Toni Koivisto (born 5 November 1982 in Ylitornio) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. His career spanned 21 seasons and was played in top leagues in Finland, Sweden, and Russia.
| Toni Koivisto | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
5 November 1982 Ylitornio, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Lukko Ilves Kärpät Metallurg Magnitogorsk Frölunda HC Luleå HF | ||
| NHL draft |
200th overall, 2001 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2021 | ||
Playing career
editA native of Ylitornio, in Finnish Lapland, Koivisto moved to Rauma as a teenager in 1998 to play for Lukko, as northern Finland lacked an SM-liiga team at that time. After one year spent with the Lukko junior-A team, Koivisto debuted in the SM-liiga in the 1999–2000 season, although he still split his time between the adult and the junior teams. In 2000, Koivisto appeared in the U18 World Championships and won the gold medal with Team Finland. He also represented Finland in the 2001 and 2002 World Junior Championships, coming home with silver and bronze, respectively.
After six mediocre seasons with Lukko, Koivisto moved to Tampere to play for Ilves. In his first season there he reached for the first time the 30 points mark, and the 40 points mark in the two following seasons.
In 2008, Koivisto returned to the north to play for Oulun Kärpät, the closest major club to Ylitornio, which had been promoted to SM-liiga in his absence. In Oulu, Koivisto rose to stardom, scoring 62 points in 58 games during both of his two seasons with Kärpät.
Koivisto signed a two-year contract with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on 26 May 2009.[1] In his first season with Metallurg in 2009–10, Koivisto struggled offensively scoring only 19 points in 51 games, he forwent his final year and signed a new two-year contract with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elitserien (SEL) on 20 May 2010.[2]
After scoring only 1 goal in the 2011–12 season's first 17 games, Frölunda and Koivisto decided to split apart on 31 October 2011. He subsequently signed a one-season contract with Luleå HF of the same league (Elitserien) on 6 November 2011, expiring after the end of the 2011–12 season.[3][4]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Lukko | FIN U18 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Lukko | FIN U20 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Lukko | FIN U18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Lukko | FIN U20 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Lukko | FIN U20 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 47 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | UJK | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Lukko | FIN U20 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 52 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 56 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 54 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 56 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 56 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 56 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 45 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 58 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 51 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 54 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Luleå HF | SEL | 35 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Luleå HF | SEL | 50 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Lukko | Liiga | 59 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lukko | Liiga | 58 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | Lukko | Liiga | 58 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Lukko | Liiga | 54 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Lukko | Liiga | 60 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Lukko | Liiga | 58 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Lukko | Liiga | 56 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Lukko | Liiga | 49 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Liiga totals | 944 | 220 | 273 | 493 | 287 | 90 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 22 | ||||
| SEL totals | 156 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| 2001 Moscow | ||
| 2002 Pardubice | ||
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
| 2000 Kloten | ||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Finland | WJC18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | |||
References
edit- ^ Pettersson, Robert (26 May 2009). "Finnish offensive star for Magnitogorsk". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ Gyllander, Peter (20 May 2010). "Mäenpää, Koivisto, Wallén och Hedman klara". Frölunda HC (in Swedish). frolundaindians.com. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ Gyllander, Peter (31 October 2011). "Frölunda och Koivisto överens". Frölunda HC (in Swedish). frolundaindians.com. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ Hedlund, Robert (6 November 2011). "Luleå Hockey värvar finskt". Luleå HF (in Swedish). luleahockey.se. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database