Ville Pokka
| Ville Pokka | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 3, 1994 Tornio, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Chicago Blackhawks Rockford IceHogs (AHL) Kärpät | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
34th overall, 2012 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Ville Pokka (born June 3, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Rockford IceHogs in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Pokka played with Kärpät in the SM-Liiga during the 2010–11 season.[1] He was drafted 23rd overall by Avangard Omsk in the 2012 KHL Junior Draft and 34th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
On May 28, 2014, Pokka was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Islanders.[2]
Prior to the 2014–15 season, on October 4, 2014, Pokka was traded, along with T. J. Brennan and Anders Nilsson by the Islanders to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Nick Leddy and Kent Simpson.[3] He was then directly assigned to AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Kärpät | SM-l | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Kärpät | SM-l | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Kärpät | SM-l | 47 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Kärpät | Liiga | 54 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2014–15 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 68 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 76 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Liiga totals | 138 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 38 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 12 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland
| ||
| World Championships | ||
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| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Malmö | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Finland | WHC17 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Finland | WJC18 | 5th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Finland | IH18 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Finland | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Finland | WJC |  |
7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Finland | WC |  |
10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Finland | WCH | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 43 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 22 | ||||
| Senior totals | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Kärpät team statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
- ↑ "Pokka agrees to entry-level contract". New York Islanders. 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ↑ "Blackhawks acquire prospects from Islanders for Leddy". Chicago Blackhawks. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database