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Ville Heinola #34
Defenseman Team LogoWinnipeg Jets
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Selected in the 1st round (No. 20) of the 2019 NHL Draft by the Winnipeg Jets, he has 12 points (1 goals, 11 assists) in 53 regular-season games for the Winnipeg Jets.

  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 24.9 yrs (02.03.2001)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 81 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 20th in 2019
    Draft Team: Team logoWinnipeg Jets
    Awards: -
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The 24-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Jets controlling 53% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Ville Heinola is off the ice, the Jets control 47% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 18% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 30% in the defensive zone.

  • 69

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 267th of 282 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 105th of 282 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    18.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.11
    0.06
    IceTimePerGame
    15 - 25
    14.19
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05 - 0.67
    0.00
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.00
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.23
    xGoals/60
    0.09 - 0.38
    0.11
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.88
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    2.11
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 10
    0.00
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4.5
    2.55
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2 - 4.5
    0.70
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.47
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2 - 6
    3.76
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.64
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1 - 4
    2.11
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.30
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4 - 12
    0.00
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Ville Heinola at his age (24.9 yrs):
    Zac Jones (Rating of 69 in 2023, Today 71)
    Haydn Fleury (Rating of 70 in 2019, Today 55)
    Steven Santini (Rating of 70 in 2018, Today 70)
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Actual AAV: $0.800M
Player Contract Value: $2.600M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 26.3 yrs (02.03.2001)
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Ville Heinola
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
07.01.2025 Team Logo Predators 1 0 1 1 2 15:40 2 0.0% 0
14.01.2025 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 0 0 1 17:37 1 0.0% 0
16.01.2025 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 0 13:19 0 0
22.02.2025 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 0 12:16 1 0.0% 0
13.04.2025 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 0 0 -1 17:52 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 2 5 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Jets 8 1 4 5 3 18:04 10 10.0% 4
2020-21 Team Logo Jets 5 0 0 0 -2 15:31 9 0.0% 2
2021-22 Team Logo Jets 12 0 5 5 -2 14:54 25 0.0% 10
2022-23 Team Logo Jets 10 0 1 1 -5 13:16 5 0.0% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Jets 18 0 1 1 6 14:10 12 0.0% 4
Total 53 1 11 12 0 61 1.6% 22
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played