Ville Varakas | |||
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Born | Helsinki, Finland | February 13, 1984||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Liiga team Former teams | HIFK Djurgardens IF Lahti Pelicans Orli Znojmo KalPa Espoo Blues Växjö Lakers | ||
Playing career | 2003–present |
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Varakas made his SM-liiga debut playing with HIFK during the 2003–04 SM-liiga season. [1]
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