Juha-Pekka Ketola | |
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Born | Rauma, Finland | January 21, 1983,
Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
Position | Centre |
Shoots | Left |
Pro clubs | Ässät |
NHL Draft | 287th overall, 2001 New York Islanders |
Playing career | 2003–2007 |
Juha-Pekka Ketola (born January 21, 1983) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre.
Born in Rauma, Ketola began his playing career at junior level with his hometown team Lukko, during which he was drafted 287th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Following his draft selection, Ketola sought to gain North American experience and joined the Sherbrooke Castors of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the 2001–02 season. He managed just eight goals in 62 games in his only season in North America before returning to Lukko's junior team the following year.
In 2003, Ketola joined Ässät and went on play 83 regular season games over two seasons, scoring three goals and registering one assist.[1] He departed in 2005 to join Hokki of Mestis for one season before moving to France to play for Division 1 team Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne.
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- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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