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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 team  Finland
NHL draft 131st overall, 1981
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1979–1998

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.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1979–80 KOOVEE SMl 32 13 10 23 16
1980–81 Ilves SMl 16 3 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 0
1981–82 Ilves SMl 34 17 20 37 8
1982–83 Ilves SMl 33 14 36 50 20 2 0 2 2 0
1983–84 Ilves SMl 36 13 31 44 30 2 2 2 4 0
1983–84 Olympiajoukkue SMl 5 4 4 8 0
1984–85 Ilves SMl 35 17 21 38 18 9 3 4 7 5
1985–86 Ilves SMl 30 17 31 48 30
1985–86 Edmonton Oilers NHL 3 0 3 3 0
1986–87 Ilves SMl 44 23 31 54 38
1987–88 Ilves SMl 35 25 35 60 24 3 0 2 2 2
1988–89 Ilves SMl 22 5 15 20 6 5 4 8 12 2
1989–90 Ilves SMl 43 18 41 59 36 7 1 3 4 4
1990–91 IK Vita Hästen SWE-2 33 15 23 38 34
1991–92 Ilves SMl 40 14 18 32 16
1992–93 HC Fassa ITA 15 13 13 26 2
1993–94 Ilves SMl 46 12 23 35 32 4 0 2 2 0
1994–95 HPK SMl 50 12 33 45 30
1995–96 HPK SMl 34 10 21 31 40 9 1 3 4 18
1996–97 HPK SMl 38 16 26 42 22 7 2 3 5 4
1997–98 HPK SMl 21 4 10 14 53
NHL totals 3 0 3 3 0
SMl totals 863 237 409 646 421 56 17 32 49 37

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1980 Finland EJC 5 5 2 7 4
1981 Finland WJC 5 1 5 6 6
1982 Finland WJC 7 7 8 15 2
1983 Finland WC 10 1 2 3 4
1984 Finland OLY 6 2 6 8 4
1985 Finland WC 10 2 2 4 2
1987 Finland WC 10 0 4 4 10
1990 Finland WC 10 1 2 3 0
Junior totals 17 13 15 28 12
Senior totals 46 6 16 2220 12

References

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  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.
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