Tom Koivisto

Tom Koivisto (born June 4, 1974 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman for Jokerit in the SM-liiga. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues as their eighth-round pick, 253rd overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He played parts of ten seasons in the SM-liiga before coming to North America in 2002. Koivisto spent most of two seasons in the American Hockey League but appeared in 22 National Hockey League games with the Blues in 2002–03. He returned to Europe in 2004, spending two seasons with Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elitserien and then two more with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the Swiss National League A before returning to Finland and Jokerit in 2008.
==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
1992–93 	Kiekko-67 	SML-2 	 	16 	0 	4 	4 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	TPS 	SML 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1993–94 	Kiekko-67 	SML-2 	 	16 	4 	12 	16 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	TPS 	SML 	 	18 	2 	5 	7 	4 	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	2
1994–95 	Kiekko-67 	SML-2 	 	14 	7 	3 	10 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	TPS 	SML 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	HPK 	SML 	 	25 	3 	3 	6 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	HPK 	SML 	 	50 	8 	11 	19 	52 	 	9 	1 	2 	3 	6
1996–97 	HPK 	SML 	 	46 	18 	17 	35 	50 	 	10 	4 	2 	6 	6
1997–98 	HPK 	SML 	 	23 	6 	6 	12 	28 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	HPK 	SML 	 	52 	13 	26 	39 	91 	 	8 	5 	1 	6 	14
1999–00 	Jokerit 	SML 	 	43 	8 	20 	28 	58 	 	11 	2 	1 	3 	2
2000–01 	Jokerit 	SML 	 	47 	8 	15 	23 	36 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2
2001–02 	Jokerit 	SML 	 	43 	8 	14 	22 	30 	 	12 	3 	8 	11 	2
2002–03 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	22 	2 	4 	6 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 	 	47 	4 	13 	17 	32 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2003–04 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 	 	28 	4 	13 	17 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 	 	17 	0 	8 	8 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	50 	9 	19 	28 	66 	 	14 	1 	1 	2 	14
2005–06 	Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	40 	6 	16 	22 	76 	 	17 	5 	2 	7 	30
2006–07 	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	NLA 	 	36 	7 	17 	24 	91 	 	6 	0 	4 	4 	8
2007–08 	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	NLA 	 	47 	7 	10 	17 	46 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	4
2008–09 	Jokerit 	SML 	 	43 	5 	17 	22 	56 	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	2
2009–10 	Jokerit 	SML 	 	40 	6 	13 	19 	40 	 	3 	0 	3 	3 	2
SM-liiga totals	SM-liiga totals 	SM-liiga totals	 	435 	85 	147 	232 	465 	 	65 	16 	18 	34 	38
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year	Team 	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993	Finland Jr.	WJC 	7 	0	1	1 	0
1994	Finland Jr.	WJC 	7 	1	0	1 	6
2002	Finland 	WC 	9 	2	1	3 	4
==Achievements==
* Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenceman in the SM-liiga - 2002
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1974
Category:Finnish ice hockey players
Category:Frölunda HC players
Category:HPK Hämeenlinna players
Category:Jokerit Helsinki players
Category:Springfield Falcons players
Category:St. Louis Blues draft picks
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:TPS Turku players
Category:Worcester IceCats players
Category:Kiekko-67 Turku player