| Tom Koivisto | |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) |
| SM-liiga Team F. Teams |
Jokerit TPS HPK St. Louis Blues Frölunda HC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
| Nationality |  Finnish
|
| Born | June 4, 1974, Turku, FIN |
| NHL Draft | 253rd overall, 2002 St. Louis Blues |
| Pro Career | 1993 – present |
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]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Kiekko-67 | SML-2 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | TPS | SML | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Kiekko-67 | SML-2 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | TPS | SML | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Kiekko-67 | SML-2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | TPS | SML | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HPK | SML | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HPK | SML | 50 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | HPK | SML | 46 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | HPK | SML | 23 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HPK | SML | 52 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 91 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 1999–00 | Jokerit | SML | 43 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Jokerit | SML | 47 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Jokerit | SML | 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 | SML | 43 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Jokerit | SML | 40 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 435 | 85 | 147 | 232 | 465 | 65 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 38 | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Finland Jr. | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | Finland Jr. | WJC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2002 | Finland | WC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Achievements[]
- Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenceman in the SM-liiga - 2002[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tom Koivisto player profile. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2010-04-29.
External links[]
- Tom Koivisto's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Tom Koivisto's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Tom Koivisto - player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
| Preceded by Jouni Loponen |
Winner of the Pekka Rautakallio trophy 2001–02 |
Succeeded by Marko Tuulola |