Ville Koivula

Date of Birth: Apr 08, 1976
Age: 50
Place of Birth: Helsinki, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: JYP
Position: G
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 80 kg / 176 lbs
Catches: L
Status: Retired

Ville Koivula Facts

Koivula was an inconsistent goalie with a spectacular style in net. A skilled stickhandler, he would sometimes become over courageous out of his crease, which would end badly.
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Ville Koivula Statistics

								Post
1992-1993	JyP HT U18	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-
1992-1993	JyP HT U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-
1994-1995	JyP HT U20	U20 SM-liiga	10	3.24	.887	-	-	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
1995-1996	Diskos U20	U20 I-divisioona	7	-	-	-	-
1995-1996	Diskos	I-divisioona	21	4.83	.870	-	-
1996-1997	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	14	2.98	.906	-	-	Playoffs	6	2.21	.934	-	-
1997-1998	FPS	I-divisioona	20	3.50	.896	-	-
1998-1999	Kärpät	I-divisioona	7	1.78	.934	-	-
1998-1999	Gislaveds SK	Division 2	-	-	.925	-	-
1999-2000	KJT	I-divisioona	3	2.35	.917	-	-
1999-2000	Pelicans	SM-liiga	18	3.20	.895	0	0-10-4	Relegation	0	-	-	-	-
2000-2001	Gislaveds SK	Allsvenskan	26	3.67	.883	0	-
2001-2002	Tingsryds AIF	Allsvenskan	38	3.29	.893	1	-
2002-2003	Skellefteå AIK	Allsvenskan	11	1.95	.911	2	-	Kvalserien SHL	1	6.00	.864	0	-
2003-2004	Skellefteå AIK	Allsvenskan	31	1.67	.912	4	-	Kvalserien SHL	0	-	-	-	-
2004-2005	Växjö Lakers HC	Allsvenskan	6	2.99	.878	0	-	Qualification	0	-	-	-	-
2004-2005	Tingsryds AIF	Division 1	6	2.88	.901	-	-
2005-2006	Halmstad Hammers	HockeyAllsvenskan	13	3.77	.891	-	-
2005-2006	IK Nyköping Hockey	HockeyAllsvenskan	18	3.71	.875	1	6-9-1
2006-2007	Angers	Ligue Magnus	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-
2007-2008	Angers	Ligue Magnus	22	2.91	-	-	-	Playoffs	8	4.02	-	-	-
2008-2009	Angers	Ligue Magnus	24	3.83	-	-	-	Playoffs	10	2.71	-	-	-
2009-2010	Amiens	Ligue Magnus	24	3.59	-	-	-	Playoffs	4	3.53	-	-	-

Ville Koivula Tournament Statistics

								Post
2009-2010	Amiens	French League Cup	5	3.97	-	-	-	Playoffs	2	6.29	-	-	-

Ville Koivula Career Totals by League


Allsvenskan	5	112	2.77	.895	7	-	3	1	6.00	.864	0	-
Division 1 (HockeyEttan)	1	6	2.88	.901	-	-	0
Division 2	1	-	-	.925	-	-	0
French League Cup	1	5	3.97	-	-	-	1	2	6.29	-	-	-
HockeyAllsvenskan	1	31	3.71*	.875*	1*	6-9-1	0
I-divisioona	4	51	-	-	-	-	0
Ligue Magnus	4	70*	-	-	-	-	4	22*	-	-	-	-
SM-liiga (Liiga)	1	18	3.20	.895	0	0-10-4	1	0	-	-	-	-
U18 SM-sarja	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
U20 I-divisioona	1	7	-	-	-	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	3	24	-	-	-	-	2	6	2.21	.934	-	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ville Koivula Career Totals by Team


Amiens	1	29	-	-	-	-	1	6	-	-	-	-
Angers	3	46*	-	-	-	-	3	18*	-	-	-	-
Diskos	1	21	4.83	.870	-	-	0
Diskos U20	1	7	-	-	-	-	0
FPS	1	20	3.50	.896	-	-	0
Gislaveds SK	2	26*	3.67	.886	0	-	0
Halmstad Hammers	1	13	3.77	.891	-	-	0
IK Nyköping Hockey	1	18	3.71	.875	1	6-9-1	0
JyP HT U18	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
JYP U20	3	24	-	-	-	-	2	6	2.21	.934	-	-
Kärpät	1	7	1.78	.934	-	-	0
KJT	1	3	2.35	.917	-	-	0
Pelicans	1	18	3.20	.895	0	0-10-4	1	0	-	-	-	-
Skellefteå AIK	2	42	1.74	.912	6	-	2	1	6.00	.864	0	-
Tingsryds AIF	2	44	3.29*	.892*	1*	-	0
Växjö Lakers HC	1	6	2.99	.878	0	-	1	0	-	-	-	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ville Koivula Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1994-1995	U20 SM-liiga Champion
1996-1997	U20 SM-liiga Champion
2003-2004	Allsvenskan Best GAA
2006-2007	French Cup Champion (Angers)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
04/08/2010	Confirmed	Amiens	Retired

Ville Koivula Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Gislaveds SK