Risto Jalo

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Risto Jalo
Born (1962-07-18) July 18, 1962 (age 62)
Humppila, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for KOOVEE
Ilves
Edmonton Oilers
HPK
HC Fassa
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
NHL draft 131st overall, 1981
Washington Capitals
Playing career 19791998

Risto Uolevi Jalo (born July 18, 1962) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey player and current general manager of Ilves in the Finnish Liiga. He played in the SM-liiga with KOOVEE, Ilves, and HPK between 1979 and 1998. He also played 3 games in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers during the 1985–86 season. Internationally Jalo played for the Finnish national team at several tournaments, including four World Championships and the 1984 Winter Olympics. In 2004 he was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame. [1] He served as general manager of Ilves from 1999 to 2004, and again since 2017.

Contents

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80 KOOVEE SMl 3213102316
1980–81 Ilves SMl16336220000
1981–82 IlvesSMl341720378
1982–83 IlvesSMl331436502020220
1983–84 IlvesSMl361331443022240
1983–84OlympiajoukkueSMl54480
1984–85 IlvesSMl351721381893475
1985–86 IlvesSMl3017314830
1985–86 Edmonton Oilers NHL 30330
1986–87 IlvesSMl4423315438
1987–88 IlvesSMl352535602430222
1988–89 IlvesSMl22515206548122
1989–90 IlvesSMl431841593671344
1990–91 IK Vita Hästen SWE-2 3315233834
1991–92 IlvesSMl4014183216
1992–93 HC Fassa ITA 151313262
1993–94 IlvesSMl461223353240220
1994–95 HPK SMl5012334530
1995–96 HPKSMl3410213140913418
1996–97 HPKSMl381626422272354
1997–98 HPKSMl214101453
NHL totals30330
SMl totals5942374096464215617324937

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1980 Finland EJC 55274
1981 Finland WJC 51566
1982 FinlandWJC778152
1983 Finland WC 101234
1984 Finland OLY 62684
1985 FinlandWC102242
1987 FinlandWC1004410
1990 FinlandWC101230
Junior totals1713152812
Senior totals46616222012

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Risto Jalo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.