Ville Hostikka

Ville Hostikka ( born March 21, 1985 in Lappeenranta ) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who stands since January 2013 with TPS Turku of the SM - liiga under contract.

Career

Ville Hostikka began his career as a hockey player in his hometown in the junior department of Jokerit Lappeenranta. For the 2003/04 season the goalkeeper made ​​the leap into the professional squad of Jokerit, however, remained for the time being without the use of and instead played on the junior level. A similar thing happened to him in the following season when league rival Lukko Rauma, where he also ran aground on the A- Juniors, but received no Ice Age in the SM- liiga. After his return to Jokerit he was regularly since 2006 in goal for the first team of the club in the SM- liiga, but ran over the years for the league rivals KalPa Kuopio and Forssan Palloseura, SaPKo Savonllina, Mikkelin Jukurit and TuTo Hockey from the second Finnish league, the Mestis on. Further stations were VEU Feldkirch from the National League, the second division in Austria and the Frederikshavn White Hawks from the Danish AL-Bank Ligaen.

In November 2010 Hostikka moved within the SM- liiga to Kärpät Oulu. Finally, where he sat down by a goalkeeper. For the 2012/13 season, the Finn was obliged by HC Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League, but completed only a KHL and four European trophy games for Slovan, so he left the club in early January 2013, and a few days later by TPS Turku has been committed.

Internationally

For Hostikka Finland took part in the U18 World Youth Championship 2003, where he remained as a substitute goalkeeper without use.

Career Stats

( Key to the goalkeeper stats: GP or Sp = Total Games; W or W = Wins, L = Losses, or N, T or D = Draw or shootout defeat, min = minutes; SOG or ZAT = Shots on goal, GA or GT = Goals against; SO = shutouts, GAA or GTS = Gegentorschnitt; Sv % or SVS % = quota, EN = Empty Net Goal; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )