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Vesa Viitakoski
Веса Виитакоски
- Position: left wing
- Player status: coach
- Gender: male
- Nationality: Finland
- Birth date: 13.02.1971 (53 years)
- Birth place: Lappeenranta, Finland
- Height: 189 cm / 6' 2"
- Weight: 96 kg / 212 lbs
- Shoots: left
- Draft 1: Calgary Flames, year: 1990, round: 2, position: 32
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- Trivia:
Named to SM-Liiga All-Rookie team 1989-90
Named SM-Liiga Rookie of the Year 1989-90
Named SM-Liiga Gentleman of the Year 2001-02
Top goal scorer SM-Liiga 2001-02
Coach stats
| Season | Team | League | Pos | LPos | W | L | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 |  Alba Volan 2 | Erste Liga | Associate Coach | |||||
| 2021-22 | Koovee | Mestis | Head Coach | |||||
| 2020-21 |  Visp | Swiss League | Assistant Coach | |||||
| 2019-20 | Visp | Swiss League | Assistant Coach | |||||
| 2018-19 | Visp | Swiss League | Assistant Coach | |||||
| 2017-18 | Visp | Swiss League | Assistant Coach | |||||
| 2016-17 |  Turkey | EYOF (U18) | Head Coach | |||||
| 2015-16 | HPK Hämeenlinna | Liiga | Assistant Coach | |||||
| Left: 28.01.2016 | Reason of leaving: fired | ||||||||
| 2014-15 | HPK Hämeenlinna | Liiga | Assistant Coach | |||||
| 2013-14 | HPK Hämeenlinna | Liiga | Assistant Coach | |||||
| 2012-13 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | Assistant Coach | |||||
| 2011-12 | Ilves Tampere | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | Assistant Coach | |||||
Player national stats
| Season | Team | League | # | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | Finland | Euro Hockey Tour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001-02 | Finland | National team games | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2001-02 | Finland | World Championship | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -5 | |
| 1992-93 | Finland | National team games | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1992-93 | Finland | World Championship | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1991-92 | Finland | World Championship | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1990-91 | Finland | WJC (U20) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1989-90 | Finland | WJC (U20) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1988-89 | Finland | EJC (U18) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 |
Player club stats
| Season | Team | League | # | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Kärpät | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | |
| 2009-10 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 52 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 22 | -9 | |
| 2008-09 | Kärpät | CHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | |
| 2008-09 | Kärpät | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -2 | |
| 2008-09 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 50 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 49 | -4 | |
| 2007-08 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2007-08 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 55 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 26 | -2 | |
| 2006-07 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | |
| 2006-07 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 56 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2005-06 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
| 2005-06 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 29 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -2 | |
| 2005-06 |  Brynäs IF | Elitserien | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2004-05 | Brynäs IF | Superallsv. (Play-off) | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2004-05 | Brynäs IF | Elitserien | 47 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 14 | -11 | |
| 2003-04 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2003-04 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 56 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 14 | 11 | |
| 2002-03 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 53 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 22 | -9 | |
| 2001-02 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | |
| 2001-02 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 56 | 34 | 26 | 60 | 12 | 10 | |
| 2000-01 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2000-01 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 55 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 10 | 8 | |
| 1999-00 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -4 | |
| 1999-00 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 53 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 28 | 2 | |
| 1998-99 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998-99 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 53 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 6 | |
| 1998-99 | Ilves Tampere | EHL (Play-off) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | |
| 1998-99 | Ilves Tampere | EHL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997-98 | Ilves Tampere | Continental Cup | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -1 | |
| 1997-98 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | -1 | |
| 1997-98 | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga | 47 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 12 | 3 | |
| 1996-97 | HV71 | Elitserien (Play-off) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1996-97 | HV71 | Elitserien | 50 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 24 | ||
| 1995-96 |  Cornwall Aces | AHL (Play-off) | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -2 | |
| 1995-96 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1995-96 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 48 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 48 | 12 | |
| 1995-96 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | |
| 1994-95 | Saint John Flames | AHL (Play-off) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | |
| 1994-95 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 56 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 8 | -22 | |
| 1994-95 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | |
| 1993-94 | Saint John Flames | AHL (Play-off) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1993-94 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 67 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 24 | -3 | |
| 1993-94 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992-93 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 48 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 28 | 14 | |
| 1991-92 | Tappara | Liigakarsinta | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1991-92 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 44 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 39 | -6 | |
| 1990-91 | Tappara | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1990-91 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 41 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 14 | 4 | |
| 1989-90 | SaiPa | Jr. A I divisioona (U20, Play-off) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | ||
| 1989-90 | SaiPa | SM-liiga | 44 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1988-89 | SaiPa | Jr. A I divisioona (U20) | 23 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 8 | ||
| 1988-89 | SaiPa | SM-liiga | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1987-88 | SaiPa | Jr. A I divisioona (U20) | 20 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 16 | ||
| 1986-87 | SaiPa | Jr. A I divisioona (U20) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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