▁ice ▁hockey ▁player ▁and ▁coach . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁V eli - P ek ka ▁K et ola ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁League , ▁World ▁Hockey ▁Association , ▁and ▁National ▁Hockey ▁League . ▁While ▁K et ola ▁was ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁Ä ss ät ▁of ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁League , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁league ▁scoring ▁twice ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁six - time ▁all - star . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁K et ola ▁came ▁to ▁North ▁America ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁W inn ip eg ▁J ets ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Hockey ▁Association . ▁He ▁played ▁just ▁over ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁seasons , ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 7 7 , ▁for ▁the ▁J ets ▁and ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 7 ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 7 7 ▁WH A ▁season ▁for ▁the ▁Cal g ary ▁Cow bo ys . ▁After ▁those ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁WH A , ▁he ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁Finland ▁to ▁once ▁again ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Ä ss ät ▁P ori . ▁Despite ▁being ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Can uck s ▁on ▁ 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁play ▁for ▁a ▁North ▁American ▁team ▁again ▁until ▁he ▁played ▁ 4 4 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Rock ies ▁of ▁the ▁N HL ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9