# Ville Vahalahti

Ville Vahalahti (born 7 November 1977 in Pargas, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey player currently playing for Lukko of the Finnish Liiga.

## Playing career

Vahalahti started his professional career in the second highest division of hockey in Finland. There he played for the team Kiekko-67 Turku. After two seasons, he advanced to the SM-liiga team TPS.
He spent the 2007–08 season with Linköpings HC of the Swedish Elitserien, but upon completion of the year returned to TPS signing a two-year contract. After a strong return with TPS, Vahalahti was named to represent Finland at the 2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships in Switzerland.
During the 2009–10 season on 19 March 2010, Vahalahti signed a two-year contract extension to remain with TPS.

## 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 |
| 1994–95 | Kiekko-67 | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | TPS | FIN U20 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Kiekko-67 | FIN.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | TPS | FIN U20 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Kiekko-67 | FIN.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | TPS | FIN U20 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 1998–99 | TUTO Hockey | FIN.2 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | TPS | SM-l | 31 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999–2000 | TPS | SM-l | 53 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | TPS | SM-l | 53 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 2001–02 | TPS | SM-l | 56 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | TPS | SM-l | 54 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | TPS | SM-l | 50 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | TPS | SM-l | 46 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005–06 | TPS | SM-l | 56 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006–07 | TPS | SM-l | 54 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 53 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | TPS | SM-l | 58 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 2009–10 | TPS | SM-l | 57 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| 2010–11 | TPS | SM-l | 27 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | TPS | SM-l | 59 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | TPS | SM-l | 52 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Lukko | Liiga | 59 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| 2014–15 | Lukko | Liiga | 57 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Lukko | Liiga | 55 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Lukko | Liiga | 60 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Lukko | Liiga | 40 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liiga totals | Liiga totals | Liiga totals | 977 | 260 | 427 | 687 | 300 | 107 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 42 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2009 | Finland | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |