Ville Korhonen Explained

Position:Left Wing
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:198
Played For:Ilves
LeKi
Espoo Blues
VIK Västerås HK
Ässät Pori
Schwenninger Wild Wings
Villacher SV
HK Dukla Michalovce
Shoots:Left
Birth Date:20 May 1987
Birth Place:Tampere, Finland
Career Start:2005
Career End:2022

Ville Korhonen (born May 20, 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He has previously played the majority of his professional career in his native Finland, with Ilves Tampere, Espoo Blues and Ässät Pori. On August 26, 2014, Korhonen accepted an initial two-month try-out contract with the Blues.[1]

After two seasons with Ässät, Korhonen left the Liiga as a free agent to sign a one-year deal with German outfit, Schwenninger Wild Wings of the DEL for the 2018–19 season, on May 1, 2018.[2] In 36 games for the Wild Wings, Korhonen collected 8 goals and 18 points, unable to help Schwenninger qualify for the post-season. He left the club at the conclusion of his contract.[3]

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2004–05IlvesU20 SM-liiga37 9 12 21 128 0 1 1 0
2005–06IlvesU20 SM-liiga16 6 7 13 62 2 0 2 2
2005–06IlvesSM-liiga47 3 2 5 84 0 1 1 0
2005–06Finland U20Mestis2 1 0 1 0
2006–07IlvesU20 SM-liiga10 7 7 14 163 2 0 2 2
2006–07IlvesSM-liiga52 1 5 6 247 0 1 1 4
2006–07Finland U20Mestis2 1 0 1 0
2007–08IlvesU20 SM-liiga4 2 3 5 0
2007–08IlvesSM-liiga39 3 2 5 379 1 0 1 4
2007–08LeKiMestis12 4 5 9 0
2008–09IlvesSM-liiga51 4 1 5 143 0 0 0 2
2008–09LeKiMestis8 1 5 6 4
2009–10IlvesSM-liiga56 12 8 20 8
2009–10LeKiMestis1 1 1 2 0
2010–11IlvesSM-liiga59 11 15 26 106 1 1 2 2
2011–12IlvesSM-liiga55 9 5 14 12
2012–13IlvesSM-liiga60 7 9 16 74
2013–14IlvesLiiga48 7 8 15 18
2014–15Espoo BluesLiiga56 18 19 37 284 1 3 4 2
2015–16Espoo BluesLiiga27 8 3 11 6
2015–16VIK Västerås HKHockeyAllsvenskan15 2 2 4 2
2016–17Porin ÄssätLiiga59 9 23 32 123 1 0 1 0
2017–18Porin ÄssätLiiga56 11 16 27 207 1 1 2 8
2018–19Schwenninger Wild WingsDEL36 8 10 18 18
2019–20Villacher SVEBEL3 0 0 0 2
2019–20HK Dukla MichalovceSlovak31 14 15 29 4
2020–21HK Dukla MichalovceSlovak34 13 9 22 1012 0 6 6 4
2021–22HC GherdëinaAlpsHL36 19 26 45 108 2 6 8 4
2021–22HC GherdëinaItaly3 1 3 4 2
Liiga totals66510311621927143571222

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Attacker Ville Korhonen agrees to try-out contract . . 2014-08-26 . 2014-08-26 . Finnish.
  2. Web site: Wild Wings recruit Finnish forward Korhonen . . 2018-05-01 . 2018-05-01 . German.
  3. Web site: First personnel decisions made . . 2019-03-04 . 2019-03-04 . German.