Ilkka Sinisalo

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FinlandFinland  Ilkka Sinisalo Ice hockey player
Date of birth July 10, 1958
place of birth Valkeakoski , Finland
date of death 5th April 2017
size 184 cm
Weight 85 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Left
Career stations
until 1977 PiTa Helsinki
1977-1981 HIFK Helsinki
1981-1990 Philadelphia Flyers
1990-1991 Minnesota North Stars
1991-1992 Phoenix Roadrunners
1992-1993 HPK Hämeenlinna
1993-1994 Kärpät Oulu
1994-1995 Ilves Tampere
1995-1996 Espoo Blues

Ilkka Antero Jouko Sinisalo (born July 10, 1958 in Valkeakoski ; † April 5, 2017 ) was a Finnish ice hockey player and scout , who worked for the Philadelphia Flyers , Minnesota North Stars and Los Angeles Kings during his active time from 1976 to 1996 played in the National Hockey League . His son Tomas is also a hockey player.

Career

Ilkka Sinisalo began his career as a hockey player in the junior division of PiTa Helsinki, for whose professional team he made his debut in the then second-rate I divisioona in the 1976/77 season . He then moved to his city rivals HIFK Helsinki , with whom he was Finnish champion for the first and only time in his career in the 1979/80 season . On February 14, 1981, the attacker signed as a free agent a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers , where he had a regular place in the National Hockey League for the next nine years . For the 1990/91 season he signed with their league rivals Minnesota North Stars , where he ended the season with the Los Angeles Kings .

In the 1991/92 season Sinisalo came to only three missions in the NHL for Los Angeles, while he spent the entire remaining time with their farm team from the International Hockey League , the Phoenix Roadrunners . The left shooter then returned to his Finnish homeland, where he and HPK Hämeenlinna only failed in the 1993 playoff final at TPS Turku . For the 1993/94 season, the former national player from Ilves Tampere was committed, but played mainly for Kärpät Oulu in the second-rate I divisioona . After he began in the following season at Ilves, the winger moved to the Espoo Blues during the 1994/95 season , where he ended his career at the age of 37 following the 1995/96 season.

From 2004 he worked as a scout for the Philadelphia Flyers. Sinisalo died in April 2017 at the age of 58 after a long period of cancer.

International

For Finland Sinisalo took part in the Junior World Championships in 1978 , as well as the World Championships in 1981 , 1982 and 1983 .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1976/77 PiTa Helsinki I-divisioona 35 22nd 16 38 8th - - - - -
1977/78 HIFK Helsinki SM-liiga 36 9 3 12 18th - - - - -
1978/79 HIFK Helsinki SM-liiga 30th 6th 4th 10 16 6th 4th 1 5 2
1979/80 HIFK Helsinki SM-liiga 35 16 9 25th 16 7th 1 3 4th 4th
1980/81 HIFK Helsinki SM-liiga 36 27 17th 44 14th 6th 5 3 8th 4th
1981/82 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66 15th 22nd 37 22nd 4th 0 2 2 0
1982/83 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 61 21st 29 50 16 3 1 1 2 0
1983/84 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 73 29 17th 46 29 2 2 0 2 0
1984/85 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 70 36 37 73 16 19th 6th 1 7th 0
1985/86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 74 39 37 76 31 5 2 2 4th 2
1986/87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 42 10 21st 31 8th 18th 5 1 6th 4th
1987/88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 68 25th 17th 42 30th 7th 4th 2 6th 0
1988/89 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 13 1 6th 7th 2 8th 1 1 2 0
1989/90 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 59 23 23 46 26th - - - - -
1990/91 Minnesota North Stars NHL 46 5 12 17th 24 - - - - -
1990/91 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7th 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
1991/92 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3 0 1 1 2 - - - - -
1991/92 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 42 19th 21st 40 32 - - - - -
1992/93 HPK Hämeenlinna SM-liiga 46 13 16 29 55 12 2 3 5 8th
1993/94 Kärpät Oulu I-divisioona 28 27 15th 42 20th - - - - -
1993/94 Ilves Tampere SM-liiga 12 1 6th 7th 10 4th 1 0 1 6th
1994/95 Ilves Tampere SM-liiga 30th 2 7th 9 45 - - - - -
1994/95 Kiekko-Espoo SM-liiga 16 7th 7th 14th 6th 4th 0 3 3 4th
1995/96 Kiekko-Espoo SM-liiga 44 7th 12 19th 36 - - - - -
I-divisioona total 63 49 31 80 28 - - - - -
SM-liiga total 285 88 81 169 216 39 13 13 26th 28
IHL total 42 19th 21st 40 32 - - - - -
NHL overall 582 204 222 426 208 68 21st 11 32 6th

International

Represented Finland at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1978 Finland June World Cup 6th place 6th 1 7th 8th 4th
1981 Finland WM 6th place 5 0 1 1 4th
1981 Finland Canada Cup 6th place 5 1 0 1 6th
1982 Finland WM 5th place 5 1 1 2 6th
1983 Finland WM 7th place 8th 0 2 2 4th
Juniors overall 6th 1 7th 8th 4th
Men overall 23 2 4th 6th 20th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Tim Panaccio: Popular former Flyer Ilkka Sinisalo dies at 58. In: CSNPhilly.com (Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia). April 6, 2017, accessed April 6, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Sinisalo, Ilkka
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sinisalo, Ilkka Antero Jouko
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Valkeakoski , Finland
DATE OF DEATH 5th April 2017