| Birth Date: | August 24, 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Kuopio, Finland |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 187 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Played For: | KalPa |
| Career Start: | 1987 |
| Career End: | 2003 |
Veli-Pekka-Pekkarinen (born August 24, 1969) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman.
Pekkarinen played most of his career with KalPa, playing a total of 391 games for the team over twelve seasons, including 295 games in the SM-liiga.[1]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–87 | KalPa U20 | Jr. A I-divisioona | 26 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | KalPa U20 | Jr. A I-divisioona | 27 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | KalPa U20 | Jr. A SM-sarja | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 44 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 43 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 44 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | TUTO Hockey | I-Divisioona | 44 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 39 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 50 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | SiiHT | III-divisioona | — | 4 | 19 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | KJK | II-divisioona | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Iisalmen Peli-Karhut | II-divisioona | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | KalPa | Suomi-sarja | 27 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | KalPa | Suomi-sarja | 29 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | KalPa | Mestis | 26 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 280 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 123 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||