Ville Sirén

Ville Sirén
Born	(1964-02-11) February 11, 1964 Tampere, FIN
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Ilves (SM-liiga) Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota North Stars HPK (SM-liiga) Luleå HF (Elitserien) SC Bern (NLA) HIFK (SM-liiga)
National team	Finland
NHL draft	23rd overall, 1983 Hartford Whalers
Playing career	1982–1999

Ville Jussi Sirén (born February 11, 1964, in Tampere, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defender.

He is currently the head amateur scout for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He has previously worked as a scout for the St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals and Ilves.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1981–82	Ilves	FIN U20		30	13	12	25	40		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Ilves	SM-l		29	3	2	5	42		8	1	3	4	8
1983–84	Ilves	SM-l		36	1	10	11	40		2	0	0	0	2
1984–85	Ilves	SM-l		36	11	13	24	24		9	0	2	2	10
1985–86	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		60	4	8	12	32		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		69	5	17	22	50		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		58	1	20	21	62		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		12	1	0	1	14		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		38	2	10	12	58		4	0	0	0	4
1989–90	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		53	1	13	14	60		3	0	0	0	2
1990–91	HPK	SM-l		44	4	9	13	90		8	1	1	2	37
1991–92	Ilves	SM-l		43	8	14	22	88		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Luleå HF	SEL		37	3	11	14	84		11	0	0	0	22
1993–94	Luleå HF	SEL		40	4	11	15	65		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Västerås IK	SEL		37	1	4	5	44		4	0	1	1	4
1995–96	EHC Kloten	SUI.2		24	3	13	16	54		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	SC Bern	NDA		6	1	2	3	8		11	3	7	10	18
1996–97	SC Bern	NDA		42	10	11	21	72		12	1	5	6	47
1997–98	SC Bern	NDA		36	3	9	12	96		7	1	4	5	26
1997–98	SG Cortina	ITA		—	—	—	—	—		2	1	2	3	0
1998–99	HIFK	SM-l		34	3	2	5	42		11	0	0	0	12
SM-l totals				224	30	50	80	326		38	2	6	8	69
NHL totals				290	14	68	82	276		7	0	0	0	6
SEL totals				114	8	26	34	193		15	0	1	1	26

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982	Finland	EJC		5	1	0	1	8
1983	Finland	WJC		7	1	1	2	6
1984	Finland	WJC		7	0	2	2	4
1984	Finland	OLY		6	0	1	1	2
1985	Finland	WC		5	0	0	0	8
1987	Finland	CC		5	0	0	0	6
1991	Finland	WC		10	2	2	4	16
1991	Finland	CC		6	0	1	1	15
1992	Finland	OLY		8	0	2	2	16
1993	Finland	WC		6	0	0	0	6
Junior totals				19	2	3	5	18
Senior totals				46	2	6	8	69

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Columbus Blue Jackets Staff Directory
• St.Louis Blues scout