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  • Tom Koivisto
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  • Tom Koivisto (born June 4, 1974 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman for Jokerit in the SM-liiga. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues as their eighth-round pick, 253rd overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He played parts of ten seasons in the SM-liiga before coming to North America in 2002. Koivisto spent most of two seasons in the American Hockey League but appeared in 22 National Hockey League games with the Blues in 2002–03. He returned to Europe in 2004, spending two seasons with Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elitserien and then two more with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the Swiss National League A before returning to Finland and Jokerit in 2008.
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draft team
Birth Date
  • 1974-06-04
Team
League
Draft
  • 253
draft year
  • 2002
Height in
  • 10
Birth Place
Title
  • Winner of the Pekka Rautakallio trophy
career start
  • 1993
weight lb
  • 183
shoots
  • Right
Before
Years
  • 2001
After
Height ft
  • 5
Position
former teams
Nationality
  • Finnish
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  • Tom Koivisto (born June 4, 1974 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman for Jokerit in the SM-liiga. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues as their eighth-round pick, 253rd overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He played parts of ten seasons in the SM-liiga before coming to North America in 2002. Koivisto spent most of two seasons in the American Hockey League but appeared in 22 National Hockey League games with the Blues in 2002–03. He returned to Europe in 2004, spending two seasons with Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elitserien and then two more with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the Swiss National League A before returning to Finland and Jokerit in 2008.