Ville Koistinen

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Ville Koistinen
Ville Koistinen 2012.jpg
Born (1982-06-17) June 17, 1982 (age 41)
Oulu, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 HPK
Ilves Tampere
Nashville Predators
Florida Panthers
Skellefteå AIK
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
HC Davos
SCL Tigers
ERC Ingolstadt
HC Sparta Praha
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2000–present

Ville Koistinen (born July 17, 1982) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with HPK in the Finnish Liiga.

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Playing career

Undrafted, Koistinen played professionally in his native Finland with Ilves Tampere of the SM-liiga for 6 seasons. On May 18, 2006, Koistinen signed with the Nashville Predators of the NHL. [1] Koistinen made his North American debut in the 2006–07 season, playing with the Predators affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. He was chosen to AHL-All Star Classic that year scoring 9 goals and 41 points in 59 games.

Koistinen signed a 1-year contract with Predators for the 2007–08 . Koistinen scored his first NHL goal against Fredrik Norrena of the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 4-3 victory on December 27, 2007. [2] Koistinen established 17 points by season end.

After his second season with the Predators in 2008–09, Koistinen signed a two-year contract with the Florida Panthers on July 1, 2009. [3]

On November 25, the Florida Panthers placed Koistinen on waivers. [4] Koistinen cleared waivers on November 26 and was sent to Florida's AHL affiliate in Rochester, New York. [5]

His contract was bought out in the summer, leaving Koistinen as a free agent. He signed a 1-year contract back to Europe and to Swedish Elitserien club, Skellefteå AIK. Club placed second overall by losing Elitserien finals to Färjestads BK.

In the 2011–12 season Koistinen signed one of the biggest contracts so far in Finnish elite league SM-liiga by signing a 7-year deal with Ilves Tampere. During the regular season after 28 games scoring 7 goals and 17 points, KHL team Salavat Yulajev Ufa signed Koistinen to a 2-year deal. His contract with Ilves Tampere continues after the 2-year KHL contract.

In 2013 Koistinen elected to sign a one-year contract with HC Davos of the National League A. In 2014 Koistinen chose to revoke his contract with Ilves Tampere and signed a 3-year extension with HC Davos until 2017. After two seasons with Davos, Koistinen opted to leave the club and sign a one-year deal with fellow Swiss club, the SCL Tigers on May 19, 2015. [6] He eventually played for SCL until the end of 2017. On January 2, 2018, he moved to ERC Ingolstadt of the German DEL. [7]

In June 2018 Koistinen was convicted of domestic abuse in Finland after he was found guilty of hitting, kicking, and strangling his wife, the couple had been married since 2007 and have two children. It was also revealed that his sudden departure from SCL Tigers six months earlier was due to an extramarital affair with a young woman working for the club. [8]

International play

Ville Koistinen 2008.jpg
Medal record
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Moscow
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Quebec

Koistinen participated World Ice Hockey Championships 2007, 2008 and 2009 and helped Team Finland to a silver medal in 2007 and bronze medal in 2008.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01 Ilves Tampere SM-l 6000050110
2001–02 Ilves TampereSM-l5318942—————
2002–03 Ilves TampereSM-l184158—————
2003–04 Ilves TampereSM-l54716235170220
2004–05 Ilves TampereSM-l52614206930000
2005–06 Ilves TampereSM-l56826347040112
2006–07 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 59932414440224
2007–08 Nashville Predators NHL 484131718—————
2008–09 Nashville PredatorsNHL38381114—————
2009–10 Florida Panthers NHL171348—————
2009–10 Rochester Americans AHL81124—————
2010–11 Skellefteå AIK SEL 31481228—————
2011–12 Ilves TampereSM-l287101718—————
2011–12 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 3000220002
2012–13 Ilves TampereSM-l49771438—————
2013–14 HC Davos NLA 43810183460332
2014–15 HC DavosNLA405131834—————
2015–16 SCL Tigers NLA466182478—————
2016–17 SCL TigersNLA466232946—————
2017–18 SCL TigersNL307111835—————
2017–18 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 1531316252466
2018–19 ERC IngolstadtDEL497172456605514
2019–20 ERC IngolstadtDEL23371022—————
2019–20 HC Sparta Praha ELH 70110—————
NHL totals1038243240—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2007 Finland WC Silver medal icon.svg20002
2008 FinlandWCBronze medal icon.svg91124
2009 FinlandWC5th41234
Senior totals1523510

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References

  1. ↑ "Predators sign Fiddler, Koistinen". Nashville Predators. 2006-05-18. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. ↑ "Koistinen's impressive game leads Predators over Blue Jackets". CBS Sports . 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  3. ↑ "Koistinen inks two-year deal with Cats". Florida Panthers. 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  4. ↑ "Koistinen waived". Sun-Sentinel. 2009-11-25. Archived from the original on 2009-11-29. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  5. ↑ "Florida Panthers' Ville Koistinen sent to Rochester for more playing time". Miami Herald. 2009-11-28.
  6. ↑ "Ville Koistinen changes to SCL Tigers" (in German). SCL Tigers. 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  7. ↑ "ERC VERPFLICHTET KOISTINEN". erc-ingolstadt.de. 2018-01-02. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  8. ↑ "Jääkiekkoilija Ville Koistinen sai tuomion kahdesta pahoinpitelystä". aamulehti.fi. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
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