Jarmo Kekäläinen
Date of birth | 3rd July 1966 |
place of birth | Tampere , Finland |
size | 181 cm |
Weight | 80 kg |
position | striker |
Shot hand | Left |
Career stations | |
1983-1985 | KalPa Kuopio |
1985-1987 | Ilves Tampere |
1987-1989 | Clarkson University |
1989-1991 |
Boston Bruins Maine Mariners |
1991-1992 | KalPa Kuopio |
1992-1993 | Tappara Tampere |
1993-1994 |
Ottawa Senators Prince Edward Island Senators |
1994-1995 | Västerås IK |
Jarmo Kekäläinen (born July 3, 1966 in Tampere ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player and official who played for the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League from 1983 to 1995 . He has been General Manager at Columbus Blue Jackets since 2013 .
Career
Jarmo Kekäläinen began his career as a hockey player at KalPa Kuopio , for whose professional team he was active in the second-rate I divisioona from 1983 to 1985. Then the attacker played for two years in the SM-liiga for Ilves Tampere , before he attended Clarkson University from 1987 to 1989 , for whose team he played in the ECAC hockey . During his time in the ECAC, he was elected to the league's first all-star team.
On May 3, 1989, Kekäläinen signed a contract as a free agent with the Boston Bruins , for which he made his debut in the National Hockey League in the 1989/90 season . In his rookie year he scored two goals in eleven games and provided as many assists. In parallel, he came in 18 games for Boston's farm team Maine Mariners in the American Hockey League for use, for which he scored 16 while points scorer. After he had played in parallel for both teams in the following season and could not prevail in the NHL, the national player returned to Finland, where he spent a year for his ex-club KalPa Kuopio and Tappara Tampere in the SM-liiga stood on the ice.
On August 13, 1993, Kekäläinen was hired as a free agent by the Ottawa Senators , who had started playing in the NHL a year earlier. For the Canadians he scored one goal in 28 games and gave another five assists. The breakthrough in the NHL he did not succeed in the second attempt, so he ran 18 times for Ottawa's AHL farm team Prince Edward Island Senators , for which he contributed twelve points. The Finn finally spent the 1994/95 season at Västerås IK in the Swedish Elitserien , where he then ended his active career at the age of 29.
Immediately after his playing career, the former NHL player became General Manager at HIFK Helsinki . Under his leadership, the capital club became Finnish champions in 1998 . Between 1999 and 2006 he was a scout for the NHL clubs Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Blues for three years . He was then promoted to Assistant General Manager at the St. Louis Blues. He held this post for five years until 2010. From the 2010/11 season he was General Manager for Jokerit Helsinki from the SM-liiga.
Kekäläinen has been General Manager at Columbus Blue Jackets since February 13, 2013 , replacing Scott Howson . He is the first European in this position in the history of the NHL.
International
For Finland Kekäläinen took part in the Junior World Championship in 1986 and in 1991 in the Canada Cup .
Achievements and Awards
- 1989 ECAC First All-Star Team
- 1998 Finnish Champion with HIFK Helsinki (as General Manager)
statistics
Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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NHL Regular Season | 3 | 55 | 5 | 8th | 13 | 28 |
NHL playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AHL regular season | 3 | 47 | 13 | 21st | 34 | 28 |
AHL playoffs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
family
Jarmo Kekäläinen's father Kari and his brother Janne were also professional ice hockey players.
Web links
- Jarmo Kekäläinen at hockeydb.com (English)
- Jarmo Kekäläinen at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Jarmo Kekäläinen at eliteprospects.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ iltalehti.fi, Jarmo Kekäläinen Jokerien toimitusjohtajaksi!
- ↑ bluejackets.nhl.com Blue Jackets name Jarmo Kekalainen General Manager , NHL.com, February 13, 2013
Goalkeeper:
Joonas Korpisalo |
Elvis Merzļikins
defender:
Wladislaw Gawrikow |
Scott Harrington |
Seth Jones ( A ) |
Dean Kukan |
Ryan Murray |
Markus Nutivaara |
David Savard |
Zach Werenski
attacker:
Josh Anderson |
Cam Atkinson ( A ) |
Emil Bemström |
Oliver Bjorkstrand |
Brandon Dubinsky |
Pierre-Luc Dubois |
Nick Foligno ( C ) |
Boone Jenner ( A ) |
Riley Nash |
Gustav Nyquist |
Devin Shore |
Alexandre Texier |
Alexander Wennberg
Head Coach: John Tortorella Assistant Coach : Brad Larsen | Paul MacLean | Kenny McCudden | Brad Shaw General Manager: Jarmo Kekäläinen
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kekäläinen, Jarmo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kekalainen, Jarmo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish ice hockey player and official |
DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd July 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tampere , Finland |