Tom Koivisto

Tom Koivisto (born 4 June 1974) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played 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.^[1]

Tom Koivisto
Born	(1974-06-04) 4 June 1974 (age 51) Turku, Finland
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
SM-liiga team Former teams	Jokerit TPS HPK St. Louis Blues Frölunda HC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
National team	Finland
NHL draft	253rd overall, 2002 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1993–2012

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	TPS	FIN U20		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	TPS	FIN U20		36	4	9	13	40		8	1	3	4	12
1992–93	TPS	FIN U20		21	10	8	18	30		5	1	1	2	6
1992–93	TPS	SM-l		1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0
1992–93	Kiekko–67	FIN.2		16	0	4	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	TPS	FIN U20		10	4	5	9	16		7	0	5	5	8
1993–94	TPS	SM-l		18	2	5	7	4		1	0	1	1	2
1993–94	Kiekko–67	FIN.2		16	4	12	16	2		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	TPS	FIN U20		5	0	2	2	8		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Kiekko–67	FIN.2		14	7	3	10	6		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	TPS	SM-l		4	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	HPK	SM-l		25	3	3	6	16		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HPK	SM-l		50	8	11	19	52		9	1	2	3	6
1996–97	HPK	SM-l		46	18	17	35	50		10	4	2	6	6
1997–98	HPK	SM-l		23	6	6	12	28		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	HPK	SM-l		52	13	26	39	91		8	5	1	6	14
1999–2000	Jokerit	SM-l		43	8	20	28	58		11	2	1	3	2
2000–01	Jokerit	SM-l		47	8	15	23	36		5	0	0	0	2
2001–02	Jokerit	SM-l		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	SM-l		43	5	17	22	56		5	1	0	1	2
2009–10	Jokerit	SM-l		40	6	13	19	40		3	0	3	3	2
2010–11	Tingsryds AIF	SWE.2		52	13	15	28	86		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Tingsryds AIF	SWE.2		46	6	20	26	52		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l totals				435	85	147	232	463		65	16	18	34	38

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992	Finland	EJC		5	0	2	2	2
1993	Finland	WJC		7	0	1	1	0
1994	Finland	WJC		7	1	0	1	6
2002	Finland	WC		9	2	1	3	4
Junior totals				19	1	3	4	8

Achievements

• Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenceman in the SM-liiga - 2002^[1]