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Finland Vesa Viitakoski

#39 Kärpät / SM-liiga - 09/10

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Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Tomas Filippi 52 25 37 62
2. Martin Ruzicka 50 23 39 62
3. Ondrej Kase 48 23 31 54
4. Daniel Vozenilek 51 21 28 49
5. Andrej Nestrasil 51 17 32 49
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Vesa Viitakoski Facts

Date of Birth
Position
LW
Age
53
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
212 lbs / 96 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 EJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time Liiga Rookie of the Year 1

Viitakoski was known as a big and strong winger. He was able to show up on the scoreboard even at an old age. He had a fine scoring touch, worked hard and was not easy to move in front of the net.

Son: Valtteri Viitakoski

Team Staff profile of Vesa Viitakoski also available

Vesa Viitakoski Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 SaiPa SM-liiga 11* 4* 1* 5* 6* 3* |
Finland U18 EJC-18 6* 8* 7* 15* 6* -* |
1989-90 SaiPa SM-liiga 44* 24* 10* 34* 8* -1* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 6* 1* 7* 2* -* |
1990-91 Tappara SM-liiga 41* 17* 23* 40* 14* 5* | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 4 2
Finland Goodwill Games 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Finland U20 “C” WJC-20 7* 6* 5* 11* 2* -* |
1991-92 Tappara SM-liiga 44* 19* 19* 38* 39* -6* | Relegation 4 3 1 4 0 6
Finland WC 8* 2* 3* 5* 6* 3* |
1992-93 Tappara SM-liiga 48* 27* 27* 54* 28* 14* |
Finland WC 6* 1* 0* 1* 6* 1* |
Finland (all) International 21* 4* 4* 8* 8* -* |
1993-94 Calgary Flames NHL 8* 1* 2* 3* 0* 0* |
Saint John Flames AHL 67* 28* 39* 67* 24* -3* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 2 3
1994-95 Calgary Flames NHL 10* 1* 2* 3* 6* -1* |
Saint John Flames AHL 56* 17* 26* 43* 8* -22* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -5
1995-96 Calgary Flames NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Saint John Flames AHL 48* 18* 29* 47* 48* 12* |
Cornwall Aces AHL 10* 7* 6* 13* 4* 3* | Playoffs 8 1 3 4 2 -2
1996-97 HV71 Elitserien 50* 17* 12* 29* 24* -* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 2 -
1997-98 Ilves SM-liiga 47* 11* 19* 30* 12* 3* | Playoffs 9 2 4 6 4 -1
1998-99 Ilves SM-liiga 53* 17* 5* 22* 18* 6* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 2 2
1999-00 Ilves SM-liiga 53* 20* 20* 40* 28* 2* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 4 -4
2000-01 Ilves “A” SM-liiga 55* 27* 20* 47* 10* 8* | Playoffs 9 3 3 6 6 0
Finland (all) International -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2001-02 Ilves “A” SM-liiga 56* 34* 26* 60* 12* 10* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -3
Finland WC 9* 1* 1* 2* 2* -5* |
Finland (all) International 16* 2* 1* 3* 4* -1* |
2002-03 Ilves “A” SM-liiga 53* 18* 12* 30* 22* -9* |
2003-04 Ilves “A” SM-liiga 56* 21* 15* 36* 14* 11* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 2 2
2004-05 Brynäs IF Elitserien 47* 12* 10* 22* 14* -11* | Kvalserien SHL 10 3 4 7 0 4
2005-06 Brynäs IF Elitserien 13* 1* 2* 3* 16* 0* |
Ilves SM-liiga 29* 6* 4* 10* 16* -2* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -1
2006-07 Ilves SM-liiga 56* 17* 12* 29* 38* 1* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 2 -3
2007-08 Ilves “A” SM-liiga 55* 14* 12* 26* 26* 2* | Playoffs 9 3 3 6 4 1
2008-09 Kärpät SM-liiga 50* 11* 9* 20* 49* -4* | Playoffs 14 4 2 6 4 -2
2009-10 Kärpät SM-liiga 52* 9* 10* 19* 22* -10* | Playoffs 10 2 0 2 0 -1

Vesa Viitakoski Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 Finland Sauna Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
1997-98 Ilves Continental Cup 3* 6* 0* 6* 2* -1* |
1998-99 Ilves Euro HL 6* 3* 1* 4* 0* 1* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 0 -1
2002-03 Finland EHT 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2006-07 Ilves Continental Cup 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* -2* |
2008-09 Kärpät Champions HL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2011-12 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2012-13 Ilves SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2013-14 HPK Liiga Asst. Coach
2014-15 HPK Liiga Asst. Coach
2015-16 HPK Liiga Asst. Coach Fired 2016-01-28
2016-17 Turkey U17 EYOF Head Coach
2017-18 EHC Visp SL Asst. Coach
2018-19 EHC Visp SL Asst. Coach
2019-20 EHC Visp SL Asst. Coach
2020-21 EHC Visp SL Asst. Coach
2021-22 KOOVEE Mestis Head Coach Fired on November 8th
Ilves U20 U20 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
2022-23 Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19 U21 Hungary U21 Dir. of Coaching Mentor Coach
Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19 U18 Hungary U18 Dir. of Coaching Mentor Coach
2023-24 Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19 U21 Hungary U21 Dir. of Coaching Mentor Coach
Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19 U18 Hungary U18 Dir. of Coaching Mentor Coach
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Vesa Viitakoski Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 181* 70* 100* 170* 0.94* 84* -10* | 3 17 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.47 * 6 * -4 *
Champions HL 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
Continental Cup 2 5* 7* 0* 7* 1.40* 4* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 6* 8* 7* 15* 2.50* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Euro HL 1 6* 3* 1* 4* 0.67* 0* 1* | 1 6 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.33 * 0 * -1 *
Goodwill Games 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 37* 6* 5* 11* 0.30* 12* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 17 803* 296* 244* 540* 0.67* 362* 33* | 13 86 25 * 17 * 42 * 0.49 * 34 * -2 *
NHL 3 23* 2* 4* 6* 0.26* 8* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Sauna Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 3 110* 30* 24* 54* 0.49* 54* -11* | 2 15 4 * 5 * 9 * 0.60 * 2 * 4 *
WC 3 23* 4* 4* 8* 0.35* 14* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 12* 6* 18* 1.29* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/24/2010
09/24/2010 Confirmed Kärpät Retired
04/22/2009
04/22/2009 Extension Kärpät Kärpät

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