Vili Sopanen (born October 21, 1987) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He last played for Lukko in the Liiga. He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils, 177th overall, in the 2007 NHL entry draft. Sopanen has previously played in the top tier Finnish Liiga with Lahti Pelicans, JYP Jyväskylä and HIFK.
Playing career On June 11, 2018, Sopanen left his native Finland for the second time through his 12-year professional career, agreeing to a one-year deal with German outfit, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL. During the 2018–19 season, Sopanen played in 14 games with Ingolstadt before transferring to Schwenninger Wild Wings. Sopanen played a further 17 games for 7 points in the DEL before leaving to return to his native Finland, agreeing to an optional three-year deal with Lukko of the Liiga on February 3, 2019.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2003–04 Pelicans FIN U18 20 1 2 3 14 — — — — — 2004–05 Pelicans FIN U18 25 11 15 26 4 3 0 2 2 22 2005–06 Pelicans FIN U20 37 14 17 31 22 — — — — — 2005–06 Pelicans SM-l 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Pelicans FIN U20 33 18 21 39 40 15 5 13 18 18 2006–07 Pelicans SM-l 7 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Suomi U20 FIN.2 6 1 1 2 4 — — — — — 2007–08 Pelicans FIN U20 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2007–08 Pelicans SM-l 54 15 15 30 8 6 0 4 4 2 2008–09 Pelicans SM-l 58 12 17 29 34 10 1 1 2 6 2009–10 Pelicans SM-l 52 21 16 37 20 — — — — — 2009–10 HeKi FIN.2 1 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2010–11 JYP SM-l 35 5 11 16 10 — — — — — 2010–11 D Team FIN.2 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Luleå HF SEL 5 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Pelicans SM-l 14 5 8 13 20 — — — — — 2011–12 Pelicans SM-l 54 21 18 39 8 10 3 3 6 6 2012–13 Pelicans SM-l 33 3 15 18 12 — — — — — 2012–13 Peliitat FIN.2 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Pelicans Liiga 56 12 30 42 28 8 1 1 2 0 2014–15 Pelicans Liiga 23 4 7 11 45 — — — — — 2015–16 Pelicans Liiga 34 9 20 29 33 9 1 5 6 4 2015–16 Peliitat FIN.2 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2016–17 Pelicans Liiga 41 20 26 46 8 5 1 2 3 0 2017–18 HIFK Liiga 49 14 22 36 18 11 1 3 4 14 2018–19 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 14 2 4 6 4 — — — — — 2018–19 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 17 3 4 7 10 — — — — — 2018–19 Lukko Liiga 13 5 4 9 16 7 0 2 2 2 2019–20 Lukko Liiga 21 2 4 6 2 — — — — — 2023–24 Peliitat FIN.4 2 1 7 8 0 1 0 3 3 0 2024–25 Peliitat FIN.4 11 8 13 21 4 5 4 3 7 27 2025–26 Peliitat FIN.4 2 1 4 5 0 7 1 10 11 2Liiga totals 547 149 213 362 262 66 8 21 29 34
International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2007 Finland WJC 6 0 0 0 4Junior totals 6 0 0 0 4
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