Ville Husso

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Ville Husso

| image = CHL, HC Davos vs. IFK Helsinki, 6th October 2015 13.JPG

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Husso with HIFK in 2015

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|2|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Helsinki, Finland

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 205

| position = Goaltender

| catches = Left

| league = NHL

| team = Anaheim Ducks

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league = AHL

| former_teams =HIFK
St. Louis Blues
Detroit Red Wings

| ntl_team = FIN

| draft = 94th overall

| draft_year = 2014

| draft_team = St. Louis Blues

| career_start = 2013

| career_end =

}}

Ville Husso (born 6 February 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Husso started his career in the youth setup at HIFK in his hometown of Helsinki. He made his debut with the club's men's team during the 2013–14 Liiga season. He reached the Liiga finals with HIFK in the 2015–16 season, where they fell short to Tappara. Husso excelled with a SVS% of .927 and a GAA of 1.91 that season, while receiving the Urpo Ylönen Award as the Goaltender of the Year.{{Cite web|url=http://www.todaysslapshot.com/from-the-ice/blues-agree-terms-goaltender-ville-husso/|title=Blues Agree Terms With Goaltender Ville Husso|last=McGregor|first=Rob|date=10 May 2016| website = Todays SlapShot|language=en-US|access-date=10 May 2016}} He also competed in the Champions Hockey League with HIFK.{{Cite web|url=https://www.championshockeyleague.net/page/statistics/portrait_1228/|title=Statistics {{!}} Champions Hockey League| website = www.championshockeyleague.net|access-date=10 May 2016}}

=St. Louis Blues=

On 10 May 2016, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL).{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/StLouisBlues/status/730059326266576897|title=St. Louis Blues sign Goaltender Ville Husso | website = Twitter | date = 10 May 2016 |access-date=10 May 2016}} After attending the Blues 2016 training camp, he was reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, on 29 September 2016.

Husso made his North American debut with the Wolves against the Grand Rapids Griffins on 15 October 2016 to begin the 2016–17 season. It was the first of two games he started in with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL). Through the two AHL games, he posted a save percentage of .914 and a goals against of 2.53. He was reassigned to the Missouri Mavericks of the ECHL on 26 October.{{cite web| url = http://bleedinblue.com/2016/10/26/st-louis-blues-ville-husso-sent-missouri-mavericks-echl/ | title = Blue Ville Husso sent to Missouri Mavericks of ECHL | publisher = bleedinblue.com | date = 26 October 2016 | access-date = 26 October 2016}}{{cite web| url = http://www.chicagowolves.com/2016/10/26/husso-reassigned-missouri/ | title = Husso re-assigned to Missouri | publisher = Chicago Wolves | date = 26 October 2016 | access-date = 26 October 2016}} Husso thrived in net for the Mavericks, where he was fifth on the St. Louis Blues’ organizational goalie depth chart.{{cite web| url = http://archauthority.com/2016/11/29/st-louis-blues-goalie-ville-husso-beginning-to-thrive-echl/ | title = Blues' goalie Husso beginning to thrive in ECHL | publisher = archauthority.com | date = 29 November 2016 | access-date = 29 November 2016}} On 23 December, Husso earned his first pro shutout with 33 saves in a 4–0 victory over the Wichita Thunder. Husso returned to the Chicago Wolves in late December 2016, where he had continued success, posting a save percentage of .925 and goals against of 2.21 through five games played for the Wolves.{{cite web| url = http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nhl/article122809514.html | title = Mavericks cruise past Thunder for shutout victory in Wichita | publisher = The Kansas City Star | date = 23 December 2016 | access-date = 23 December 2016}}{{cite web| url = http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170103/sports/170109704/ | title = Wolves push winning streak to 6 | publisher = Daily Herald | date = 3 January 2017 | access-date = 3 January 2017}}

On 20 July 2019, the Blues re-signed Husso to a one-year, two-way contract extension.{{cite web |title=Husso agrees to one-year, two-way deal |url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/husso-agrees-to-one-year-two-way-deal/c-308297268 |website=St. Louis Blues |access-date=20 July 2019}}

In the pandemic shortened 2020–21 season, on 31 January 2021, Husso recorded his first win in the NHL, in a 4–1 game over the Anaheim Ducks.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/StLouisBlues/status/1356086529047711744|title=Ville Husso wins his first NHL game | website = Twitter | date = 31 January 2021 |access-date=31 January 2021}} On 12 May, Husso recorded his first NHL shutout in a 4–0 win over the Minnesota Wild.{{cite tweet|user=jprutherford|title=Huge applause @Enterprise_Cntr as Husso is named the No. 1 star. His first-career shutout comes in his 15th career start. #stlblues|number=1392683724999958529|date=12 May 2021}} The 2021–22 season was a breakout for Husso, who began it as the backup goaltender to Jordan Binnington, but then saw his role expand as Binnington struggled.{{cite web|last=Rutherford |first=Jeremy |title=With Jordan Binnington still struggling, it's time for the Blues to turn to Ville Husso |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3124411/2022/02/11/rutherford-with-jordan-binnington-still-struggling-its-time-for-the-blues-to-turn-to-ville-husso/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=13 May 2022 |date=11 February 2022}} By the end of the regular season he had taken over the starting position, which in turn raised questions about the future of the team's goaltending, as Binnington was signed to a lengthy and expensive contract while Husso was to become a free agent. He finished the regular season with a 25–7–6 record and a .919 save percentage.{{cite web|last=Richardson |first=Lyle |title=What will the St. Louis Blues do with Ville Husso? |url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/what-will-the-st-louis-blues-do-with-ville-husso |website=The Hockey News |access-date=13 May 2022 |date=12 April 2022}} The Blues qualified for the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, entering the first round as underdogs against the Minnesota Wild, with Husso starting in net.{{cite web|last1=Luszczyszyn |first1=Dom |last2=Goldman |first2=Shayna |title=2022 playoff preview: Blues vs. Wild |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3284563/2022/04/30/2022-playoff-preview-blues-vs-wild/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=13 May 2022 |date=30 April 2022}} However, Husso did not perform well in the early games, and with the Blues down 2–1 in the series Binnington reclaimed the net and led the team on a three-game winning streak to clinch the series.{{cite web|title=Blues advance to second round for first time since 2019, defeat Wild in 6 games |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4177123/2022/05/13/st-louis-blues-advance-to-second-round-for-first-time-since-2019-defeat-minnesota-wild/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=13 May 2022 |date=13 May 2022}}{{cite web|last=Rutherford |first=Jeremy |title=Ten reasons the Blues beat the Wild, starting with vintage Jordan Binnington |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3309276/2022/05/13/st-louis-blues-playoffs-jordan-binnington-nhl-hockey/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=13 May 2022 |date=13 May 2022}} Husso served as backup until Binnington was injured during the second round series against the Colorado Avalanche, at which point he reclaimed the net.{{cite web|title=Blues' Binnington knocked out of Avalanche series with lower-body injury|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/jordan-binnington-injury-blues-avalanche-nhl-1.6462802 |website=CBC Sports |access-date=23 May 2022 |date=22 May 2022}} The Blues were defeated by the Avalanche in six games, while Husso recorded a .890 save percentage in the postseason.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3337971/2022/05/28/nhl-results-scores-10/ |title=NHL playoffs results daily: Darren Helm calls game over, Avs solve second round |last=Gentille |first=Sean |website=The Athletic |date=28 May 2022 |access-date=28 May 2022}}

=Detroit Red Wings=

On 8 July 2022, Husso was traded at the 2022 NHL entry draft to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a third-round draft pick.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/red-wings-acquire-goalie-ville-husso/c-334875576 | title = Red Wings acquire goalie Ville Husso from Blues | publisher = Detroit Red Wings | date = 8 July 2022 | accessdate = 8 July 2022}} He was immediately signed by the Red Wings to a three-year, $14.25 million contract.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/st-louis-blues-trade-goalie-ville-husso-to-detroit-red-wings-for-third-round-draft-pick/c-334789324 |title=Husso signs three-year contract with Red Wings after trade from Blues |website=NHL.com |date=8 July 2022 |access-date=8 July 2022}} He made 29 saves in his regular season debut with Detroit on 14 October 2022, earning a shutout in a 3–0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

=Anaheim Ducks=

In the midst of his final season under contract with the Red Wings in 2024–25 and having split the season between the Red Wings and AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, Husso was traded by Detroit to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for future considerations on 25 February 2025. He was directly assigned to remain in the AHL and report to affiliate, the San Diego Gulls.{{citeweb | url = https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-acquire-goaltender-husso-from-detroit | title = Ducks acquire Goaltender Husso from Detroit | publisher = Anaheim Ducks | date = 25 February 2025 | accessdate = 25 February 2025}}

International play

{{MedalCountry | {{ih|Finland}} }}

Husso was a member gold-winning of Team Finland at the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, serving as a back-up goalie to Juuse Saros. He made two appearances in the tournament.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! align="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! align="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! align="center" colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Regular season

! align="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! align="center" colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Playoffs

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! W

! L

! OT

! MIN

! GA

! SO

! GAA

! SV%

! GP

! W

! L

! MIN

! GA

! SO

! GAA

! SV%

ALIGN="center"

| 2011–12

| HIFK

| Jr. A

| 27

| 15

| 11

| 0

| 1618

| 65

| 3

| 2.41

| .913

| 10

| 9

| 1

| 604

| 18

| 0

| 1.79

| .933

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| HIFK

| Jr. A

| 41

| 24

| 17

| 0

| 2459

| 108

| 7

| 2.63

| .909

| 5

| 2

| 3

| 322

| 12

| 0

| 2.23

| .926

ALIGN="center"

| 2013–14

| HIFK

| Liiga

| 41

| 19

| 14

| 5

| 2355

| 78

| 2

| 1.99

| .923

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 144

| 3

| 0

| 1.25

| .935

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| HCK

| Mestis

| 6

| —

| 364

| 13

| 0

| 2.14

| .937

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2014–15

| HIFK

| Liiga

| 41

| 16

| 11

| 10

| 2338

| 92

| 3

| 2.36

| .915

| 3

| 1

| 2

| 159

| 6

| 0

| 2.27

| .897

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| HIFK

| Liiga

| 39

| 25

| 8

| 6

| 2328

| 74

| 5

| 1.91

| .927

| 15

| 9

| 6

| 889

| 23

| 4

| 1.55

| .935

ALIGN="center"

| 2016–17

| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 22

| 13

| 6

| 2

| 1267

| 50

| 1

| 2.37

| .920

| 10

| 4

| 6

| 535

| 30

| 0

| 3.36

| .898

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016–17

| Missouri Mavericks

| ECHL

| 13

| 4

| 3

| 688

| 37

| 1

| 3.23

| .910

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2017–18

| San Antonio Rampage

| AHL

| 38

| 15

| 14

| 5

| 2130

| 86

| 4

| 2.42

| .922

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| San Antonio Rampage

| AHL

| 27

| 6

| 17

| 1

| 1421

| 87

| 1

| 3.67

| .871

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2019–20

| San Antonio Rampage

| AHL

| 42

| 16

| 17

| 8

| 2438

| 104

| 4

| 2.56

| .909

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2020–21

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 17

| 9

| 6

| 1

| 918

| 49

| 1

| 3.21

| .893

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2021–22

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 40

| 25

| 7

| 6

| 2342

| 100

| 2

| 2.56

| .919

| 7

| 2

| 5

| 410

| 25

| 1

| 3.67

| .890

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022–23

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 56

| 26

| 22

| 7

| 3220

| 167

| 4

| 3.11

| .896

| —

2023–24

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 19

| 9

| 5

| 2

| 1012

| 60

| 0

| 3.55

| .892

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2023–24

| Grand Rapids Griffins

| AHL

| 1

| 0

| 60

| 0

| 1

| 0.00

| 1.000

| —

2024–25

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 9

| 1

| 5

| 2

| 439

| 27

| 0

| 3.69

| .866

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2024–25

| Grand Rapids Griffins

| AHL

| 13

| 8

| 4

| 0

| 711

| 32

| 2

| 2.70

| .912

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2024–25

| San Diego Gulls

| AHL

| 9

| 7

| 2

| 0

| 539

| 23

| 2

| 2.56

| .907

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2024–25

| Anaheim Ducks

| NHL

| 4

| 1

| 201

| 10

| 0

| 2.99

| .925

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" align="center" | Liiga totals

! 121

! 60

! 33

! 21

! 7,021

! 244

! 10

! 2.09

! .922

! 20

! 10

! 1192

! 32

! 4

! 1.61

! .930

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" align="center" | NHL totals

! 145

! 71

! 46

! 19

! 8,131

! 413

! 7

! 3.05

! .901

! 7

! 2

! 5

! 410

! 25

! 1

! 3.67

! .890

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! W

! L

! T

! MIN

! GA

! SO

! GAA

! SV%

ALIGN="center"

| 2014

| Finland

| WJC

| {{gold1}}

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 90

| 7

| 0

| 4.68

| .854

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015

| Finland

| WJC

| 7th

| 3

| 1

| 2

| 0

| 183

| 7

| 1

| 2.29

| .923

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan=4 | Junior totals

! 5

! 1

! 3

! 0

! 273

! 14

! 1

! 3.08

! .899

Awards and honours

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Year

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | Liiga

All-Star Team

| 2016

Urpo Ylönen Award

| 2016

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! colspan="3" | AHL

AHL All-Rookie Team

| 2018

| {{cite web|title=2017-18 AHL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM NAMED|url=https://theahl.com/2017-18-ahl-all-rookie-team|website=theahl.com|access-date=12 April 2018|date=4 April 2018}}