Ville Vahalahti (born 7 November 1977 in Pargas, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey player currently playing for Lukko of the Finnish Liiga.
| 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 | ||
Playing career edit
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 edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Kiekko-67 | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | TPS | FIN U20 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Kiekko-67 | FIN.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | TPS | FIN U20 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Kiekko-67 | FIN.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | TPS | FIN U20 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | TUTO Hockey | FIN.2 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | TPS | SM-l | 31 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1999–2000 | TPS | SM-l | 53 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | TPS | SM-l | 53 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | TPS | SM-l | 56 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | TPS | SM-l | 54 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | TPS | SM-l | 50 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | TPS | SM-l | 46 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | TPS | SM-l | 56 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | TPS | SM-l | 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 | SM-l | 58 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | TPS | SM-l | 57 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | TPS | SM-l | 27 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | TPS | SM-l | 59 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | TPS | SM-l | 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 edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Finland | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
References edit
- ^ "TPS extension agreement with Ville". TPS. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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