Tom Koivisto (born 4 June 1974) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Jokerit in the SM-liiga. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues as their eighth-round pick, 253rd overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He played parts of ten seasons in the SM-liiga before coming to North America in 2002. Koivisto spent most of two seasons in the American Hockey League but appeared in 22 National Hockey League games with the Blues in 2002–03. He returned to Europe in 2004, spending two seasons with Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elitserien and then two more with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the Swiss National League A before returning to Finland and Jokerit in 2008.[1]
Tom Koivisto | |||
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Born | Turku, Finland | 4 June 1974||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
SM-liiga team Former teams | Jokerit TPS HPK St. Louis Blues Frölunda HC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | ||
National team | ![]() | ||
NHL draft | 253rd overall, 2002 St. Louis Blues | ||
Playing career | 1993–2012 |
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
editRegular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1990–91 | TPS | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | TPS | FIN U20 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
1992–93 | TPS | FIN U20 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
1992–93 | TPS | SM-l | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1992–93 | Kiekko–67 | FIN.2 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | TPS | FIN U20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | ||
1993–94 | TPS | SM-l | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1993–94 | Kiekko–67 | FIN.2 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | TPS | FIN U20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Kiekko–67 | FIN.2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | TPS | SM-l | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | HPK | SM-l | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | HPK | SM-l | 50 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
1996–97 | HPK | SM-l | 46 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
1997–98 | HPK | SM-l | 23 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | HPK | SM-l | 52 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 91 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | ||
1999–2000 | Jokerit | SM-l | 43 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
2000–01 | Jokerit | SM-l | 47 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2001–02 | Jokerit | SM-l | 43 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | ||
2002–03 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 47 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 28 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 17 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 50 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
2005–06 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 40 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 76 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 30 | ||
2006–07 | Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NLA | 36 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 91 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
2007–08 | Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NLA | 47 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2008–09 | Jokerit | SM-l | 43 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Jokerit | SM-l | 40 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
2010–11 | Tingsryds AIF | SWE.2 | 52 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Tingsryds AIF | SWE.2 | 46 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SM-l totals | 435 | 85 | 147 | 232 | 463 | 65 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 38 |
International
editYear | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1992 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
1993 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
1994 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
2002 | Finland | WC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Achievements
edit- Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenceman in the SM-liiga - 2002[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Tom Koivisto player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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