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1983 NHL DRAFT PICK
Jari Torkki
Selected in sixth round
No. 115 overall by Chicago Black Hawks

Born August 11, 1965
Position: Left Wing
Height: 5-11   Weight: 165
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Rauma (Finland)                              
Birthplace: Honkilahti, Finland
Hometown: Rauma, Finland
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1981-82 RaumaFinland Jr. 815 1025 10
  RaumaFinland 10 00 0
1982-83 RaumaFinland Jr. 78 614 24
  RaumaFinland 3413 1730 34

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
European Junior Championships:
1983 (silver medal)
NHL CAREER
Debut: November 3, 1988 (Minnesota at Chicago)
Numbers:  44 (Chicago)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 2002
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1988 Chicago4 10 10

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Also played right wing for Chicago.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Rauma (Finland); Saginaw, Indianapolis (IHL); Rosenheim (Germany); Merano, Milan (Italy); Bracknell (Great Britain)
Olympics: 1988 (silver medal)
World Championships: 1987 (fifth place)
World Jr. Championships: 1984 (silver medal), 1985 (fourth place)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup:
1990 (Indianapolis)
Italy Championship: 1999 (Merano)
Finland Division II Goals Leader: 1983-84 (Rauma) (41 goals)
Coaching Career: Named Rauma Jr. B (Finland) team head coach prior to 2003-04 season and held position through 2003-04 season.

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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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