Vesa Ponto
Date of birth | March 27, 1971 |
place of birth | Oulu , Finland |
size | 190 cm |
Weight | 85 kg |
position | defender |
Shot hand | Left |
Career stations | |
1991-1993 | Kärpät Oulu |
1993-1997 | JYP Jyväskylä |
1997-1999 | Viennese EV |
1999-2000 | JYP Jyväskylä |
2000-2001 | Iserlohn Roosters |
2001-2004 | Vienna Capitals |
2004-2005 | Anyang Halla |
2005-2007 | Rouen Hockey Elite 76 |
Vesa Ponto (born March 27, 1971 in Oulu ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player who has spent five seasons in the SM-liiga and one in the German ice hockey league .
Career
Vesa Ponto began his career in 1991 in Oulu , the city of his birth , where he spent two years for Kärpät Oulu in the second highest Finnish league, Division 1 . The Finn then moved to the SM-liiga to JYP Jyväskylä . The 22-year-old defender established himself as a regular player straight away. He stayed in Jyväskylä for four years and reached the play-offs three times with his team . In 1997 Ponto signed with Wiener EV , where he was active for two seasons.
For the 1999/00 season he returned to JYP Jyväskylä. In 2000 the Iserlohn Roosters from the German Ice Hockey League signed him. Ponto only stayed with the DEL promoted team for a year and went back to Vienna , but this time played for the Vienna Capitals . In three years he was one of the most constant players and moved to the Asia League Ice Hockey for the South Korean club Anyang Halla in the 2004/05 season . His last station was from 2005 to 2007 Rouen Hockey Elite 76 , who play in the French Ligue Magnus . There he was French champion in his first year , in the second year they reached the play-offs, but could not move into the final. Then Ponto ended his career.
Achievements and Awards
- 2006 French champion with Rouen Hockey Elite 76
Career statistics
Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||||||||
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | +/- | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | +/- | ||
1991/92 | Kärpät Oulu | Div 1 | 38 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 14th | 30th | 4th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –7 | ||
1992/93 | Kärpät Oulu | Div 1 | 44 | 2 | 22nd | 24 | 16 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1993/94 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 42 | 2 | 7th | 9 | 26th | 0 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | ||
1994/95 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 49 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | -3 | 4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | ||
1995/96 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 46 | 1 | 6th | 7th | 34 | -13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1996/97 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 47 | 4th | 6th | 10 | 20th | -5 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
1997/98 | Viennese EV | OIL | 41 | 7th | 18th | 25th | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1998/99 | Viennese EV | OIL | 45 | 6th | 15th | 21st | 26th | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1999/00 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 54 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2000/01 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 55 | 5 | 9 | 14th | 83 | –11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2001/02 | Vienna Capitals | OIL | 32 | 5 | 17th | 22nd | 30th | 13 | 8th | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||
2002/03 | Vienna Capitals | OIL | 42 | 6th | 10 | 16 | 30th | -10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4th | -2 | ||
2003/04 | Vienna Capitals | OIL | 48 | 2 | 15th | 17th | 56 | –6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2004/05 | Anyang Halla | ALIH | 41 | 10 | 16 | 26th | 36 | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2005/06 | Rouen Hockey Elite 76 | LM | 21st | 5 | 13 | 18th | 35 | 26th | 9 | 0 | 4th | 4th | 6th | 7th | ||
2006/07 | Rouen Hockey Elite 76 | LM | 20th | 1 | 7th | 8th | 20th | 8th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14th | ||||
Total oil | 208 | 26th | 75 | 101 | 166 | -3 | 13 | 3 | 7th | 10 | 6th | -1 | ||||
SM-liiga total | 238 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 156 | -20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6th | –6 |
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Web links
- Vesa Ponto at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Vesa Ponto at hockeydb.com (English)
- Vesa Ponto at eurohockey.com
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ponto, Vesa |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oulu , Finland |