Ville Petman (born January 18, 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the Coachella Valley Firebirds of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Ville Petman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Petman with the Coachella Valley Firebirds in 2022 | |||
| Born |
January 18, 2000 Lappeenranta, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Seattle Kraken Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL) | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Playing career edit
Petman played junior hockey in the SM-sarja with SaiPa. In the 2015–16 season, he was named the captain of the club's C youth team. For the 2016–17 season, together with his younger brother Mikko, he moved to Rauman Lukko's B-youth team.[1] Their mother, Seija, also moved to Rauma to support the brothers, who were only 15 and 16 years old at the time.[2] In the 2017–18 season, Petman played mostly with Lukko's A-youth team, but he also debuted in the professional games after playing four regular season games on loan with the Mestis team KeuPa HT, scoring one goal.
Petman went undrafted at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, but he participated in the Los Angeles Kings' development camp that same summer.[3] In that same summer, Petman would join Lukko's SM-Liiga team.[4] He would start the 2018–19 season in the team's A-youth. Petman made his Liiga debut on December 11, 2018, against the Lahti Pelicans. A place in Lukko's lineup opened up when Manuel Ganahl's was called up to the Finnish national team.[5] Petman was placed as a left wing on the team's fourth line, paired with Eetu Koivistonen and Aaro Vidgren.[6] He finally got 8:11 minutes of ice time in the game. Petman would play 14 regular season games in the Liiga during the season, notching three assists.
In his actual Liiga rookie season 2019–20, Petman managed 2 goals and 6 assists in 40 regular season games. He scored the first goal of his Liiga career on December 13, 2019, against KalPa. In February 2020, Petman also played two games on loan for the Mestis team in SaPKo with his brother Mikko.[7]
For the 2020–21 season, Petman returned to his original team, SaiPa, with a two-year contract, which he signed or March 23, 2020.[8] Petman managed to score once during the season in the final game.[9] For the 2021–22 season, Pekka Virta, whom he knew from Lukko, took over as SaiPa's head coach. Petman made his breakthrough in the Liiga and he always became the team's number one center, partly also after Jarno Koskiranta's season ended early due to injuries.[10] He led SaiPa's in points, goals and assists with 15 goals and 24 assists for 39 points. On September 28, 2021, Petman signed a two-year contract extension with the team.[11]
In June 2022, Petman signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL).[12] At the end of Kraken's training camp, Petman was sent to the Coachella Valley Firebirds of the American Hockey League (AHL).[13]
International play edit
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World U18 Championship | ||
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2018 Russia | |
Petman played in the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he won gold representing Finland. He also played in the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, again representing Finland. Petman would also compete in the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | SaiPa | Jr. A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | SaiPa | Jr. A | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Lukko | Jr. A | 43 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Lukko | Jr. A | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Lukko | SM-I | 48 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | KeuPa HT | SM-II | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Lukko | SM-I | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Lukko | SM-I | 40 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | SaPKo | SM-II | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | SaiPa | SMI | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | SaiPa | SM-I | 59 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 72 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | ||
| AHL totals | 72 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Finland | U18 | 
|
7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2020 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||
References edit
- ^ Mäkeläinen, Kimmo (May 15, 2016). "SaiPasta kolme pelaajaa Lukon akatemiaan". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Setänen, Eetu (May 4, 2018). "Harva voi kävellä Rauman torilla MM-kulta kaulassa - maailmanmestaruuden varmistuminen oli Ville Petmanin elämän paras hetki". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Mäkeläinen, Kimmo (June 19, 2018). "Ville Petman piipahti Los Angeles Kingsin leirillä". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Mäkeläinen, Kimmo (May 23, 2018). "Uuden projektin ensipolkaisut - "Tässä rakennetaan sellaista Lukkoa, että meidän työmme kestäisi vertailun Suomessa ja Euroopassa"". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Kalmari, Viljami (December 11, 2018). "Tšekkitähtien puute avaa ovia – Petman ja Elimäki debytoivat Lahdessa". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ "Liiga". liiga.fi. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ "Ville ja Mikko Petman SaPKo:on viikonlopun peleihin". Rauman Lukko (in Finnish). Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Seppä, Lassi (March 23, 2020). "SaiPa solmi ison tukun sopimuksia − Mestiksen pörssiykkönen ja slovakialainen HPK:sta saapuvat Lappeenrantaan". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Silventoinen, Juho (April 18, 2021). "SaiPan pelaaja-arviot 2020−21: Záborský ja Westerholm kannattelivat, mutta jäivät vaille tulitukea". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Korhonen, Antti-Jussi (November 11, 2021). "Ville Petmanin uskomaton kehitys: viime kaudella vain yksi maali, tänä syksynä hävytön vire ja kutsu Leijoniin – "Tulee kylmiä väreitä"". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Seppä, Lassi (September 28, 2021). "SaiPa solmi jatkosopimukset yhteensä viiden pelaajan kanssa". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Condor, Bob (June 9, 2022). "Kraken Sign Finnish Forward | Seattle Kraken". www.nhl.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ "Seattle Kraken PR on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database