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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Jari Viitala
Selected in 12th round
No. 190 overall by Colorado Rockies

Birthdate: n/a
Position: Center / Left Wing
Height: n/a   Weight: n/a
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Tampere Ilves (Finland)                    
Birthplace: Tampere, Finland
Hometown: Tampere, Finland
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1976-77 New WestminsterWCHL 2 01 10
  Tampere IlvesFinland ---- ---- --
1977-78 Tampere IlvesFinland ---- ---- --

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships:
1978 (sixth place)
Miscellaneous: Played briefly for New Westminster (WCHL) while his family was living in Vancouver area during 1976-77 season. His father had been transferred there by his Finnish employer.
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Tampere Ilves (Finland); Vasteras (Sweden)

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SNAPSHOT '78
Total Selected: 234
Forwards: 143
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 127
College Players: 80
Canadian: 170
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 47
U.S.-Born: 47
European: 17
Reached NHL: 95
Won Stanley Cup: 16
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 1
Olympians: 16
Picks Traded: 46