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Finland Veli-Pekka Kautonen

a.k.a. "Vellu Kautonen"

EV Duisburg / Germany2 - 01/02

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Veli-Pekka Kautonen Facts

Date of Birth
May 09, 1970
Position
D
Age
53
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
TJV
Status
Retired
Drafted
1989 round 3 #50 overall by Calgary Flames
Highlights
1-time U18 EJC Silver Medal 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
Team Staff profile of Veli-Pekka Kautonen also available
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Veli-Pekka Kautonen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1986-87 Finland U18 EJC-18 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1987-88 HIFK U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 35* 9* 11* 20* 38* -* |
Finland U18 EJC-18 6* 1* 3* 4* 6* -* |
1988-89 HIFK U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 0 -
HIFK SM-liiga 36* 4* 5* 9* 6* 8* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -2
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 7* 8* 16* -* |
1989-90 HIFK U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 4* 1* 2* 3* 16* -* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 2 -
HIFK SM-liiga 36* 2* 1* 3* 10* 8* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
PvUK Jr. A SM-sarja 10* 6* 2* 8* 42* -* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 5* 6* 10* -* |
1990-91 SaiPa SM-liiga 43* 12* 19* 31* 38* -9* |
1991-92 Tappara SM-liiga 44* 6* 12* 18* 30* -2* | Relegation 4 1 4 5 4 2
1992-93 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 42* 4* 3* 7* 22* -8* |
1993-94 Tappara SM-liiga 37* 5* 7* 12* 63* -14* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
1994-95 HIFK SM-liiga 48* 8* 11* 19* 77* 33* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -2
1995-96 HIFK SM-liiga 47* 7* 22* 29* 63* -7* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -4
1996-97 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
Berlin Capitals DEL 43* 16* 20* 36* 26* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 8 -
1997-98 Kiekko-Espoo SM-liiga 46* 11* 16* 27* 94* 15* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 6 -1
1998-99 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 42* 2* 19* 21* 26* -* | Playoffs 4 1 3 4 4 -
1999-00 Pelicans SM-liiga 26* 1* 5* 6* 32* -19* |
HIFK SM-liiga 13* 3* 1* 4* 10* 3* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 8 0
2000-01 HIFK SM-liiga 44* 2* 6* 8* 51* -5* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 1
2001-02 Ritten/Renon Italy 15* 2* 10* 12* 4* -* |
EV Duisburg Germany2 37* 4* 16* 20* 34* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2002-03 St. Louis Blues NHL Amateur Scout
2003-04 St. Louis Blues NHL Amateur Scout
2004-05 New York Islanders NHL Scout
2005-06 New York Islanders NHL Scout
2006-07 New York Islanders NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2007-08 New York Islanders NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2008-09 New York Islanders NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2009-10 New York Islanders NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2010-11 New York Islanders NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2011-12 New York Islanders NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2012-13 New York Islanders NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2013-14 New York Islanders NHL Dir. of European Scouting
2014-15 New York Islanders NHL Dir. of European Scouting
HIFK Liiga Scout
2015-16 New York Islanders NHL Dir. of Amateur Scouting
HIFK Liiga Scout
2016-17 New York Islanders NHL Dir. of Amateur Scouting
HIFK Liiga Scout
2017-18 New York Islanders NHL Dir. of Amateur Scouting
2018-19 New York Islanders NHL Head Amateur Scout
2019-20 New York Islanders NHL Head Amateur Scout
2020-21 New York Islanders NHL Head Amateur Scout
2021-22 New York Islanders NHL Head Amateur Scout
2022-23 New York Islanders NHL Head Amateur Scout
2023-24 New York Islanders NHL Head Amateur Scout
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Veli-Pekka Kautonen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
DEL 2 85* 18* 39* 57* 0.67* 52* -* | 2 8 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.63 * 12 * - *
EJC-18 2 6* 1* 3* 4* 0.67* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Germany2 1 37* 4* 16* 20* 0.54* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Italy 1 15* 2* 10* 12* 0.80* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr. A SM-sarja 3 51* 16* 15* 31* 0.61* 98* -* | 2 7 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.86 * 2 * - *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 11 462* 65* 108* 173* 0.37* 496* 3* | 9 36 1 * 7 * 8 * 0.22 * 24 * -6 *
Elitserien (SHL) 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 2* 12* 14* 1.00* 26* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Veli-Pekka Kautonen Connections

Player Period Teams
Mika Kortelainen (F) 1987-2001 7 HIFK, HIFK U20
Petri Aaltonen (F) 1986-1994 6 Finland U18, Finland U20, HIFK, HIFK U20, PvUK, Tappara
Sakari Lindfors (G) 1988-2001 5 HIFK
Markku Hurme (F) 1989-2001 5 HIFK, HIFK U20

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