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Finland Ville Koho
#8 SaiPa / Liiga - 19/20
Date of Birth
Feb 27, 1982
Position
C
Age
42
Height
5'10" / 177 cm
Place of Birth
Imatra, FIN
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Ketterä
Status
Retired

Ville Koho was a center known as a great faceoff man. Good hockey sense and anticipation helped him become a very strong defensive player and penalty killer. However, Koho was not overly effective in physical battles, nor was he a big offensive contributor.
- Ulf Andersson, Elite Prospects

Family relations
Father: Erkki Koho

Team Staff profile of Ville Koho also available

© Photo: Timo Savela

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Ville Koho Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 SaiPa U16 U16 SM-sarja 22* 9* 12* 21* 14* -* |
1998-99 SaiPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 36* 9* 16* 25* 8* -* |
1999-00 SaiPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 32* 10* 11* 21* 30* -* |
SaiPa U20 U20 I-divisioona 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Qualification 1 0 0 0 0 -
2000-01 SaiPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 44* 13* 12* 25* 8* -* | Playoffs 2 2 0 2 0 -
2001-02 SaiPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 40* 15* 28* 43* 38* -* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 2 -
SaiPa SM-liiga 15* 1* 0* 1* 2* -2* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2002-03 SaiPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 0* 2* 2* 0* 3* |
SaiPa SM-liiga 56* 2* 3* 5* 12* -13* |
2003-04 SaiPa SM-liiga 55* 4* 3* 7* 8* -15* |
2004-05 SaiPa SM-liiga 55* 6* 8* 14* 14* -8* |
2005-06 SaiPa “A” SM-liiga 56* 9* 6* 15* 49* -7* | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 4 0
2006-07 SaiPa “A” SM-liiga 46* 3* 4* 7* 20* -6* |
2007-08 SaiPa “C” SM-liiga 45* 3* 7* 10* 12* 3* |
2008-09 SaiPa “C” SM-liiga 33* 3* 6* 9* 12* -2* | Relegation 2 0 0 0 0 -3
2009-10 SaiPa “C” SM-liiga 46* 5* 10* 15* 45* -6* |
2010-11 SaiPa “C” SM-liiga 53* 5* 8* 13* 16* -13* |
2011-12 SaiPa “C” SM-liiga 54* 9* 19* 28* 12* 0* |
2012-13 SaiPa “C” SM-liiga 44* 8* 10* 18* 16* 12* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -4
2013-14 SaiPa “C” Liiga 52* 10* 27* 37* 18* 6* | Playoffs 13 2 3 5 2 0
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 2* 2* 2* 1* |
2014-15 SaiPa “C” Liiga 46* 5* 9* 14* 12* 11* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 2 -2
2015-16 SaiPa “C” Liiga 50* 12* 11* 23* 28* 17* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -3
2016-17 SaiPa “C” Liiga 17* 2* 1* 3* 4* -6* |
2017-18 SaiPa “C” Liiga 46* 8* 15* 23* 6* -1* | Playoffs 9 1 3 4 2 4
2018-19 SaiPa “C” Liiga 45* 6* 6* 12* 10* -12* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
2019-20 SaiPa Liiga 39* 1* 5* 6* 10* -1* |

Ville Koho Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Finland EHT 3* 0* 2* 2* 2* 1* |
2014-15 SaiPa “C” Champions HL 8* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |

Ville Koho Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 8* 0* 1* 1* 0.13* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 3* 0* 2* 2* 0.67* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 3* 0* 2* 2* 0.67* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 19 853* 102* 158* 260* 0.30* 306* -43* | 8 48 5 * 8 * 13 * 0.27 * 10 * -9 *
U16 SM-sarja 1 22* 9* 12* 21* 0.95* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 68* 19* 27* 46* 0.68* 38* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 I-divisioona 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 85* 28* 42* 70* 0.82* 46* 3* | 2 7 3 * 2 * 5 * 0.71 * 2 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ville Koho Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/13/2020
03/13/2020 Confirmed SaiPa Retired
12/29/2018
12/29/2018 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
03/01/2018
03/01/2018 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
11/09/2015
11/09/2015 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
11/04/2013
11/04/2013 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
12/22/2011
12/22/2011 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
02/17/2010
02/17/2010 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
03/29/2009
03/29/2009 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 8 retired by SaiPa

Cult/Star player for SaiPa