Ville Vahalahti
| Ville Vahalahti | |
|---|---|
 Ville Vahalahti (2012) | |
| Born | November 7, 1977 Parainen, FIN |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| SM-liiga team Former teams |
TPS SEL Linköpings HC |
| National team |  Finland |
| Playing career | 1995–present |
Ville Vahalahti (born November 7, 1977 in Parainen, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for TPS Turku of the SM-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 March 19, 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 | ||
| 1995–1996 | Kiekko-67 | 1. divisioona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–1997 | Kiekko-67 | 1. divisioona | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–1999 | TuTo | 1. divisioona | 21 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–1999 | TPS | SM-l | 31 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1999–2000 | TPS | SM-l | 53 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2000–2001 | TPS | SM-l | 53 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2001–2002 | TPS | SM-l | 56 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2002–2003 | TPS | SM-l | 54 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2003–2004 | TPS | SM-l | 50 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–2005 | TPS | SM-l | 46 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2005–2006 | TPS | SM-l | 56 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2006–2007 | TPS | SM-l | 54 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–2008 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 53 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–2009 | TPS | SM-l | 58 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2009–2010 | TPS | SM-l | 57 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2010–2011 | TPS | SM-l | 27 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–2012 | TPS | SM-l | 59 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SM-l totals | 654 | 188 | 249 | 437 | 202 | 84 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 36 | ||||
| SEL totals | 53 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Finland | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Senior int'l totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
References
- ↑ "TPS extension agreement with Ville". TPS. 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2010-04-25.