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Property	Value
rdf:type	Ice Hockey Player
rdfs:label	Ville Sirén
rdfs:comment	Ville Jussi Sirén (born February 11, 1964 in Tampere, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for his hometown Ilves Tampere from 1981 to 1985 and also represented his country in various tournaments. The Hartford Whalers chose him 23rd overall in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft but they decided not to wait for him to leave Finland. They traded his rights to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Pat Boutette in 1984. In international play Siren represented Finland in the following:
owl:sameAs	dbr:Ville_Sirén
ntl team	Finland
dcterms:subject	Born in 1964 1992 Olympian Minnesota North Stars players HPK Hämeenlinna players Olympic ice hockey players of Finland 1984 Olympian Pittsburgh Penguins players Finnish ice hockey players Retired in 1999 Ilves Tampere players SC Bern players Västerås IK players SG Cortina players Luleå HF players HIFK Helsinki players
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draft team	Hartford Whalers
Birth Date	1964-02-11
League	National Hockey League
Draft	23
draft year	1983
Height in	2
Birth Place	Finland Tampere
career start	1982
career end	1999
played for	Ilves SC Bern Luleå HF Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota North Stars HPK HIFK
weight lb	196
shoots	Left
Height ft	6
Position	Defenceman
abstract	Ville Jussi Sirén (born February 11, 1964 in Tampere, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for his hometown Ilves Tampere from 1981 to 1985 and also represented his country in various tournaments. The Hartford Whalers chose him 23rd overall in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft but they decided not to wait for him to leave Finland. They traded his rights to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Pat Boutette in 1984. Siren signed with the Penguins in 1985 and played three full seasons with them. In the middle of the 1988-89 season he was traded to the Minnesota North Stars and played there until 1990. In that year Siren packed up and went back home to Finland. He also played in Sweden and Switzerland before retiring in 1999. In international play Siren represented Finland in the following: * 1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships * 1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships * 1984 Olympics * 1985 World Championship * 1987 Canada Cup * 1991 World Championship * 1991 Canada Cup * 1992 Olympics He later began working as an ice hockey scout for the Washington Capitals and Ilves. He scouts for the St. Louis Blues.