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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jali Wahlsten
Selected in second round
No.
41 overall by Minnesota North Stars
Born June
20, 1963
 | Position:
Center
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Turku TPS (Finland)
Birthplace: Turku, Finland
Hometown:
Turku, Finland |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Turku TPS | Finland Jr. |
41 | 34 |
32 | 66 |
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Turku | Finland |
2 | 1 |
1 | 2 |
2 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
European Junior Championships: 1981 (fourth place)
Miscellaneous: Toured with Finland's national junior team in 1980-81,
but did not make roster for 1981 World Junior Championships. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Montreal (QMJHL); Turku
TuTo
(Finland); Salt Lake (CHL), Toledo (IHL); Fussen (West Germany); Helsinki
Jokerit (Finland)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Finnish Championship: 1992, 1994 (Helsinki
Jokerit)
Management Career: Named London (Great Britain) technical advisor to
the front office staff in August 2003 and remained in that position into
2003-04 season.
Education: Earned master's degree in philosophy and MBA degree from
University of Helsinki.
Miscellaneous: Was first drafted European player to play first
season after draft in the Canadian major junior leagues. ... Moved to London,
England, after retirement in 1996, and worked at London's Finnish Institute.
... Opened marketing consultancy business in London in 1999. ... Played
recreational hockey in London after his retirement.
Personal: Son of Finnish Hockey Hall of Famer Juhani Wahlsten. ... Older
brother of former European hockey player Sami Wahlsten. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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