Ville Koivunen
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | June 13, 2003 | Shot: | L |
| Hometown: | Oulu | Height: | 5'11" |
| Nation: | Finland | Weight: | 161 |
| Position: | Right Wing | Commit: |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHL Entry Draft | 2021 | 2 | 51 | Carolina Hurricanes |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| signed | LW | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Pittsburgh Penguins | F | 2025-10-27 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | F | 2025-10-12 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | Pittsburgh Penguins | F | 2024-03-08 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | Kärpät | F | 2023-07-17 |
| Kärpät | Carolina Hurricanes | F | 2021-08-15 |
| Kärpät U20 | Kärpät | F | 2021-05-28 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| U16 SM-sarja Most Points (Reijo Leppänen Award) | U16 SM-sarja | 2018-2019 |
| U16 SM-sarja All-Star Team | U16 SM-sarja | 2018-2019 |
| U16 SM-sarja Champion | U16 SM-sarja | 2018-2019 |
| U18 SM-sarja Best Player (Esa Tikkanen Award) | U18 SM-sarja | 2019-2020 |
| U18 SM-sarja Best Forward (Esa Peltonen Award) | U18 SM-sarja | 2019-2020 |
| U18 SM-sarja Most Points (Matti Hagman Award) | U18 SM-sarja | 2019-2020 |
| U18 SM-sarja Most Goals (Raimo Summanen Award) | U18 SM-sarja | 2019-2020 |
| U18 SM-sarja First All-Star Team | U18 SM-sarja | 2019-2020 |
| U20 SM-sarja Rookie of the Year (Yrjö Hakala Award) | U20 SM-sarja | 2020-2021 |
| U20 SM-sarja Second All-Star Team | U20 SM-sarja | 2020-2021 |
| U20 SM-sarja Silver Medal | U20 SM-sarja | 2020-2021 |
| Liiga Most Points by Rookie | Liiga | 2021-2022 |
| Liiga Most Assists by Rookie | Liiga | 2021-2022 |
| U20 WJC Silver Medal | U20 WJC | 2021-2022 |
| Liiga Bronze Medal | Liiga | 2023-2024 |
| AHL All-Rookie Team | AHL | 2024-2025 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | Finland Selects U13 | WSI U13 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Kärpät U16 | U16 SM-sarja Q | 25 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 12 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Kärpät U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 18 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 4 | Playoffs | 7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | Finland U16 (all) | International-Jr | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Kärpät U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 37 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 20 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Finland U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Finland U17 (all) | International-Jr | 16 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Kärpät U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 38 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 16 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | Finland U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Kärpät | Liiga | 53 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 20 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | Finland U20 | WJC-20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Finland U20 (all) | WJC-20 Cancelled | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Kärpät | Liiga | 52 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 26 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-2023 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U20 | WJC-20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Kärpät | Liiga | 59 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 26 | Playoffs | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 |
| 2023-2024 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023-2024 | Finland (all) | International | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Finland | EHT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 63 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 52 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025-2026 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | ||||||