| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname(s) | Vellu |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Centre ( center in the USA) in Ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice A shot in Ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with their stick in the direction of the net A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Human height varies according to both "nature" and "nurture". 85 m) 238 lb (108 kg/17 st 0 lb) |
| Pro clubs | SM-liiga Karhut Ässät 1. Divisioona KalPa WHA Winnipeg Jets Calgary Cowboys NHL Colorado Rockies |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | March 28, 1948 , Pori, FIN |
| Pro career | 1963 – 1983 |
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Playing career
Veli-Pekka Ketola played in the Finnish League, World Hockey Association, and National Hockey League. SM-liiga is the top professional Ice hockey league in Finland, and generally regarded as one of the top leagues in Europe The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America While Ketola was playing for the Ässät of the Finnish League, he won the league scoring twice in 1971 and 1979 and was a six-time all-star. Ässät (English aces is an Ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Pori, Finland at the Porin jäähalli.
In 1974, Ketola came to North America to play for the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association. The Winnipeg Jets were a professional Hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He played just over two and a half seasons, from 1974–75 to 1976–77, for the Jets and he played the last 17 games of the 1976–77 WHA season for the Calgary Cowboys. The 1974-75 WHA season was the third season of the now defunct World Hockey Association. The 1976-77 WHA season was the fifth season of the now defunct World Hockey Association (WHA The Calgary Cowboys were an Ice hockey team that played two seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA from 1975 – 1977. After those three years in the WHA, he went back to Finland to once again play for the Ässät Pori. Despite being signed by the Vancouver Canucks on 06 March, 1979, he didn't play for a North American team again until he played 44 games for the Colorado Rockies of the NHL during the 1981–82 season. The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Colorado Rockies were a professional Ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL that played in Denver Colorado from 1976 to The 1981–82 NHL season was the 65th season of the National Hockey League.
Coaching career
Veli-Pekka Ketola coached two seasons for the Ässät Pori of the Finnish League in 1993–94 and 1996–97.
Honours and accolades
- Six-time all-star in Finland.
- Elected to the Finnish Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990 as a player.
- Won the Best Hockey Player of Finland Trophy in 1974 and 1978.
- Won the Matti Keinonen trophy in 1978–79. The Matti Keinonen trophy is an Ice hockey award given by the Finnish SM-liiga to the "most effective player" of the season (plus/minus rating
- His number 13 was retired by Assat Pori.
- He won the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy the year it was introduced (1978). The Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy is an Ice hockey trophy awarded by the Finnish SM-liiga to the player who scores the most points during regular season play
- Led the Finnish League in scoring in 1971.
See also
References
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