Jarmo Wasama

Jarmo Wasama
Date of birth	December 2, 1943
place of birth	Elimäki , Finland
date of death	2nd February 1966
Place of death	Tampere , Finland
size	185 cm
Weight	83 kg
position	defender
number	# 2
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1960-1966	Tampereen Ilves

Jarmo Wasama (born December 2, 1943 in Elimäki , † February 2, 1966 in Tampere ) was a Finnish ice hockey player who played for Tampereen Ilves during his playing career .

Career

Jarmo Wasama played from 1960 to 1966 in the top Finnish league for Tampereen Ilves . With Ilves he won the Finnish championship twice, a silver medal and two bronze medals. Wasama has been voted All-Star of the Finnish Championship five times . In 1965 he was voted the best player in the Finnish championship by journalists. Wasama died in a road traffic accident on February 2, 1966 . His jersey number 2 was banned by Ilves and no longer given to any player.

Tampereen Ilves blocked jersey numbers banner

With the Finnish national ice hockey team , he took part in three world championships and one edition of the Olympic Games (1964). In total, he came to 74 appearances in the Finnish national team. In 1985 Wasama was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame .

The Jarmo Wasama commemorative trophy , which is awarded annually by the SM-liiga to the best newcomer to the league ( rookie ), was named after him.

Web links

• Jarmo Wasama at azhockey.com
• Jarmo Wasama in the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame