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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ville Siren
Selected in
second round
No. 23 overall by Hartford Whalers
Born
February 11, 1964
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Tampere Ilves (Finland)
Birthplace:
Tampere, Finland
Hometown: Tampere, Finland |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-82 |
Tampere Ilves | Finland Jr. |
30 | 13 |
12 | 25 |
40 | | 1982-83 |
Tampere Ilves | Finland |
29 | 3 |
2 | 5 |
42 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships:
1983 (sixth place)
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1982 NHL draft despite being eligible. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1985 (Montreal at
Pittsburgh)
Numbers: 5 (Pittsburgh); 5
(Minnesota)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1985-1990 |
Pittsburgh, Minnesota |
290 | 14 |
68 | 82 |
276 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1989-1990 |
Minnesota | 7 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 6 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Scouting Career: Named Washington amateur
scout (covering Europe) prior to 1999-00 season and remained in that
position through 2001-02 season. ... Named St. Louis head European scout prior to 2003-04
season and remained in position through 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Missed one quarter of 1985-86 season with broken right
ankle, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Oct. 20, 1985, game at
Chicago. He did not return to action until Pittsburgh's Dec. 2, 1985, game
at N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed remainder of 1986-87 season with sprained
ligaments in left knee, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's March 10,
1987, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed parts of 1987-88 season with
bruised shoulder, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Oct. 21, 1987, game
vs. New Jersey, and with broken bone in left foot, an
injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Dec. 11, 1987, game vs. N.Y. Islanders.
He did not return to action until Pittsburgh's Jan. 16, 1988, game at
Toronto. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with flu, an illness contracted
in March 1988. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with sprained ankle, an
injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Nov. 16, 1988, game at Toronto. He did
not return to action until Pittsburgh's Dec. 14, 1988, game vs. Los Angeles.
... Missed part of 1988-89 season with the flu, an illness contracted in
February 1989. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with bruised back, an
injury suffered in March 1990. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Tampere Ilves (Finland); Hameenlinna (Finland); Lulea, Vasteras (Sweden);
Olten, Bern (Switzerland); Milan Cortina (Italy); Helsinki IFK (Finland)
Olympics: 1984 (sixth place),
1992 (seventh place)
Canada Cup: 1987 (sixth place), 1991 (third
place)
World Championships: 1985
(fifth), 1991 (fifth), 1993 (seventh)
World Junior Championships: 1984 (silver medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Finland Championship:
1985 (Tampere Ilves)
Switzerland Championship: 1997 (Bern)
Sweden Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1993 (Lulea) (22 PIM)
Switzerland Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1997 (Bern) (47)
Miscellaneous: Could not enter NHL
until he served his mandatory nine months of service in Finnish military,
which he completed prior to 1985-86 season. ... Missed part of 1998-99
season with broken wrist.
Personal: Full name is
Ville Jussi Siren. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Hartford traded Siren to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pat Boutette on November
16, 1984. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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