Ville Koistinen
| Ville Koistinen | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 17, 1982 Oulu, FIN |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| SM-Liiga team Former teams |
Ilves Tampere Nashville Predators Florida Panthers Skellefteå AIK |
| National team |  Finland |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1998–present |
Ville Koistinen (born July 17, 1982) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with Ilves Tampere in SM-Liiga.
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[edit] 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.
Koistinen made the Predators roster for the 2007–08 season and was used as a reserve defenceman. 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.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Ilves Tampere | SM-l | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Ilves Tampere | SM-l | 53 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Ilves Tampere | SM-l | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Ilves Tampere | SM-l | 54 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Ilves Tampere | SM-l | 52 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Ilves Tampere | SM-l | 56 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 59 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 48 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 38 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 103 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Predators sign Fiddler, Koistinen". Nashville Predators. 2006-05-18. http://predators.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=317883&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "Koistinen's impressive game leads Predators over Blue Jackets". CBS Sports. 2007-12-27. http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20071227_CLB@NSH. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "Koistinen inks two-year deal with Cats". Florida Panthers. 2009-07-01. http://panthers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433063. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "Koistinen waived". Sun-Sentinel. 2009-11-25. http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_hockey_panthers/2009/11/florida-panthers-koistinen-waived.html. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
- ^ "Florida Panthers' Ville Koistinen sent to Rochester for more playing time". Miami Herald. 2009-11-28. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/hockey/story/1355277.html.
[edit] External links
- Ville Koistinen – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- Ville Koistinen's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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