Toni Koivisto

Toni Koivisto
Born	(1982-11-05) 5 November 1982 (age 42) Ylitornio, Finland
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Lukko Ilves Kärpät Metallurg Magnitogorsk Frölunda HC Luleå HF
NHL draft	200th overall, 2001 Florida Panthers
Playing career	1999–2021

Toni Petteri Koivisto (born 5 November 1982 in Ylitornio) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. His career spanned 21 seasons and was played in top leagues in Finland, Sweden, and Russia.

Playing career

A native of Ylitornio, in Finnish Lapland, Koivisto moved to Rauma as a teenager in 1998 to play for Lukko, as northern Finland lacked an SM-liiga team at that time. After one year spent with the Lukko junior-A team, Koivisto debuted in the SM-liiga in the 1999–2000 season, although he still split his time between the adult and the junior teams. In 2000, Koivisto appeared in the U18 World Championships and won the gold medal with Team Finland. He also represented Finland in the 2001 and 2002 World Junior Championships, coming home with silver and bronze, respectively.

After six mediocre seasons with Lukko, Koivisto moved to Tampere to play for Ilves. In his first season there, he reached for the first time the 30 points mark, and the 40 points mark in the two following seasons.

In 2008, Koivisto returned to the north to play for Oulun Kärpät, the closest major club to Ylitornio, which had been promoted to SM-liiga in his absence. In Oulu, Koivisto rose to stardom, scoring 62 points in 58 games during both of his two seasons with Kärpät.

Toni Koivisto playing for Kärpät in 2009.

Koivisto signed a two-year contract with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on 26 May 2009. ^[1] In his first season with Metallurg in 2009–10, Koivisto struggled offensively scoring only 19 points in 51 games, he forwent his final year and signed a new two-year contract with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elitserien (SEL) on 20 May 2010. ^[2]

After scoring only 1 goal in the 2011–12 season's first 17 games, Frölunda and Koivisto decided to split apart on 31 October 2011. He subsequently signed a one-season contract with Luleå HF of the same league (Elitserien) on 6 November 2011, expiring after the end of the 2011–12 season. ^{[3] [4]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Lukko	FIN U18		8	6	5	11	2		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Lukko	FIN U20		24	5	2	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Lukko	FIN U18		3	1	1	2	8		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Lukko	FIN U20		29	21	12	33	8		8	2	1	3	0
1999–2000	Lukko	SM-liiga		12	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Lukko	FIN U20		16	9	15	24	6		1	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Lukko	SM-liiga		47	5	1	6	6		2	0	0	0	0
2000–01	UJK	Mestis		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Lukko	FIN U20		6	7	3	10	2		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Lukko	SM-liiga		52	4	10	14	8		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Lukko	SM-liiga		56	7	6	13	16		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Lukko	SM-liiga		54	4	8	12	57		4	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Lukko	SM-liiga		56	17	10	27	16		9	1	2	3	2
2005–06	Ilves	SM-liiga		56	19	13	32	28		1	0	0	0	0
2006–07	Ilves	SM-liiga		56	21	20	41	16		7	4	4	8	0
2007–08	Ilves	SM-liiga		45	14	26	40	12		5	0	0	0	2
2008–09	Kärpät	SM-liiga		58	23	39	62	12		14	6	5	11	2
2009–10	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL		51	11	8	19	16		8	1	1	2	2
2010–11	Frölunda HC	SEL		54	14	9	23	12		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Frölunda HC	SEL		17	1	0	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Luleå HF	SEL		35	9	8	17	0		5	2	3	5	0
2012–13	Luleå HF	SEL		50	10	16	26	12		15	2	3	5	0
2013–14	Lukko	Liiga		59	15	13	28	22		10	2	3	5	2
2014–15	Lukko	Liiga		58	15	17	32	6		14	5	5	10	8
2015–16	Lukko	Liiga		58	17	29	46	12		5	1	3	4	2
2016–17	Lukko	Liiga		54	11	27	38	22		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Lukko	Liiga		60	12	19	31	16		2	0	0	0	0
2018–19	Lukko	Liiga		58	18	11	29	16		7	1	2	3	4
2019–20	Lukko	Liiga		56	9	17	26	6		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Lukko	Liiga		49	8	7	15	14		10	1	1	2	0
Liiga totals				944	220	273	493	287		90	21	25	46	22
SEL totals				156	34	33	67	30		20	4	6	10	0

Medal record
Representing   Finland
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	2001 Moscow
	2002 Pardubice
IIHF U18 Championships
	2000 Kloten

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	Finland	WJC18		7	0	3	3	0
2001	Finland	WJC		7	0	1	1	0
2002	Finland	WJC		7	3	4	7	2
Junior totals				21	3	8	11	2

References

1. Pettersson, Robert (26 May 2009). "Finnish offensive star for Magnitogorsk". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 April 2010.
2. Gyllander, Peter (20 May 2010). "Mäenpää, Koivisto, Wallén och Hedman klara". Frölunda HC (in Swedish). frolundaindians.com. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
3. Gyllander, Peter (31 October 2011). "Frölunda och Koivisto överens". Frölunda HC (in Swedish). frolundaindians.com. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
4. Hedlund, Robert (6 November 2011). "Luleå Hockey värvar finskt". Luleå HF (in Swedish). luleahockey.se. Retrieved 6 November 2011.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database