Ville Lajunen | |
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Born | Helsinki, Finland | 8 March 1988,
Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
Position | Defence |
Shoots | Right |
DEL team F. teams |
Schwenninger Wild Wings Espoo Blues Metallurg Magnitogorsk Färjestad BK Jokerit Spartak Moscow Kunlun Red Star HC Vityaz HC TPS |
Ntl. team | ![]() |
Playing career | 2007–present |
Ville Lajunen (born 8 March 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Schwenninger Wild Wings in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career[]
Born in Helsinki, Lajunen played as a youth within the Espoo Blues program of the SM-liiga. While playing professionally for the Blues, he led the SM-liiga in assists (32) by a defenseman in the 2009–10 season.
On 18 November 2011, Lajunen left Espoo during the final year of his contract to join Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the KHL.[1]
On 24 May 2017, Lajunen signed a one-year contract with HC Spartak Moscow of the KHL.[2] After posting 26 points in 52 games from the blueline in the 2017–18 season, Lajunen left Spartak but continued in the KHL, agreeing to terms on a one-year contract with Chinese outfit, Kunlun Red Star, on 31 May 2018.[3]
In the 2018–19 season, Lajunen was a steadying influence with Kunlun, contributing with 10 goals and 27 points in 56 regular season games. As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract, Lajunen left China, signing a one-year contract with HC Vityaz to remain in the KHL on 2 May 2019.[4]
On 24 June 2022, Lajunen left HC TPS of the Liiga after two seasons and signed a one-year contract with German club, Schwenninger Wild Wings of the DEL, for the 2022–23 season.[5]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2005–06 | Espoo Blues | Jr. A | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2006–07 | Espoo Blues | Jr. A | 39 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 79 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | ||
2006–07 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Espoo Blues | Jr. A | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
2007–08 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 19 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
2007–08 | KooKoo | Mestis | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Espoo Blues | Jr. A | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | ||
2008–09 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 45 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 58 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 60 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 69 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | ||
2011–12 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 22 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 53 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 48 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | Jokerit | KHL | 49 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2015–16 | Jokerit | KHL | 58 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | Jokerit | KHL | 53 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 52 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 56 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Vityaz | KHL | 60 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | TPS | Liiga | 55 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
2021–22 | TPS | Liiga | 51 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||
Liiga totals | 313 | 36 | 122 | 158 | 206 | 68 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 42 | ||||
KHL totals | 343 | 42 | 102 | 144 | 128 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | ||||
SHL totals | 101 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 36 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Medal record | ||
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Competitor for ![]() | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
Silver | 2014 Minsk |
International[]
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2008 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
2014 | Finland | WC | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2017 | Finland | WC | 4th | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
Senior totals | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
References[]
- ↑ Магнитогорский "Металлург" подписал контракт с Вилле Лаюненом // Металлург.ru.
- ↑ "Ville Lajunen signed with Spartak", Spartak.com, 2017-05-24. (russian)
- ↑ Kunlun sign Finnish defenseman Lajunen (Russian) (2018-05-31). Retrieved on 2018-05-31.
- ↑ Two Fins sign with Vityaz (Russian). HC Vityaz (2 May 2019). Retrieved on 2 May 2019.
- ↑ Ville Lajunen signs for the Wild Wings (German). Schwenninger Wild Wings (24 June 2022). Retrieved on 24 June 2022.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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