The Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy () is a Finnish ice hockey trophy awarded by the Liiga to the player who scores the most points during regular season play. It was first awarded to Henry Saleva of Kärpät in the 1977–78 SM-liiga season. The trophy was renamed in honour of Veli-Pekka Ketola in 1995.
The trophy has overwhelmingly been won by Finns, foreign players have won the award just nine times since 1978. Matti Hagman holds the record for most titles, with four. To date, Canadians Steve Kariya and Martin Kariya are the only two brothers to win the title.
Winners Season Team Player Points Citizenship 1977–78KärpätHenry Saleva 25 + 35 = 60 1978–79ÄssätVeli-Pekka Ketola 23 + 49 = 72 1979–80 HIFKMatti Hagman 37 + 50 = 87 1980–81 TPSReijo Leppänen 31 + 45 = 76 1981–82 TPS Reijo Leppänen (2) 33 + 37 = 70 1982–83 HIFK Matti Hagman (2) 23 + 41 = 64 1983–84 HIFK Matti Hagman (3) 22 + 47 = 69 1984–85 HIFK Matti Hagman (4) 23 + 44 = 67 1985–86 ÄssätArto Javanainen 44 + 27 =71 1986–87 KärpätKari Jalonen 29 + 63 = 93* 1987–88 TPSEsa Keskinen 14 + 55 = 69 1988–89 IlvesRaimo Summanen 35 + 46 = 81 1989–90 Ilves Raimo Summanen (2) 39 + 31 = 70 1990–91HPKTeppo Kivelä 23 + 50 = 73 1991–92 TPS Mikko Mäkelä 25 + 45 = 70 1992–93 TPS Esa Keskinen (2) 16 + 43 = 59 1993–94 TPS Esa Keskinen (3) 23 + 47 = 74 1994–95 TPSSaku Koivu 27 + 47 = 74 1995–96LukkoJuha Riihijärvi 28 + 44 = 72 1996–97JokeritPetri Varis 36 + 23 = 59 1997–98 Ilves Peter Larsson 19 + 39 = 58 1998–99 HIFKJan Čaloun 24 + 57 = 81 1999–00 TPSKai Nurminen 41 + 37 = 78 2000–01 Jokerit Petri Varis (2) 27 + 43 = 70 2001–02TapparaJanne Ojanen 20 + 41 = 61 2002–03 HPKTomáš Kucharčík 28 + 27 = 55 2003–04 HIFKTimo Pärssinen 32 + 30 = 62 2004–05 IlvesSteve Kariya 24 + 35 = 59 2005–06 HIFKTony Salmelainen 27 + 28 = 55 2006–07BluesMartin Kariya 18 + 43 = 61 2007–08 KärpätJanne Pesonen 34 + 44 = 78 2008–09 HIFKKim Hirschovits 18 + 48 = 66 2009–10 TapparaJori Lehterä 19 + 50 = 69 2010–11 LukkoPerttu Lindgren 23 + 42 = 66 2011–12 PelicansRyan Lasch 24 + 38 = 62 2012–13 KärpätJuha-Pekka Haataja 28 + 31 = 59 2013–14 LukkoVille Vahalahti 20 + 32 = 52 2014–15 Blues Kim Hirschovits (2) 13 + 45 = 58 2015–16 TapparaKristian Kuusela 20 + 39 = 59 2016–17 TapparaHenrik Haapala 15 + 45 = 60 2017–18 JYPAntti Suomela 21 + 39 = 60 2018–19 KooKooMalte Strömwall 30 + 27 = 57 2019–20 LukkoJustin Danforth 27 + 33 = 60 2020–21 HPKPetri Kontiola 14 + 41 = 55 2021–22 TapparaAnton Levtchi 26 + 35 = 61 2022-23 HPKMichael Joly 25 + 39 = 64 2023-24 IlvesOula Palve 20 + 44 = 64 2024-25 SportAtro Leppänen 21 + 42 = 63 2025-26 TapparaBenjamin Rautiainen 25 + 52 = 77
* Liiga single-season point record Sources:
References Content in this article is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at :fi:Veli-Pekka Ketola -palkinto; see its history for attribution.