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Finland Veli-Pekka Kautonen

a.k.a. "Vellu Kautonen"
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# Player GP G A TP
1. Matvei Gridin 60 38 45 83
2. Trevor Connelly 52 31 47 78
3. Mac Swanson 55 26 51 77
4. Michael Hage 54 33 42 75
5. Noah Powell 61 43 31 74
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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

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* -* |
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