Ville Vahalahti
| Ville Vahalahti | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ville Vahalahti (2012) | |||
| Born |
7 November 1977 Pargas, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
Lukko TPS Linköpings HC | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 1995–present | ||
Ville Vahalahti (born 7 November 1977 in Pargas, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey player currently playing for Lukko of the Finnish Liiga.
Playing career
Vahalahti started his professional career in the second highest division of hockey in Finland. There he played for the team Kiekko-67 Turku. After two seasons, he advanced to the SM-liiga team TPS.
He spent the 2007–08 season with Linköpings HC of the Swedish Elitserien, but upon completion of the year returned to TPS signing a two-year contract. After a strong return with TPS, Vahalahti was named to represent Finland at the 2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships in Switzerland.
During the 2009–10 season on 19 March 2010, Vahalahti signed a two-year contract extension to remain with TPS.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Kiekko-67 | FIN Jr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | TPS | FIN Jr | 33 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Kiekko-67 | FIN II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | TPS | FIN Jr | 33 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Kiekko-67 | FIN II | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | TPS | FIN Jr | 36 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | TUTO Hockey | FIN II | 21 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | TPS | Liiga | 31 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1999–2000 | TPS | Liiga | 53 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | TPS | Liiga | 53 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | TPS | Liiga | 56 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | TPS | Liiga | 54 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | TPS | Liiga | 50 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | TPS | Liiga | 46 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | TPS | Liiga | 56 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | TPS | Liiga | 54 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 53 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | TPS | Liiga | 58 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | TPS | Liiga | 57 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | TPS | Liiga | 27 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | TPS | Liiga | 59 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | TPS | Liiga | 52 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Lukko | Liiga | 59 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lukko | Liiga | 57 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Lukko | Liiga | 55 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Lukko | Liiga | 60 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Lukko | Liiga | 40 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 977 | 260 | 427 | 687 | 300 | 107 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 42 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Finland | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
References
- ^ "TPS extension agreement with Ville". TPS. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
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