Ville Pokka
Ville Pokka | |||
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Born |
Tornio, Finland | June 3, 1994||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
KHL team Former teams |
Avangard Omsk Oulun Kärpät Rockford IceHogs Belleville Senators | ||
National team | Finland | ||
NHL Draft |
34th overall, 2012 New York Islanders | ||
Playing career | 2010–present |
Medal record | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Representing Finland | ||
World Championships | ||
2016 Russia | ||
2021 Latvia | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2014 Malmö |
Ville Pokka (born June 3, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman currently under contract with Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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 Blackhawks American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.[4]
After three seasons with the organization (all of which were spent with the IceHogs), the Blackhawks re-signed Pokka to a one-year, $650,000 contract extension on June 27, 2017.[5]
In the 2017–18 season, Pokka was familiarly reassigned to the IceHogs. On December 13, 2017, Pokka was recalled by the Blackhawks however remained a healthy scratch before returning to Rockford on December 18. After posting 22 points in 46 games, Pokka was traded by the Blackhawks to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Chris DiDomenico on February 15, 2018.[6] Pokka joined the Senators AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators, and continued to provide offense from the blueline with 3 goals and 11 points in 23 games to end the season.
As an impending restricted free agent with the Senators, Pokka opted to leave North America by agreeing to a one-year contract with his Russian KHL draft club, Avangard Omsk, on May 8, 2018.[7]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2009–10 | Oulun Kärpät | U18 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2010–11 | Oulun Kärpät | U18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ||
2010–11 | Oulun Kärpät | Jr.A | 32 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Oulun Kärpät | SM-l | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Kiekko-Laser | Mestis | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Oulun Kärpät | Jr. A | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Oulun Kärpät | SM-l | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | Oulun Kärpät | Jr. A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Oulun Kärpät | SM-l | 47 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Oulun 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 | ||
2016–17 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 76 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 46 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 23 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 61 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
2019–20 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 62 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 31 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
Liiga totals | 138 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 38 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 12 | ||||
KHL totals | 154 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 34 | 49 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
International[]
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2011 | Finland | U17 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
2011 | Finland | U18 | 5th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2011 | Finland | IH18 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
2012 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
2012 | Finland | U18 | 4th | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 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 | |
2018 | Finland | WC | 5th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | Finland | WC | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
Junior totals | 43 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 22 | ||||
Senior totals | 31 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Awards and honors[]
Award | Year | |
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Liiga | ||
Matti Keinonen Trophy | 2014 | |
Kanada-malja (Oulun Kärpät) | 2014 | |
AHL | ||
All-Rookie Team | 2015 | |
KHL | ||
Gagarin Cup (Avangard Omsk) | 2021 | [8] |
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.
- ^ "Islanders acquire Nick Leddy in trade with Blackhawks". National Hockey League. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
- ^ "Blackhawks sign defenseman Ville Pokka to one-year deal". The Athletic. 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
- ^ "Senators acquire defenceman Ville Pokka from Chicago for Chris DiDomenico". National Hockey League. February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "Finnish national defenseman Ville Pokka joins Avangard" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- ^ "Avangard is crowned 2021 Gagarin Cup Champions" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Avangard Omsk players
- Belleville Senators players
- Finnish ice hockey defencemen
- New York Islanders draft picks
- Oulun Kärpät players
- People from Tornio
- Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
- Finnish ice hockey defenceman stubs