Ville Heinola
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| Ville Heinola | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Heinola in 2022 | |||
| Born |
2 March 2001 Honkajoki, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Winnipeg Jets Lukko | ||
| NHL draft |
20th overall, 2019 Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Ville Heinola (born 2 March 2001) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] He was ranked as one of the top international skaters eligible for the 2019 NHL entry draft.[2][3] Heinola was drafted 20th overall by the Jets.
On 15 July 2019, Heinola was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Winnipeg Jets.[4]
Heinola impressively made the Jets roster out of training camp. He became the first player of the 2019 NHL entry draft to register an NHL point during the Jets first game of the 2019–20 season against the New York Rangers on 3 October 2019. Heinola scored his first career NHL goal on 8 October against Matt Murray of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Heinola posted 5 points through 8 games before he was reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. After appearing in 3 games with the Moose, Heinola was loaned to continue development with his Finnish club Lukko for the remainder of the season on 8 November.[5]
International play
Heinola competed with Team Finland at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in 2019, 2020, and 2021, winning the Gold Medal in 2019 and the Bronze Medal in 2021.[6][7] He was one of two defensemen named to the Media All-Star Team after the end of the 2021 tournament.[8]
