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Veli-Pekka Ketola's 1981-1982 season

Points

NHL#360

Goals

NHL#246

Assists

NHL#424

Plus/minus

-17

NHL#546

Games

55% of 80

Centre Veli-Pekka Ketola was 33 years old when the 1981-1982 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Colorado Rockies. He played 44 of a possible 80 games and scored 9 goals and 5 assists for 14 points, 0.32 points per game. Colorado Rockies did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1981-1982

Year 1981
45 years ago
NHL debut
October 6
Veli-Pekka Ketola makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠4 loss against Vancouver Canucks
CLRColorado Rockies2–4VANVancouver Canucks
Veli-Pekka was 33 years old · Pacific Coliseum, Canada
His first NHL game
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
+1
+/-
First NHL goalFirst NHL point
Swedes on the ice: Christer Kellgren, Peter Gustavsson, Anders Eldebrink, among others.
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- The game
  CLR2–4VAN
  L
  October 6game 1/807
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Veli-Pekka Ketola scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Vancouver Canucks · October 6
- The game
  CLR4–7EDM
  L
  October 7game 2/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI2–2CLR
  October 10game 3/805
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR2–10LAK
  L
  October 15game 4/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS6–1CLR
  L
  October 16game 5/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR4–3WIN
  W
  October 18game 6/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR3–5PIT
  L
  October 20game 7/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR4–4TOR
  October 21game 8/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  EDM3–1CLR
  L
  October 24game 9/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- November 1981
- The game
  TOR4–4CLR
  November 6game 13/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Veli-Pekka Ketola records his first NHL assist
in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · November 6
- The game
  STL4–2CLR
  L
  November 14game 16/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR0–10CHI
  L
  November 15game 17/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
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- The game
  CLR1–7WSH
  L
  November 18game 18/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-5SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–3CLR
  L
  November 20game 19/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR5–5VAN
  November 22game 20/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8015 of 20 played
  2
  points
  NHL#371
  1
  goals
  NHL#278
  1
  assists
  NHL#369
  CLR
  3-13-0W-L-OT10Points
  21st in the whole NHL
- The game
  CLR2–9CGY
  L
  November 24game 21/801
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR2–7WIN
  L
  November 25game 22/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- December 1981
- The game
  CHI2–3CLR
  W
  December 2game 26/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR2–1CLR
  L
  December 5game 27/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR1–7BUF
  L
  December 9game 28/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR4–2HFD
  W
  December 12game 29/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR1–5BOS
  L
  December 13game 30/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  EDM7–4CLR
  L
  December 16game 31/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR2–5CGY
  L
  December 19game 33/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  LAK2–4CLR
  W
  December 22game 34/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CLR4–8LAK
  L
  December 23game 35/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CGY3–6CLR
  W
  December 26game 36/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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Year 1982
44 years ago
- The game
  CLR4–5CGY
  L
  January 5game 40/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  January 5
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8028 of 40 played
  5
  points
  NHL#367
  3
  goals
  NHL#267
  2
  assists
  NHL#403
  CLR
  9-25-0W-L-OT24Points
  21st in the whole NHL
- The game
  CLR3–5EDM
  L
  January 6game 41/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  STL1–7CLR
  W
  January 8game 42/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK3–3CLR
  January 23game 49/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR2–4BOS
  L
  January 31game 53/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- February 1982
- The game
  CLR7–8QUE
  L
  February 2game 54/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  HFD4–4CLR
  February 5game 55/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  QUE2–9CLR
  W
  February 12game 57/80
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  WSH3–5CLR
  W
  February 14game 58/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR3–3MTL
  February 16game 59/80
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  CLR4–4NYR
  February 18game 60/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 points
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- Checkpoint
  February 18
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8038 of 60 played
  12
  points
  NHL#332
  9
  goals
  NHL#199
  3
  assists
  NHL#421
  CLR
  13-36-0W-L-OT37Points
  21st in the whole NHL
- The game
  CLR2–3NYI
  L
  February 20game 61/803
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  CLR2–6BUF
  L
  February 21game 62/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET6–3CLR
  L
  February 23game 63/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–3CLR
  L
  February 26game 64/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- March 1982
- The game
  PIT6–0CLR
  L
  March 21game 74/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR4–5VAN
  L
  March 24game 75/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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The season in numbers
March 24
Veli-Pekka Ketola closes the 1981-1982 season with 14 points
CLRColorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies did not reach the playoffs
Points
14
NHL#360
Games
44of 80
55%
Goals
9
NHL#246
Assists
5
NHL#424
P/GP
0.32
NHL#334
+/-
-17
NHL#546
Events
14
career best in points
9
career best in goals
5
career best in assists
1
First NHL assist
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL goal

Veli-Pekka Ketola makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠4 loss against Vancouver Canucks

Veli-Pekka Ketola scores his first NHL goal

Veli-Pekka Ketola records his first NHL assist

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Veli-Pekka Ketola closes the 1981-1982 season with 14 points