8 1 – 8 2 ▁season . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁V eli - P ek ka ▁K et ola ▁co ached ▁Ä ss ät ▁P ori ▁of ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁League ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 9 4 ▁season ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 – 9 7 ▁season ' s ▁first ▁six ▁games . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁and ▁acc ol ades ▁General ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁U 2 0 ▁Finn ish ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Six - time ▁all - star ▁in ▁Finland . ▁Elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁as ▁a ▁player . ▁W on ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Champion ▁( K an ada - mal ja ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 – 6 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 – 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 7 – 7 8 . ▁W on ▁the ▁Av co ▁World ▁Tro phy ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 – 7 6 . ▁W on ▁the ▁Best ▁Hockey ▁Player ▁of ▁Finland ▁Tro phy ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁W on ▁the ▁Matt i ▁Ke in onen ▁tro phy ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 – 7 9 . ▁His ▁number ▁ 1 3 ▁was ▁retired ▁by ▁Por in ▁Ä ss ät . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁V eli - P ek ka ▁K et ola ▁tro phy ▁the ▁year ▁it ▁was ▁introduced ▁( 1 9 7 8