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Finland Ville Hämäläinen

#19 Braehead Clan / EIHL - 17/18

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Ville Hämäläinen Facts

Date of Birth
Jul 06, 1981
Position
C
Age
42
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Lappeenranta, FIN
Weight
176 lbs / 80 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
SaiPa
Status
Retired
Drafted
2001 round 8 #251 overall by Calgary Flames
Highlights
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1

Hämäläinen is a smart center with a well-rounded game. Has speed and likes to pass the puck. Excels on the powerplay.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

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Ville Hämäläinen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 SaiPa U16 U16 SM-sarja 28* 13* 30* 43* 48* -* |
SaiPa U18 U18 I-divisioona -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 7 6 9 15 12 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 7* 2* 6* 8* 4* -* |
1997-98 SaiPa U18 U18 I-divisioona -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification
SaiPa U20 U20 I-divisioona 31* 8* 27* 35* 24* -* |
Finland U17 (all) “A” International-Jr 6* 0* 2* 2* 8* -* |
1998-99 SaiPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 12* 9* 13* 22* 20* -* |
SaiPa U20 U20 I-divisioona 12* 6* 20* 26* 26* -* | Qualification 14 10 12 22 22 -
SaiPa SM-liiga 12* 1* 0* 1* 8* 2* |
Finland U18 “A” WJC-18 7* 4* 2* 6* 2* 3* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 7* 4* 1* 5* 2* -* |
1999-00 SaiPa U20 U20 I-divisioona 1* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* | Qualification 2 1 1 2 2 -
SaiPa SM-liiga 47* 6* 4* 10* 20* -10* |
KooKoo I-divisioona 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -3* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 2* 5* 2* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) “A” International-Jr 16* 3* 3* 6* 4* -* |
2000-01 SaiPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
SaiPa SM-liiga 42* 0* 4* 4* 8* -7* |
Finland U20 “C” WJC-20 7* 4* 3* 7* 0* 4* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 20* 8* 8* 16* 10* -* |
2001-02 SaiPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 5* 4* 4* 8* 2* -* | Playoffs 9 5 6 11 18 -
SaiPa SM-liiga 51* 4* 9* 13* 24* -10* |
2002-03 Tappara SM-liiga 35* 1* 2* 3* 6* 2* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 2 0
FPS Mestis 13* 4* 8* 12* 6* -6* |
2003-04 KalPa Mestis 45* 21* 25* 46* 36* 9* | Playoffs 10 0 7 7 6 6
Finland II (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2004-05 KalPa Mestis 44* 13* 26* 39* 40* 25* | Playoffs 9 2 7 9 2 7
2005-06 KalPa “A” SM-liiga 44* 4* 14* 18* 48* -15* |
2006-07 KalPa SM-liiga 56* 3* 19* 22* 32* -9* |
2007-08 KalPa “A” SM-liiga 55* 14* 18* 32* 26* 1* |
2008-09 HPK SM-liiga 11* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 -1
2009-10 HPK SM-liiga 58* 6* 15* 21* 26* 4* | Playoffs 17 4 2 6 2 1
2010-11 Jokerit SM-liiga 51* 3* 3* 6* 18* -11* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -1
2011-12 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 4* 0* 1* 1* 6* -2* |
HPK SM-liiga 36* 1* 8* 9* 20* 1* |
2012-13 SaiPa “A” SM-liiga 52* 2* 7* 9* 48* -3* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 3
2013-14 SaiPa “A” Liiga 57* 8* 5* 13* 46* 9* | Playoffs 13 2 2 4 8 -1
2014-15 SaiPa “A” Liiga 58* 5* 7* 12* 38* -10* | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 6 -2
2015-16 SaiPa “A” Liiga 60* 2* 12* 14* 26* -1* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 0 2
2016-17 Jukurit Liiga 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Dresdner Eislöwen DEL2 31* 8* 12* 20* 26* 13* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 8 -1
2017-18 Braehead Clan EIHL 50* 7* 14* 21* 36* -* |

Ville Hämäläinen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Finland II Mont Blanc Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2004-05 Finland II Mont Blanc Cup 3* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
2010-11 Jokerit ET 8* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
2014-15 SaiPa Champions HL 8* 1* 0* 1* 6* 2* |
2017-18 Braehead Clan EIHL Cup 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2018-19 SaiPa U18 U18 SM-sarja Head Coach
2019-20 SaiPa U18 U18 SM-sarja Head Coach
2020-21 SaiPa U20 U20 SM-sarja Head Coach
SaiPa Liiga Head Coach Interim from November 8, 2020 to March 27, 2021
Replaced Tero Lehterä on March 27, 2021
2021-22 SaiPa Liiga Asst. Coach
2022-23 SaiPa Liiga Asst. Coach
SaiPa Liiga Head Coach Replaced Pekka Virta on October 14, 2022
2023-24 SaiPa Liiga Head Coach
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Ville Hämäläinen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 8* 1* 0* 1* 0.13* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL2 1 31* 8* 12* 20* 0.65* 26* 13* | 1 7 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.29 * 8 * -1 *
EIHL 1 50* 7* 14* 21* 0.42* 36* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL Cup 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 8* 1* 1* 2* 0.25* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
I-divisioona 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 2* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 56* 17* 20* 37* 0.66* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 17 731* 60* 127* 187* 0.26* 400* -60* | 8 63 7 * 10 * 17 * 0.27 * 28 * 1 *
Mestis 4 106* 38* 60* 98* 0.92* 88* 26* | 2 19 2 * 14 * 16 * 0.84 * 8 * 13 *
Mont Blanc Cup 2 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 28* 13* 30* 43* 1.54* 48* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 I-divisioona 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 2 7 6 * 9 * 15 * 2.14 * 12 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 1 12* 9* 13* 22* 1.83* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 I-divisioona 3 44* 16* 49* 65* 1.48* 52* -* | 2 16 11 * 13 * 24 * 1.50 * 24 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 6* 5* 5* 10* 1.67* 2* -* | 1 9 5 * 6 * 11 * 1.22 * 18 * - *
WJC-18 1 7* 4* 2* 6* 0.86* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 7* 5* 12* 0.86* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Ville Hämäläinen Connections

Player Period Teams
Harri Tikkanen (D) 1996-2009 8 Finland II (Cup), Finland II (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), HPK, KooKoo, SaiPa, SaiPa U16, SaiPa U18, SaiPa U20
Ville Koho (F) 1998-2016 8 SaiPa, SaiPa U18, SaiPa U20
Sami Kaartinen (F) 1996-2007 8 Finland II (Cup), KalPa, KooKoo, SaiPa, SaiPa U18, SaiPa U20
Juha Alastalo (D) 1996-2008 8 Finland II (Cup), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), KalPa
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/19/2018
02/19/2018 Confirmed Braehead Clan Retired
10/05/2017
10/05/2017 Confirmed Dresdner Eislöwen Braehead Clan
10/21/2016
10/21/2016 Confirmed Jukurit Dresdner Eislöwen
04/27/2016
04/27/2016 Confirmed SaiPa Jukurit
01/28/2015
01/28/2015 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
11/19/2013
11/19/2013 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
12/22/2012
12/22/2012 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
04/09/2012
04/09/2012 Confirmed HPK SaiPa
11/23/2011
11/23/2011 Confirmed Jokerit HPK
10/19/2011
10/19/2011 Loan Jokerit HPK
09/23/2011
09/23/2011 Loan Jokerit Kiekko-Vantaa
05/04/2010
05/04/2010 Confirmed HPK Jokerit

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