Ville Meskanen
| Ville Meskanen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 2, 1995 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
New York Rangers Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Ilves | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Ville Meskanen (born October 2, 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Hartford Wolf Pack in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract as a prospect to the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Undrafted, Meskanen played as a junior within Ilves organization. After a successful Jr. A season Meskanen was signed to a one-year Liiga contract with Ilves on April 15, 2014.[1]
Meskanen made his professional and Liiga debut playing with Ilves during the 2014–15 Liiga season. He played in a fourth line role against the Lahti Pelicans on October 8, 2014.[2] He finished the campaign scoring 3 goals in 10 games while with the senior team.[3]
In the 2017–18 season, Meskanen broke out offensively with Ilves, leading the club in scoring with 24 goals and 44 points in 48 games. He was signed to a two-year contract extension during the campaign on November 15, 2017.[4]
On May 3, 2018, Meskanen, used an NHL-out clause in his contract with Ilves, in agreeing to terms with the New York Rangers.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2013–14 | Ilves | Jr. A | 34 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ilves | Jr. A | 35 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ilves | Liiga | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | LeKi | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Ilves | Jr. A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ilves | Liiga | 39 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | LeKi | Mestis | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Ilves | Liiga | 44 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ilves | Liiga | 48 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 141 | 42 | 38 | 80 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Ilves release contracts for coming season" (in Finnish). jatkoaika.com. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ↑ "Young Ilves forward Meskanen makes debut". is.fi. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ↑ "Ville Meskanen player profile". eurohockey.com. 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ↑ "Ville Meskanen reaches two-year extension agreement" (in Finnish). Ilves. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
- ↑ "Rangers agree to terms with Ville Meskanen". New York Rangers. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database