Tom Koivisto
Tom Koivisto (born June 4, 1974 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman for Jokerit in the SM-liiga. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues as their eighth-round pick, 253rd overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He played parts of ten seasons in the SM-liiga before coming to North America in 2002. Koivisto spent most of two seasons in the American Hockey League but appeared in 22 National Hockey League games with the Blues in 2002–03. He returned to Europe in 2004, spending two seasons with Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elitserien and then two more with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the Swiss National League A before returning to Finland and Jokerit in 2008.[1]
| Tom Koivisto | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 4, 1974 Turku, FIN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| SM-liiga team Former teams |
Jokerit TPS HPK St. Louis Blues Frölunda HC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | ||
| National team |
 | ||
| NHL Draft |
253rd overall, 2002 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2010 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | TPS | FIN Jr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | TPS | FIN Jr | 36 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1992–93 | TPS | FIN Jr | 21 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1992–93 | TPS | SM-l | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Kiekko-67 | FIN.2 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | TPS | FIN Jr | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1993–94 | TPS | SM-l | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Kiekko-67 | FIN.2 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | TPS | FIN Jr | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Kiekko-67 | FIN.2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | TPS | SM-l | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HPK | SM-l | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HPK | SM-l | 50 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | HPK | SM-l | 46 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | HPK | SM-l | 23 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HPK | SM-l | 52 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 91 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Jokerit | SM-l | 43 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Jokerit | SM-l | 47 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Jokerit | SM-l | 43 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 47 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 28 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 17 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 50 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 40 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 76 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 30 | ||
| 2006–07 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 36 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 91 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 47 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Jokerit | SM-l | 43 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Jokerit | SM-l | 40 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Tingsryds AIF | SWE.2 | 52 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Tingsryds AIF | SWE.2 | 46 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l totals | 435 | 85 | 147 | 232 | 463 | 65 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 38 | ||||
Achievements
- Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenceman in the SM-liiga - 2002[1]
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References
- "Tom Koivisto player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Jouni Loponen |
Winner of the Pekka Rautakallio trophy 2001–02 |
Succeeded by Marko Tuulola |
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