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Finland Veli-Pekka Laitinen

#42 Lukko / SM-liiga - 08/09

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# Player GP G A TP
1. Oscar Lindberg 50 18 33 51
2. Ty Rattie 52 21 26 47
3. David Tomasek 52 25 20 45
4. Janne Kuokkanen 43 18 26 44
5. Max Friberg 51 16 27 43
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Veli-Pekka Laitinen Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
47
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time Liiga Champion 1
Team Staff profile of Veli-Pekka Laitinen also available

Veli-Pekka Laitinen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 HPK U20 U20 I-divisioona 23* 8* 7* 15* 12* -* |
1994-95 HPK U20 U20 I-divisioona 21* 8* 11* 19* 10* -* |
1995-96 HPK U20 U20 I-divisioona 27* 11* 25* 36* 12* -* |
HPK SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
1996-97 HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 33* 6* 13* 19* 34* -* |
HPK SM-liiga 9* 0* 0* 0* 0* 3* |
1997-98 HPK SM-liiga 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Sport I-divisioona 37* 7* 5* 12* 16* -* |
1998-99 Pelicans I-divisioona 46* 4* 4* 8* 18* 7* | Qualification 9 0 1 1 4 -2
1999-00 Pelicans “A” SM-liiga 52* 5* 7* 12* 20* -11* | Relegation 6 3 1 4 0 -
2000-01 Pelicans SM-liiga 43* 6* 9* 15* 24* 14* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -3
2001-02 Pelicans SM-liiga 49* 8* 16* 24* 10* 4* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -1
Finland (all) International 5* 1* 1* 2* 4* 2* |
2002-03 Brynäs IF Elitserien 49* 4* 9* 13* 26* 8* | Kvalserien SHL 10 1 4 5 0 0
2003-04 Brynäs IF Elitserien 48* 2* 5* 7* 22* -6* |
2004-05 HPK SM-liiga 56* 3* 13* 16* 22* 22* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 2
2005-06 HPK SM-liiga 50* 6* 16* 22* 30* 15* | Playoffs 13 0 0 0 10 4
2006-07 HPK SM-liiga 54* 3* 18* 21* 28* 1* | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 2 -1
2007-08 HPK “C” SM-liiga 53* 0* 9* 9* 32* -14* |
2008-09 HV71 Elitserien 12* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Lukko SM-liiga 22* 1* 2* 3* 2* 1* | Relegation 7 0 1 1 2 -1

Veli-Pekka Laitinen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 HPK ECC 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
2008-09 HV71 Champions HL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2020-21 HPK U18 U18 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
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Veli-Pekka Laitinen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
ECC 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
I-divisioona 2 83* 11* 9* 20* 0.24* 34* 7* | 1 9 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.11 * 4 * -2 *
International 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 11 392* 32* 90* 122* 0.31* 168* 35* | 7 45 3 * 2 * 5 * 0.11 * 18 * 0 *
Elitserien (SHL) 3 109* 6* 14* 20* 0.18* 48* 0* | 1 10 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.50 * 0 * 0 *
U20 I-divisioona 3 71* 27* 43* 70* 0.99* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 33* 6* 13* 19* 0.58* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Veli-Pekka Laitinen Connections

Player Period Teams
Jani Keinänen (F) 1994-2007 10 HPK, HPK U20, Pelicans
Toni Saarinen (F) 1994-2002 8 HPK, HPK U20, Pelicans
Toni Mäkiaho (F) 1994-2008 7 HPK, HPK U20
Jani Hassinen (F) 1993-2007 7 Finland (all), HPK, HPK U20

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