Ville Korhonen (born May 20, 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He has previously played the majority of his professional career in his native Finland, with Ilves Tampere, Espoo Blues and Ässät Pori. On August 26, 2014, Korhonen accepted an initial two-month try-out contract with the Blues.[1]

Ville Korhonen
Born (1987-05-20) May 20, 1987 (age 37)
Tampere, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Ilves
LeKi
Espoo Blues
VIK Västerås HK
Ässät Pori
Schwenninger Wild Wings
Villacher SV
HK Dukla Michalovce
Playing career 2005–2022

After two seasons with Ässät, Korhonen left the Liiga as a free agent to sign a one-year deal with German outfit, Schwenninger Wild Wings of the DEL for the 2018–19 season, on May 1, 2018.[2] In 36 games for the Wild Wings, Korhonen collected 8 goals and 18 points, unable to help Schwenninger qualify for the post-season. He left the club at the conclusion of his contract.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Ilves U20 SM-liiga 37 9 12 21 12 8 0 1 1 0
2005–06 Ilves U20 SM-liiga 16 6 7 13 6 2 2 0 2 2
2005–06 Ilves SM-liiga 47 3 2 5 8 4 0 1 1 0
2005–06 Finland U20 Mestis 2 1 0 1 0
2006–07 Ilves U20 SM-liiga 10 7 7 14 16 3 2 0 2 2
2006–07 Ilves SM-liiga 52 1 5 6 24 7 0 1 1 4
2006–07 Finland U20 Mestis 2 1 0 1 0
2007–08 Ilves U20 SM-liiga 4 2 3 5 0
2007–08 Ilves SM-liiga 39 3 2 5 37 9 1 0 1 4
2007–08 LeKi Mestis 12 4 5 9 0
2008–09 Ilves SM-liiga 51 4 1 5 14 3 0 0 0 2
2008–09 LeKi Mestis 8 1 5 6 4
2009–10 Ilves SM-liiga 56 12 8 20 8
2009–10 LeKi Mestis 1 1 1 2 0
2010–11 Ilves SM-liiga 59 11 15 26 10 6 1 1 2 2
2011–12 Ilves SM-liiga 55 9 5 14 12
2012–13 Ilves SM-liiga 60 7 9 16 74
2013–14 Ilves Liiga 48 7 8 15 18
2014–15 Espoo Blues Liiga 56 18 19 37 28 4 1 3 4 2
2015–16 Espoo Blues Liiga 27 8 3 11 6
2015–16 VIK Västerås HK HockeyAllsvenskan 15 2 2 4 2
2016–17 Porin Ässät Liiga 59 9 23 32 12 3 1 0 1 0
2017–18 Porin Ässät Liiga 56 11 16 27 20 7 1 1 2 8
2018–19 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 36 8 10 18 18
2019–20 Villacher SV EBEL 3 0 0 0 2
2019–20 HK Dukla Michalovce Slovak 31 14 15 29 4
2020–21 HK Dukla Michalovce Slovak 34 13 9 22 10 12 0 6 6 4
2021–22 HC Gherdëina AlpsHL 36 19 26 45 10 8 2 6 8 4
2021–22 HC Gherdëina Italy 3 1 3 4 2
Liiga totals 665 103 116 219 271 43 5 7 12 22

References

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  1. ^ "Attacker Ville Korhonen agrees to try-out contract". Espoo Blues (in Finnish). August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "Wild Wings recruit Finnish forward Korhonen". Schwenninger Wild Wings (in German). May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "First personnel decisions made". Schwenninger Wild Wings (in German). March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
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