Veli-Pekka Hård
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Birth place: Jyväskylä, Finland
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 6" (197 cm) | 231 lb (105 kg)
Birth place: Jyväskylä, Finland
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 6" (197 cm) | 231 lb (105 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 21 | 1992 | JYP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | Jokerit Helsinki defeated JYP HT Jyväskylä 4‑1 in a best of seven gold medal series. |
 | 22 | 1993 | JYP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | JYP HT Jyväskylä defeated Ässät Pori 4‑3 in the bronze medal game. |
| 27 | 1998 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | HIFK Helsinki defeated Ilves Tampere 3‑0 in a best of five gold medal series. |
| Finnish Championship Medals | | ||||
Regular Season
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 1990‑91 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991‑92 | Sport Vaasa | I-divisioona | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1991‑92 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 21 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992‑93 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 22 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993‑94 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 23 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994‑95 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 24 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994‑95 | SaPKo Savonlinna | Fazer-liiga | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 1995‑96 | TuTo Turku | SM-Liiga | 25 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 70 | -17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996‑97 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 26 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1997‑98 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 27 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998‑99 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 28 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998‑99 | Ilves Tampere | European Hockey League | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 4 | ||||
| 1999‑00 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 29 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 26 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 2000‑01 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 30 | 53 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 70 | -24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Liiga Totals | 410 | 36 | 42 | 78 | 382 | -30 | 13 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Mestis Totals | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | |||||||
| European Hockey League Totals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 4 | |||||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990‑91 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991‑92 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992‑93 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993‑94 | JyP HT Jyväskylä | SM-Liiga | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996‑97 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997‑98 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998‑99 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998‑99 | Ilves Tampere | European Hockey League | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | ||||
| Liiga Totals | 38 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 32 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| European Hockey League Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 |