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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 20, 1987 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Attacker Ville Korhonen agrees to try-out contract". Espoo Blues (in Finnish). August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ^ "Wild Wings recruit Finnish forward Korhonen". Schwenninger Wild Wings (in German). May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "First personnel decisions made". Schwenninger Wild Wings (in German). March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
External links
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