Ville Peltonen
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| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg/13 st 0 lb) |
| 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. He currently plays for the Florida Panthers.
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[edit] Playing career
Peltonen started his professional career with HIFK in the Finnish SM-liiga. He showed great talent in 3 complete seasons with HIFK and left the team to play in the NHL 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, it was short lived, however. His career continued with a two-season stint with Jokerit before heading to Swiss league. Peltonen played three outstanding seasons for HC Lugano, earning him a place in Finland's 2004 World Cup of Hockey and 2006 Olympic teams. Playing well together with Olli Jokinen in those aforementioned tournaments, Peltonen signed to a 1-year contract with the Florida Panthers in the NHL. After 2006–07 season, his first with the Panthers, Peltonen was offered a 2-year extension, which he accepted.
[edit] International Play
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Finland |
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| Men's Ice Hockey | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 2006 Turin | Ice Hockey | |
| Bronze | 1998 Nagano | Ice Hockey | |
| Bronze | 1994 Lillehammer | Ice Hockey | |
| World Championships | |||
| Bronze | 2008 Canada | Ice Hockey | |
| Silver | 2007 Russia | Ice Hockey | |
| Bronze | 2006 Latvia | Ice Hockey | |
| Bronze | 2000 Russia | Ice Hockey | |
| Silver | 1999 Norway | Ice Hockey | |
| Silver | 1998 Switzerland | Ice Hockey | |
| Gold | 1995 Sweden | Ice Hockey | |
| Silver | 1994 Italy | Ice Hockey | |
| World Cup | |||
| Silver | 2004 World Cup of Hockey | Ice Hockey | |
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.
Played for Finland in:
- 1994 Winter Olympics (bronze medal)
- 1994 World Championships (silver medal)
- 1995 World Championships (gold medal)
- 1996 World Championships
- 1996 World Cup of Hockey
- 1997 World Championships
- 1998 Winter Olympics (bronze medal)
- 1998 World Championships (silver medal)
- 1999 World Championships (silver medal)
- 2000 World Championships (bronze medal)
- 2003 World Championships
- 2004 World Championships
- 2004 World Cup of Hockey (silver medal)
- 2005 World Championships
- 2006 Winter Olympics (silver medal)
- 2006 World Championships (bronze medal)
- 2007 World Championships (silver medal)
[edit] Awards
- Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy for best rookie in the SM-liiga - 1993
- Ice Hockey World Championships Tournament All-Star - 1995, 1998, 2004
- Raimo Kilpiö trophy for gentleman player - 2003
- SM-league Championship - 2002 Jokerit
- NLA-league Championship - 2006 HC Lugano
- Leading scorer Swedish Elitserien - 1998
- Leading scorer Swiss NLA-league - 2004
- President's Trophy - 2005
[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 | Nationalliga A | 48 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Lugano | Nationalliga A | 44 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Lugano | Nationalliga A | 39 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 72 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007–08 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 56 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 303 | 40 | 77 | 117 | 88 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
[edit] International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | P | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | |
| 1994 | Finland | Oly | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1994 | Finland | WC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1995 | Finland | WC | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | |
| 1996 | Finland | WC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1996 | Finland | WCp | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1997 | Finland | WC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1998 | Finland | Oly | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1998 | Finland | WC | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
| 1999 | Finland | WC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Finland | WC | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2003 | Finland | WC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Finland | WC | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Finland | WCp | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Finland | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Finland | Oly | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | |
| 2006 | Finland | WC | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2007 | Finland | WC | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Finland | WC | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Senior Int'l Totals | 137 | 46 | 61 | 107 | 62 | |||
[edit] References
- Ville Peltonen's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- 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 |
