Tom Koivisto
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Tomas Koivisto is a Finnish ice hockey
defenceman
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.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
for Jokerit
Jokerit
Jokerit is an ice-hockey team from Helsinki, Finland, playing in the Finnish Elite League, SM-liiga. The team has won 6 league championships...
in the SM-liiga
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice...
. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade...
as their eighth-round pick, 253rd overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft
2002 NHL Entry Draft
The 2002 NHL Entry Draft was held June 22–23 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. 291 players were drafted in total: 35 from the OHL; 23 from the QMJHL; 43 from the WHL; 41 from the NCAA; 6 from U.S high schools and 110 from outside North America....
. 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
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
but appeared in 22 National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
games with the Blues in 2002–03. He returned to Europe in 2004, spending two seasons with Frölunda HC
Frölunda HC
Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the...
in the Swedish Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
and then two more with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
The Rapperswil-Jona Lakers are a professional ice hockey club from Rapperswil, Switzerland and are members of the Swiss National League A. The Lakers were founded in 1945 and were known as SC Rapperswil-Jona until 2005, when the club changed to its present name...
of the Swiss National League A before returning to Finland and Jokerit in 2008.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Kiekko-67 | SML-2 Mestis Mestis, , is the second-highest ice hockey league in Finland.The league was established in 2000 to replace the first division. Since 2000, Mestis has been the highest hockey league in Finland that can be reached with playing merits only; the SM-liiga was closed in 2000... |
16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | TPS TPS (ice hockey) TPS or Turun Palloseura is an ice hockey team and 11-time champion of SM-liiga. They play in Turku, Finland at the HK Arena. In terms of championships, TPS is the most successful team in SM-liiga history.-Team history:... |
SML SM-liiga The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Kiekko-67 | SML-2 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | TPS | SML | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Kiekko-67 | SML-2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | TPS | SML | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HPK HPK HPK is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Hämeenlinna, Finland at the Hämeenlinnan jäähalli. HPK was established in 1929. The full name of the club is HPK-Edustusjääkiekko Ry and the team is sometimes promoted as the "Hockey Playing Knights", with the logo representing a knight... |
SML | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HPK | SML | 50 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | HPK | SML | 46 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | HPK | SML | 23 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HPK | SML | 52 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 91 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 1999–00 | Jokerit Jokerit Jokerit is an ice-hockey team from Helsinki, Finland, playing in the Finnish Elite League, SM-liiga. The team has won 6 league championships... |
SML | 43 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Jokerit | SML | 47 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Jokerit | SML | 43 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 2002–03 AHL season The 2002–03 AHL season was the 67th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs finished first overall in the regular season... |
Worcester IceCats Worcester IceCats The Worcester IceCats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA at the Worcester Centrum... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
47 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 2003–04 AHL season The 2003–04 AHL season was the 68th season of the American Hockey League. The league introduces the Willie Marshall Award in honour the career points leader in the AHL, and awards it to the annual top goal scorer.... |
Worcester IceCats | AHL | 28 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Springfield Falcons Springfield Falcons The Springfield Falcons are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center and are the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. The Falcons' two main rivals are the Connecticut Whale and the... |
AHL | 17 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 2004–05 Elitserien season The 2004–05 Elitserien season was the 30th season of Elitserien. It started on September 20, 2004, with the regular season ending March 1, 2005. The playoffs of the 81st Swedish Championship ended on April 11, with Frölunda HC taking the championship.... |
Frölunda HC Frölunda HC Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the... |
SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
50 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 2005–06 Elitserien season The 2005–06 Elitserien season was the 31st season of Elitserien. It ran from September 26, 2005 until March 6, 2006, with the Elitserien playoffs, the 82nd Swedish Championship, to April 18, with Färjestads BK taking the championship.-Final standings:... |
Frölunda HC | SEL | 40 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 76 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 30 | ||
| 2006–07 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Rapperswil-Jona Lakers The Rapperswil-Jona Lakers are a professional ice hockey club from Rapperswil, Switzerland and are members of the Swiss National League A. The Lakers were founded in 1945 and were known as SC Rapperswil-Jona until 2005, when the club changed to its present name... |
NLA | 36 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 91 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 2007–08 Nationalliga A season The 2007-08 NLA season was the 70th regular season of the Nationalliga A , the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland.-Final standings:-Playoff bracket:-External links:**... |
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 47 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Jokerit | SML | 43 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Jokerit | SML | 40 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 435 | 85 | 147 | 232 | 465 | 65 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 38 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 17th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Gävle, Sweden. Canada won the gold medal, its sixth championship, while Sweden won silver, and the combined team of the Czech and Slovak Republics won bronze... |
Finland Jr. Finland men's national junior ice hockey team The Finnish men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Finland. The team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship.-2011 WJC roster:... |
WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 17th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Ostrava and Frydek-Mistek, Czech Republic... |
Finland Jr. | WJC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2002 2002 IIHF World Championship The 2002 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation .-Qualification Tournament:... |
Finland | WC Ice Hockey World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European... |
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