| Ville Uusitalo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born | July 6, 1979 Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Jokerit Pelicans Ässät | ||
| Playing career | 2000–2016 | ||
Ville Uusitalo (born July 6, 1979) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman.
Uusitalo played in Liiga for Jokerit, Pelicans and Ässät. [1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Jäähonka U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | EPS U20 | U20 I-Divisioona | 32 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | EPS U20 | U20 I-Divisioona | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | EPS U20 | U20 I-Divisioona | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | EPS | Suomi-sarja | 34 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Brest Albatros Hockey | France3 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | IK Pantern | Division 1 | 55 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Salamat | Mestis | 40 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Alleghe | Italy | 33 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Salamat | Mestis | 26 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lahti Pelicans | SM-liiga | 53 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lahti Pelicans | SM-liiga | 54 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Porin Ässät | SM-liiga | 57 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Porin Ässät | SM-liiga | 48 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Porin Ässät | SM-liiga | 59 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | Porin Ässät | SM-liiga | 60 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Porin Ässät | SM-liiga | 59 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | Porin Ässät | Liiga | 60 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Porin Ässät | Liiga | 60 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Porin Ässät | Liiga | 54 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | PKS | 2. Divisioona | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 578 | 40 | 155 | 195 | 441 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 24 | ||||
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