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Vesa Viitakoski

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-3    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: February 13, 1971 in Lappeenranta, Finland

Drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 2nd round (32nd overall) of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1993-94 22 CGY NHL 8 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 6.7
1994-95 23 CGY NHL 10 1 2 3 1 -1 6 0 1 0 0 6 16.7
1995-96 24 CGY NHL 5 0 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
Career NHL 23 2 4 6 2 -2 8 0 2 0 0 28 7.1

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1993-94 22 CGY NHL 8 0.13 0.25 0.38 0.14 0.00 1.88 1 2 3 1 7 3 4 0 0 0.0 0.1 0.1
1994-95 23 CGY NHL 10 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.11 0.60 0.60 2 3 5 2 6 3 4 0 -1 0.0 0.1 0.0
1995-96 24 CGY NHL 5 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.40 1.40 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.2 0.0 -0.2
Career NHL 23 0.09 0.17 0.26 0.10 0.35 1.22 3 5 8 3 13 6 9 0 -2 -0.2 0.2 0.0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1986-87 15 SaiPa Lappeenranta Jr. Fin-Jr. 1 1 1 2 2
1987-88 16 SaiPa Lappeenranta U18 Fin-U18 7 20 5 25 2
1987-88 16 SaiPa Lappeenranta Jr. Fin-Jr. 20 21 11 32 16
1988-89 17 SaiPa Lappeenranta Jr. Fin-Jr. 23 22 32 54 8
1988-89 17 SaiPa Lappeenranta Finland 11 4 1 5 6
1988-89 17 Finland EJC-A 6 8 7 15 6
1989-90 18 SaiPa Lappeenranta Jr. Fin-Jr. 9 9 8 17 6
1989-90 18 SaiPa Lappeenranta Finland 44 24 10 34 8
1989-90 18 Finland WJC-A 7 6 1 7 2
1990-91 19 Tappara Tampere Finland 41 17 23 40 14
1990-91 19 Finland WJC-A 7 6 5 11 2
1991-92 20 Tappara Tampere Finland 44 19 19 38 39
1991-92 20 Finland WC-A 8 2 3 5 6
1992-93 21 Tappara Tampere Finland 48 27 27 54 28
1992-93 21 Finland WC-A 6 1 0 1 6
1993-94 22 Saint John Flames AHL 67 28 39 67 24
1994-95 23 Saint John Flames AHL 56 17 26 43 8
1995-96 24 2 Teams AHL 58 25 35 60 52
1995-96 24 Saint John Flames AHL 48 18 29 47 48
1995-96 24 Cornwall Aces AHL 10 7 6 13 4
1996-97 25 HV 71 Jonkoping Sweden 50 17 12 29 24
1997-98 26 Ilves Tampere Finland 47 11 19 30 12
1998-99 27 Ilves Tampere Finland 53 17 5 22 18
1999-00 28 Ilves Tampere Finland 53 20 20 40 28
2000-01 29 Ilves Tampere Finland 55 27 20 47 10
2001-02 30 Ilves Tampere Finland 56 34 26 60 12
2001-02 30 Finland WC-A 9 1 1 2 -5 2 1 0 0 0
2002-03 31 Ilves Tampere Finland 53 18 12 30 22
2003-04 32 Ilves Tampere Finland 56 21 15 36 14
2004-05 33 Brynas IF Gavle Sweden 47 12 10 22 14
2004-05 33 Brynas IF Gavle Sweden-Q 10 3 4 7 0
2005-06 34 Brynas IF Gavle Sweden 13 1 2 3 16
2005-06 34 Ilves Tampere Finland 29 6 4 10 16
2006-07 35 Ilves Tampere Finland 56 17 12 29 38
2007-08 36 Ilves Tampere Finland 55 14 12 26 26
2008-09 37 Karpat Oulu Finland 50 11 9 20 49
2009-10 38 Karpat Oulu Finland 52 9 10 19 22
Career 3 Seasons AHL 181 70 100 170 84
Career 1 Season EJC-A 6 8 7 15 6
Career 4 Seasons Fin-Jr. 53 53 52 105 32
Career 1 Season Fin-U18 7 20 5 25 2
Career 17 Seasons Finland 803 296 244 540 362
Career 3 Seasons Sweden 110 30 24 54 54
Career 1 Season Sweden-Q 10 3 4 7 0
Career 3 Seasons WC-A 23 4 4 8 -5 14 1 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 14 12 6 18 4

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1990-91 19 Tappara Tampere Finland 3 2 0 2 4
1991-92 20 Tappara Tampere Finland-Q 4 3 1 4 0
1993-94 22 Saint John Flames AHL 5 1 2 3 2
1994-95 23 Saint John Flames AHL 4 0 1 1 2
1995-96 24 Cornwall Aces AHL 8 1 3 4 2
1996-97 25 HV 71 Jonkoping Sweden 5 1 1 2 2
1997-98 26 Ilves Tampere Finland 9 2 4 6 4
1998-99 27 Ilves Tampere Finland 4 2 1 3 2
1999-00 28 Ilves Tampere Finland 3 1 0 1 4
2000-01 29 Ilves Tampere Finland 9 3 3 6 6
2001-02 30 Ilves Tampere Finland 3 0 0 0 0
2003-04 32 Ilves Tampere Finland 7 2 2 4 2
2005-06 34 Ilves Tampere Finland 4 0 1 1 2
2006-07 35 Ilves Tampere Finland 7 1 0 1 2
2007-08 36 Ilves Tampere Finland 9 3 3 6 4
2008-09 37 Karpat Oulu Finland 14 4 2 6 4
2009-10 38 Karpat Oulu Finland 10 2 0 2 0
Career 3 Seasons AHL 17 2 6 8 6
Career 12 Seasons Finland 82 22 16 38 34
Career 1 Season Finland-Q 4 3 1 4 0
Career 1 Season Sweden 5 1 1 2 2

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 3 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3
Vesa Viitakoski 0.1 0.0 -0.2
Mike Zigomanis 46.6 0.1 0.1 -0.2
Chad Wiseman -25.8 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Christian Hanson -27.7 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Todd Hlushko -33.1 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Rich Chernomaz -37.5 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Christian Matte -46.5 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Ladislav Kohn -48.6 0.1 0.1 0.0
Lyle Moffat -51.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Chris Minard -53.7 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Neal Coulter -54.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3
Vesa Viitakoski 0.1 0.0 -0.2
Chad Wiseman -25.8 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Christian Hanson -27.7 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Lyle Moffat -51.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Chris Minard -53.7 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Neal Coulter -54.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Pat Kavanagh -59.0 0.2 0.2 -0.2
Warren Babe -59.7 0.3 0.1 -0.1
Art Giroux -65.5 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Martin Cibak -69.1 0.3 0.1 -0.1
Ralph Intranuovo -76.5 0.1 0.0 -0.1

Transactions

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March 19, 1996: Traded to Colorado by Calgary for Paxton Schulte, March 19, 1996.

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