Who is Veli-Pekka Ketola?

Veli-Pekka Ketola is a retired forward from Finland.

What was the last team Veli-Pekka Ketola played for?

The last team Veli-Pekka played for was KalPa in the I-divisioona.

How tall is Veli-Pekka Ketola?

Veli-Pekka Ketola is 187 cm (6'2") tall.

How much does Veli-Pekka Ketola weigh?

Veli-Pekka Ketola weighs 108 kg (238 lbs).

When was Veli-Pekka Ketola born?

Veli-Pekka Ketola was born on 1948-03-28 in Pori, FIN.

How old is Veli-Pekka Ketola?

Veli-Pekka Ketola is 78 years old.

What is Veli-Pekka Ketola's nationality?

Veli-Pekka Ketola is from Finland.

Veli-Pekka Ketola

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Veli-Pekka Ketola Facts

Date of Birth: Mar 28, 1948
Age: 78
Place of Birth: Pori, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: RU-38
Position: C
Height: 187 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 108 kg / 238 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

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Veli-Pekka Ketola Statistics

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
63-64	Karhut	SM-sarja	2	0	0	0	0	-
64-65	Karhut	SM-sarja	18	4	1	5	2	-
65-66	Karhut	SM-sarja	19	8	3	11	12	-
66-67	Karhut	SM-sarja	22	15	10	25	30	-
67-68	Ässät	SM-sarja	20	12	13	25	16	-
	Finland Olympics	OG	8	3	3	6	10	-
68-69	Ässät	SM-sarja	20	15	9	24	22	-
	Finland (all)	International	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Finland	WC	8	0	2	2	2	-
69-70	Jokerit	SM-sarja	22	25	12	37	26	-
	Finland	WC	10	4	3	7	32	-
70-71	Ässät	SM-sarja	31	25	17	42	31	-
	Finland	WC	6	5	1	6	4	-
71-72	Ässät	SM-sarja	32	16	14	30	25	-
	Finland Olympics	OG	6	1	3	4	7	-
	Finland	WC	9	4	3	7	4	-
72-73	Ässät	SM-sarja	36	25	16	41	74	-
	Finland"C"	WC	10	2	2	4	12	-
73-74	Ässät	SM-sarja	35	23	21	44	44	-
	Finland"C"	WC	10	7	3	10	4	-
74-75	Winnipeg Jets	WHA	74	23	28	51	25	-
75-76	Winnipeg Jets	WHA	80	32	36	68	32	-4	Playoffs	13	7	5	12	2	7
76-77	Winnipeg Jets	WHA	64	25	29	54	59	-13
	Calgary Cowboys	WHA	17	4	6	10	2	-17
	Finland (all)	International	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Finland"C"	CC	5	0	0	0	2	-
77-78	Ässät	SM-liiga	36	27	29	56	59	31	Playoffs	9	10	10	20	22	-
78-79	Ässät"C"	SM-liiga	36	23	49	72	66	49	Playoffs	8	1	6	7	30	-
79-80	Ässät"C"	SM-liiga	36	22	38	60	61	33	Playoffs	7	3	7	10	40	-
80-81	Ässät"C"	SM-liiga	36	23	39	62	61	27	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	-
81-82	Colorado Rockies	NHL	44	9	5	14	4	-17
	Finland"C"	CC	5	0	0	0	6	-
82-83	KalPa	I-divisioona	6	4	8	12	6	-

Veli-Pekka Ketola Tournament Statistics

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
76-77	Winnipeg Jets	Izvestia Trophy	-	0	1	1	0	-

Veli-Pekka Ketola Career Totals

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
CC	2	10	0	0	0	0.00	8	-	0
I-divisioona	1	6	4	8	12	2.00	6	-	0
International	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Izvestia Trophy	1	-	0	1	1	-	0	-	0
NHL	1	44	9	5	14	0.32	4	-17	0
OG	2	14	4	6	10	0.71	17	-	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	4	144	95	155	250	1.74	247	140	4	26	14	23	37	1.42	94	-
SM-sarja	11	257	168	116	284	1.11	282	-	0
WC	6	53	22	14	36	0.68	58	-	0
WHA	3	235	84	99	183	0.78	118	-34*	1	13	7	5	12	0.92	2	7

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Veli-Pekka Ketola Career Totals

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I-divisioona

International

Izvestia Trophy

NHL

SM-liiga

144

155

SM-sarja

257

168

116

WHA

235

Veli-Pekka Ketola Hockey Connections

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Veli-Pekka Ketola Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1967-1968	SM-sarja All-Star Team
1969-1970	SM-sarja All-Star Team
1970-1971	SM-sarja All-Star Team SM-sarja Most Points (42)
1973-1974	Finnish Player of the Year SM-sarja All-Star Team SM-sarja Lynces Academici Forward Award
1975-1976	WHA Avco World Trophy WHA Champion
1977-1978	Finnish Player of the Year SM-liiga All-Star Team
1978-1979	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Plus/Minus (Matti Keinonen Trophy) (+49) SM-liiga Most Assists (49) SM-liiga Most Points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy) (72)
1980-1981	Liiga Key Player SM-liiga Lynces Academici Forward Award SM-liiga Most Penalized Player (61min)
1989-1990	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#72)

Veli-Pekka Ketola Biography and Trivia

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Cult/Star player for Finland
Cult/Star player for Winnipeg Jets
Cult/Star player for Ässät