Pekka Peltola

Pekka Peltola (born April 24, 1965) is a Finnish former ice hockey left winger. He played in the SM-liiga for HPK, Lukko, HIFK and Ässät.[1]

Pekka Peltola
Born (1965-04-24) April 24, 1965
Helsinki, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for HPK
Lukko
HIFK
Ässät
Brest Albatros Hockey
EC KAC
Kassel Huskies
NHL Draft 130th overall, 1989
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 19842000

In the 1988–89 season, Peltola won the Jarmo Wasama Memorial Trophy as the SM-liiga's Rookie of the Year after scoring 58 points including 28 goals in just 43 games.[2][3] He was then drafted 130th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft,[4] though he never played in North America and remained with HPK.

Peltola also played in the French Élite Ligue for Brest Albatros Hockey, the Austrian Hockey League for EC KAC and the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the Kassel Huskies.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1984–85 Karhu-Kissat I-Divisioona 221372016
1985–86 HPK I-Divisioona 4420153547
1986–87 HPK I-Divisioona 4330215142
1987–88 HPK I-Divisioona 3937306760
1988–89 HPK Liiga 4328305862
1989–90 HPK Liiga 4425244942
1990–91 HPK Liiga 4123184166 832510
1991–92 HPK Liiga 3722204291
1992–93 Lukko Liiga 4826245042 30004
1993–94 HIFK Liiga 449182742
1994–95 HIFK Liiga 4915183326 30114
1995–96 Ässät Liiga 1832522
1995–96 Albatros de Brest France 1158132 121344
1990–91 Klagenfurter AC Austria 299112033
1996–97 Kassel Huskies DEL 204484 101342
1997–98 Ahmat Hyvinkää I-Divisioona 1022432
1997–98 Vimmerby HC Division 2 96612
1999–00 Kiekko-Vantaa Suomi-sarja 1111112222 72121448
Liiga totals 324 151 154 305 393 14 3 3 6 18

References

Preceded by
Mika Nieminen
Winner of the Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy
1988–89
Succeeded by
Vesa Viitakoski
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