# Ville Hämäläinen

Ville Hämäläinen (born July 6, 1981 in Lappeenranta) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey player. He played in Liiga for SaiPa, Tappara, KalPa, HPK, Jokerit and Jukurit. He also played in DEL2 in Germany for Dresdner Eislöwen and the Elite Ice Hockey League with the Braehead Clan. He was drafted 251st overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1996–97 | SaiPa | FIN U16 | 28 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | SaiPa | FIN.2 U18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 |
| 1997–98 | SaiPa | FIN.2 U18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1997–98 | SaiPa | FIN.2 U20 | 31 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | SaiPa | FIN U18 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | SaiPa | FIN.2 U20 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 22 |
| 1998–99 | SaiPa | SM-liiga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | SaiPa | FIN.2 U20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999–2000 | SaiPa | SM-liiga | 47 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | KooKoo | FIN.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | SaiPa | FIN U20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | SaiPa | SM-liiga | 42 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | SaiPa | FIN U20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 |
| 2001–02 | SaiPa | SM-liiga | 51 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | FPS | Mestis | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | KalPa | Mestis | 45 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 2004–05 | KalPa | Mestis | 44 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| 2005–06 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 44 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 56 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 55 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | HPK | SM-liiga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009–10 | HPK | SM-liiga | 58 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010–11 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 51 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | Kiekko–Vantaa | Mestis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | HPK | SM-liiga | 36 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | SaiPa | SM-liiga | 52 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013–14 | SaiPa | Liiga | 57 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2014–15 | SaiPa | Liiga | 58 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015–16 | SaiPa | Liiga | 60 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Jukurit | Liiga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Dresdner Eislöwen | GER.2 | 31 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017–18 | Braehead Clan | EIHL | 50 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SM-liiga/Liiga totals | SM-liiga/Liiga totals | SM-liiga/Liiga totals | 731 | 60 | 127 | 187 | 400 | 63 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 28 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1999 | Finland | WJC18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2001 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 21 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 |