Ville-Valtteri Leskinen

For the Finnish ice hockey winger born in 1995, see Ville Leskinen.

Ville-Valtteri Leskinen
Born (1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 (age 30)
Oulu, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
SHL team
Former teams		 Färjestad BK
KalPa
Vaasan Sport
Oulun Kärpät
Playing career 2013–present

Ville-Valtteri Leskinen (born 18 February 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Färjestad BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL)

He previously played with Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga, winning the Kanada-malja in the 2017–18 season.

After establishing his professional career in three successful seasons with Oulun, Leskinen left as a free agent following the 2018–19 season. On 26 June 2019, Leskinen signed a two-year contract with Swedish club, Färjestad BK of the SHL.[1]

Awards and honours

Award Year
Jr. A
All-Star Team 2013 [2]
Liiga
Kanada-malja (Oulun Kärpät) 2018
All-Star Team 2019
Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy 2019

References

  1. ^ "Finnish scorer to FBK". Färjestad BK (in Swedish). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Jr. A All-Star team". eliteprospects.com. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.


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