Ville Kolppanen (born September 5, 1992) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing with Rungsted Seier Capital in the Metal Ligaen.
| Ville Kolppanen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 5, 1992 Vaasa, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| Metal Ligaen team Former teams |
Rungsted Seier Capital Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Rögle BK | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Playing career
editKolppanen played youth hockey with Tappara before moving to Ilves, and making the Junior A level before moving to North America for one major junior season in appearing with the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the 2009–10 season.
Undrafted, Kolppanen returned to Finland with Ilves, making his professional debut in the SM-liiga during the 2010–11 season.[1]
After playing three years in Russia with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), Kolppanen moved to Sweden in agreeing to a contract with Rögle BK of the SHL prior to the 2017–18 season on July 6, 2017.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ilves". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
- ^ "Rogle signs contract with KHL goaltender". Rögle BK (in Swedish). 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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