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Veli-Pekka Ketola

Вели-Пекка Кетола

Position: center
Player status: retired
Gender: male
Nationality: Finland
Birth date: 28.03.1948 (76 years)
Birth place: Pori, Finland

Height: 187 cm / 6' 1"
Weight: 108 kg / 238 lbs
Shoots: left

Trivia: Top Scorer (SM-sarja 70-71, SM-liiga 78-79)
Most assists (SM-liiga 78-79)
Finnish Player of the Year (1974, 1978)
All Star Team (SM-sarja 67-68, 69-70, 70-71, 73-74; SM-liiga 77-78, 78-79)
Best +/- (SM-liiga 78-79)
Lynces Academici Forward Award (SM-sarja 73-74, SM-liiga 80-81)
WHA Champion 1976
Ilta-Sanomat Star player (SM-liiga 80-81)
Key Player (SM-liiga 80-81)
Jääkiekkoleijona #72
Porin Ässät 1993-97 head coach
Porin Ässät 1994-2000 GM
Number (#13) retired by Ässät

Season	Team	League	Pos	LPos	W	L	D
1995-96	Ässät	SM-liiga	GM
1995-96	Ässät	SM-liiga	Head Coach
	Left: 3.10.1996 \| Reason of leaving: step aside
1994-95	Ässät	SM-liiga	GM
1994-95	Ässät	SM-liiga (Play-off)	Head Coach	3.
	Leavel reached: bronze
1994-95	Ässät	SM-liiga	Head Coach	6.	20	19	11
1993-94	Ässät	SM-liiga (Play-off)	Head Coach	5.
1993-94	Ässät	SM-liiga	Head Coach	2.	25	16	7

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-
2015-16	Finland	WLHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
1980-81	Finland	Canada Cup	5	0	0	0	6
1975-76	Finland	Canada Cup	5	0	0	0	2
1973-74	Finland	World Championship	10	7	3	10	4
1972-73	Finland	World Championship	10	2	2	4	12
1971-72	Finland	Olympics	6	1	3	4	7
1971-72	Finland	World Championship	9	4	3	7	4
1970-71	Finland	World Championship	6	5	1	6	4
1969-70	Finland	World Championship	10	4	3	7	32
1968-69	Finland	World Championship	8	0	2	2	2
1967-68	Finland	Olympics	8	3	3	6	10

Season	Team	League	#	GP	G	A	P	PIM
1982-83	Kalpa	I divisioona		6	4	8	12	6
1981-82	Colorado Rockies	NHL		44	9	5	14	4
1980-81	Ässät	SM-liiga	13	36	23	39	62	61
1979-80	Ässät	SM-liiga (Play-off)	13	7	3	7	10	40
1979-80	Ässät	SM-liiga	13	36	22	38	60	61
1978-79	Ässät	SM-liiga	13	36	23	49	72	66
1977-78	Ässät	SM-liiga (Play-off)	13	9	10	10	20	22
1977-78	Ässät	SM-liiga	13	36	27	29	56	59
1976-77	Calgary Cowboys	WHA		17	4	6	10	2
1976-77	Winnipeg Jets	WHA	12	64	25	29	54	59
1975-76	Winnipeg Jets	WHA	12	80	32	36	68	32
1974-75	Winnipeg Jets	WHA	12	74	23	28	51	25
1973-74	Ässät	SM-sarja	13	35	23	21	44	44
1972-73	Ässät	SM-sarja	13	36	25	16	41	74
1971-72	Ässät	SM-sarja	13	32	16	14	30	25
1970-71	Ässät	SM-sarja	13	31	25	17	42	31
1969-70	Jokerit	SM-sarja	13	22	25	12	37	26
1968-69	Ässät	SM-sarja	13	20	15	9	24	22
1967-68	Ässät	SM-sarja	13	20	12	13	25	16
1966-67	Karhut Pori	SM-sarja		20	15	10	25	30
1965-66	Karhut Pori	SM-sarja		19	8	3	11	12
1964-65	Karhut Pori	SM-sarja		18	4	1	5	2
1963-64	Karhut Pori	SM-sarja		2	0	0	0	0

Note: All games might not be included

Date	League	Teams	Score		G		A		PIM		+/-
Nov. 06 2015 18:30	WLHL	Finland Sweden	4-3 SO	\|		\|		\|		\|

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Leagues

Czech Rep.: Tipsport extraliga | 1.liga | 2.liga

Finland: Liiga | Mestis

Germany: DEL | DEL2

Russia: KHL | VHL

Slovakia: Tipsport Extraliga | 1.liga

Sweden: SHL | HockeyAllsvenskan

Switzerland: NLA | NLB

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