Ville Lajunen (born 8 March 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Löwen Frankfurt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
| Ville Lajunen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93013.jpg) Lajunen in 2023, while with the Löwen Frankfurt | |||
| Born |
8 March 1988 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Löwen Frankfurt Espoo Blues Metallurg Magnitogorsk Färjestad BK Jokerit Spartak Moscow Kunlun Red Star HC Vityaz HC TPS Schwenninger Wild Wings | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Playing career edit
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 edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 2022–23 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 56 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL | 52 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2014 Minsk | |
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
- ^ "Магнитогорский "Металлург" подписал контракт с Вилле Лаюненом // Металлург.ru". Archived from the original on 16 December 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ "Ville Lajunen signed with Spartak" (in Russian). Spartak.com. 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Kunlun sign Finnish defenseman Lajunen". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Two Fins sign with Vityaz" (in Russian). HC Vityaz. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Ville Lajunen signs for the Wild Wings" (in German). Schwenninger Wild Wings. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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