Ville Hostikka
Encyclopedia
Ville Hostikka is a Finnish
professional ice hockey
goaltender
who currently plays for Oulun Kärpät of the SM-liiga
. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers
in the sixth round, 193rd overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft
.
, although he did not record any shutout
s, Hostikka won the regulation round's goaltending league in save percentage
for goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes, although his team, Oulun Kärpät, finished fifth in the East Division and missed the following playoffs.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
who currently plays for Oulun Kärpät of the SM-liiga
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice...
. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the sixth round, 193rd overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft
2003 NHL Entry Draft
The 2003 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee on June 21, 2003.Marc-Andre Fleury was selected first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins, only the third goalie in NHL history selected as the first overall draft choice...
.
Career
In the 2011 European Trophy2011 European Trophy
- Regulation round :- West Division :All times for the games played in Finland are UTC+3, while all times for the other games are UTC+2.- North Division :...
, although he did not record any shutout
Shutout
In team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....
s, Hostikka won the regulation round's goaltending league in save percentage
Save percentage
Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops...
for goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes, although his team, Oulun Kärpät, finished fifth in the East Division and missed the following playoffs.