Ville Peltonen

Ville Peltonen
Ville Peltonen with HIFK in October 2010
Born (1973-05-24) 24 May 1973 (age 51)
Vantaa, Finland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for NHL
San Jose Sharks
Nashville Predators
Florida Panthers
SM-liiga
Jokerit
HIFK
Elitserien
Frölunda HC
Nationalliga A
HC Lugano
KHL
HC Dynamo Minsk
National team  Finland
NHL draft 58th overall, 1993
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 1991–2014

Ville Sakari Peltonen (born 24 May 1973) is a Finnish ice hockey coach and a former professional ice hockey forward. Peltonen was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their third round pick, 58th overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. During his professional career, he has played 382 NHL games for Sharks, Nashville Predators and Florida Panthers. Internationally, he represented the Finland men's national ice hockey team, and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2016.