Ville Heinola

Ville Heinola (born 2 March 2001) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Lukko in the Liiga on loan as a prospect for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] He was ranked as one of the top international skaters eligible for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[2][3] Heinola was drafted 20th overall by the Jets.

Ville Heinola
Born (2001-03-02) 2 March 2001
Honkajoki, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Winnipeg Jets
Lukko (Liiga)
NHL Draft 20th overall, 2019
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 2018–present

Playing career

On July 15, 2019, Heinola was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Winnipeg Jets.[4]

Heinola impressively made the Jets roster out of training camp. He became the first player of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft to register an NHL point during the Jets first game of the 2019–20 season against the New York Rangers on 3 October 2019. Heinola scored his first career NHL goal on 8 October 2019 against Matt Murray of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Heinola posted 5 points through 8 games before he was re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. After appearing in 3 games with the Moose, Heinola was loaned to continue development with his Finnish club Lukko for the remainder of the season on 8 November 2019.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2017–18ÄssätJr. A 333141712 —————
2018–19LukkoJr. A 91892 —————
2018–19LukkoLiiga 342121426 71342
2019–20Winnipeg JetsNHL 81454 —————
2019–20Manitoba MooseAHL 30110 —————
2019–20LukkoLiiga 2907712 —————
Liiga totals 342121426 71342
NHL totals 81454 —————
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2019 Canada

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Finland HG18 7th 4 0 2 2 0
2019 Finland WJC 5 1 1 2 2
2020 Finland WJC 4th 7 0 5 5 8
Junior totals 16 1 8 9 10
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References
  1. "Ville Heinola at eliteprospects.com".
  2. "Central Scouting International Skaters Midterm Rankings" (PDF). NHL.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  3. Button, Craig (January 7, 2019). "Craig's List: Hughes stays ahead of Kakko after World Juniors". TSN.ca. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  4. "Jets sign Ville Heinola to three-year contract". Winnipeg Jets. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  5. "Jets reassign defenceman Ville Heinola back to Finnish Liiga". The Sports Network. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Kristian Vesalainen		 Winnipeg Jets first round draft pick
2019		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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