Ville Leino bio box

Name: Ville Leino

Born: Oct. 6, 1983 (age 27)

Hometown: Savonlinna, Finland

Height: 6-foot

Weight: 182

Position: Forward

Drafted: Leino was undrafted. He signed a free-agent contract with Detroit in May 2008.

How acquired: Via trade with the Red Wings on Feb. 6, 2010, for defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen.

With the Flyers: In last season's playoffs, Leino was one of the best players on the ice. He had seven goals and 14 assists in 19 games.

Playing the guitar: Leino started playing more seriously 3 years ago. "I always wanted to do that. I started when I was a bit younger, when I was 15 or 18 or so, but this time I bought a really good guitar. I wanted to buy a good one so that I would have to keep playing and it wouldn't just sit there. I made a promise to myself that whatever happens, I will learn how to play. It took me half a year, and it's definitely worth it."

Music tastes: Leino says he has up to 20,000 songs on his computer. "It's just something I've always loved. I've gone through different genres. I want to have new stuff all the time and hear new stuff. I go all the way back to the 1960s and '50s. Once you hear it enough, your taste kind of changes and develops and you start to like different kinds of music. I can still remember where I hear songs first and when I first heard it, and I usually have to download it."

Show on the road: "Philly actually is a great concert scene," he says. "I was here all summer and I saw a bunch of shows. I think most of the shows that are in New York come here, too. A lot of small, indie rock bands come here at least once a year, so that's pretty cool."

At home: Leino's father is a boat captain and his mother is a culinary school teacher. "It was sometimes boring, I always wanted a brother. I always wanted someone to hang out with and play hockey with," he says. "I guess it made it easier to go and do my thing when I moved [away from home], because I've always kind of been alone. It was never really that hard."