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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Raimo Summanen
Selected in
sixth round
No. 125 overall by Edmonton Oilers
Born
March 2, 1962
 | Position:
Left Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Lahti (Finland)
Birthplace:
Jyvaskykla, Finland
Hometown: Jyvaskyla, Finland |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Jyvaskyla | Finland |
31 | 22 |
12 | 34 |
16 | | 1980-81 |
Jyvaskyla | Finland Jr. |
9 | 13 |
11 | 24 |
4 | | |
Jyvaskyla | Finland |
35 | 15 |
18 | 33 |
24 | | 1981-82 |
Lahti | Finland |
36 | 15 |
6 | 21 |
17 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1982 (bronze medal)
World Junior Championships Points Leader: 1982 (16 points)
World Junior Championships Assists Leader: 1982 (9 assists, tie)
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1980 or 1981 NHL drafts despite being
eligible both years. ... Played on line with Petri Skriko and Risto Jalo for
Finland at 1982 World Junior Championships. The Summanen-Jalo-Skriko line
set records (since broken) for points (46), goals (22), and assists (24), by
one line in one tournament. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 27, 1984 (Edmonton at Calgary)
Numbers: 25 (Edmonton);
14
(Vancouver)
Stanley Cup: 1984 (name not on Cup).
Playing Status:
Retired 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1984-1987 | Edmonton, Vancouver |
151 | 36 |
40 | 76 |
35 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1984-1985 | Edmonton |
10 | 2 | 5 |
7 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1983-84: Played two regular-season games and five playoff games for
Edmonton team that won Stanley Cup, but did not appear in final series vs.
N.Y. Islanders. As a result, his name was not engraved on the Stanley Cup
because he didn't play enough games to qualify.
1984-85: Played
nine regular-season games for Edmonton team that went on to win Stanley Cup,
but was not with team during postseason.
1986-87: Played 48
regular-season games for Edmonton team that went on to win Stanley Cup, but
was traded away before postseason.
Miscellaneous: Joined Edmonton for balance of 1983-84 season after
competing in 1984 Winter Olympics. ... Had two assists in his first NHL game
and a goal and two assists in his second NHL game. His first goal, scored on
March 31, 1984, beat fellow Finnish player Markus Mattsson, who was playing
goal for Los Angeles. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with virus,
contracted in November 1987. ... Left North America after 1987-88 season to
finish career in Europe. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Tampere Ilves (Finland); Nova Scotia (AHL); Fredericton (AHL); Flint (IHL);
Hameenlinna (Finland); Turku TPS, Helsinki Jokerit (Finland); Bern
(Switzerland)
Olympics: 1984 (sixth place), 1992 (seventh place)
Canada Cup: 1987
(sixth place), 1991 (third place)
World Cup of Hockey: 2004 (as
head coach)
World Championships: 1983
(seventh place), 1987 (fifth place),
1990 (sixth place); 1991 (fifth place), 1995 (gold medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Finnish Hockey Hall of
Fame: Inducted 2004
Finland Championship: 1993 (Turku TPS),
1994 (Helsinki Jokerit), 1995 (Turku TPS), 1998 (Helsinki IFK) (as assistant
coach), 2002 (Helsinki Jokerit) (as head coach)
Finland Numminen Trophy (Coach of Year):
2001-02 (Jokerit)
Finland All-Star First Team: 1982-83, 1983-84, 1988-89,
1989-90 (Tampere
Ilves)
Finland Records: Most goals in one season (45 for Tampere Ilves in
1982-83)
Tampere Ilves Records: Most points in one season (81 in
1988-89), most goals in one season (45 in
1982-83), most assists in one season (46 in 1988-89)
Finland Points Leader: 1988-89 (Tampere Ilves) (81 points),
1989-90 (Tampere
Ilves) (70 points)
Finland Goals Leader: 1982-83 (Tampere Ilves) (45 goals),
1989-90 (Tampere
Ilves) (39 goals)
FInland Playoffs Goals Leader: 1991 (Hameenlinna) (6 goals)
Coaching Career: Named Finland National Under-18 team assistant coach
prior to 1996-97 season and remained in position through 1996-97
season. ... Named Helsinki IFK (Finland) assistant coach prior to 1997-98
season and remained in position through 1998-99 season. ... Named
Helsinki Jokerit (Finland) assistant coach prior to 1999-00 season and
remained in position through 2000-01 season. ... Named Helsinki Jokerit
(Finland) head coach prior to 2001-02 season and remained in position
through 2002-03 season. ... Named Team Finland head coach in May 2003 and
held position through 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with
Saku Koivu and Jere Lehtinen for Turku TPS in 1994-95. ... Played on first
Finnish team to win gold medal at a World Junior Championships in 1995. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Edmonton traded Summanen to Vancouver in exchange for Moe Lemay on March 10,
1987. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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