.11 48 -19 | 3 10 0 1 1 0.10 0 -2
Mestis 15 496 63 182 245 0.49 346 -62 | 6 38 8 15 23 0.61 18 11
Suomen Cup 2 7 0 2 2 0.29 0 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 11 7 6 13 1.18 0 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 2 61 23 44 67 1.10 24 - | 1 4 2 4 6 1.50 0 -
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 93 21 40 61 0.66 95 4 | 2 5 1 0 1 0.20 4 -3

Ville-Matti Koponen Career Highlights

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Ville-Matti Koponen Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/05/2018
05/05/2018 Extension Peliitat Peliitat
26/04/2017
26/04/2017 Extension Peliitat Peliitat
29/10/2016
29/10/2016 Loan Peliitat Pelicans
06/04/2016
06/04/2016 Extension Peliitat Peliitat
02/06/2015
02/06/2015 Extension Peliitat Peliitat
02/08/2014
02/08/2014 Extension Peliitat Peliitat
17/04/2013
17/04/2013 Extension Peliitat Peliitat
10/10/2012
10/10/2012 Confirmed KooKoo Peliitat
10/04/2012
10/04/2012 Confirmed Kärpät KooKoo
19/04/2011
19/04/2011 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
07/05/2010
07/05/2010 Confirmed KooKoo Kiekko-Laser
25/05/2009
25/05/2009 Confirmed TuTo Hockey KooKoo

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Ville-Matti Koponen Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Peliitat

Played in Kiekko-Laser (Finland2) during the season 2011-2012: GP 21, G 2, A 13, TP 15, PIM 2, +/- 0.
Due to team's bankruptcy all player statistics were removed from official records.

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