Ville Peltonen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Ice hockey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2006 Turin | Ice hockey | |
| Bronze | 1998 Nagano | Ice hockey | |
| Bronze | 1994 Lillehammer | Ice hockey | |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 207 lb (94 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Florida Panthers San Jose Sharks Nashville Predators |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | May 24, 1973, Vantaa, FIN |
| NHL Draft | 58th overall, 1993 San Jose Sharks |
| Pro Career | 1991 – present |
Ville Peltonen (born May 24, 1973 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their third-round pick, #58 overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
Peltonen started his professional career with HIFK in the Finnish SM-liiga. He crossed the Atlantic to play for the San Jose Sharks in 1995, but after two seasons there he returned to Europe. After a year with Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elitserien, Peltonen returned to the United States to play for the Nashville Predators. After a two-season stint with Jokerit, Peltonen then played his third season in the Swiss league, with HC Lugano before signing with the Florida Panthers in the NHL.
Peltonen has represented Finland in international play on several occasions, most memorably in the 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships; Peltonen scored a hat trick in the final game against Sweden, which Finland won 4-1 to come away with their only World Championship to date. He played on the Finnish first line with Saku Koivu and Jere Lehtinen; all three were named tournament all-stars. He was a member of the silver medal winning Finnish ice hockey team at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Peltonen has recently been signed back into the NHL by the Florida Panthers for a reason many say is to play alongside fellow Finnish star Olli Jokinen.
[edit] Awards
- Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy for best rookie in the SM-liiga - 1993
- Raimo Kilpiö trophy for gentleman player - 2003
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991-92 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992-93 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 46 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 43 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1994-95 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 45 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995-96 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 29 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 31 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 40 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 45 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 79 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 53 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2001-02 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 30 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 49 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2003-04 | HC Lugano | Swiss | 48 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 2004-05 | HC Lugano | Swiss | 44 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2005-06 | HC Lugano | Swiss | 39 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 175 | 18 | 45 | 53 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
[edit] References
- Ville Peltonen on hockeybd.com
- Ville Peltonen on nhlfinns.com
| Preceded by Petri Varis |
Winner of the Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy 1992-93 |
Succeeded by Juha Lind |
| Preceded by Vesa Viitakoski |
Winner of the Raimo Kilpiö trophy 2002-03 |
Succeeded by Kimmo Kuhta |
| Preceded by Päivi Halonen |
Winner of the President's Trophy 2004-05 |
Succeeded by Erkka Westerlund |
Categories: 1973 births | Living people | People from Vantaa | Finnish ice hockey players | Kansas City Blades players | Nashville Predators players | San Jose Sharks draft picks | San Jose Sharks players | Florida Panthers players | Jokerit players | Finnish ice hockey world championship gold medalists | Hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics | Winter Olympics medalists | Olympic silver medalists for Finland | Frölunda HC players | HIFK players
