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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Heikki Leime
Selected in seventh round
No.
143 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born May 7, 1962
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Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195
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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 |
| 1979-80 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
5 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 | | 1980-81 |
Turku TPS | Finland |
28 | 3 |
5 | 8 |
14 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1981 (silver medal)
European Junior Championships: 1979 (silver medal)
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1980 NHL draft despite being
eligible. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Turku TPS (Finland);
Rochester (AHL)
Olympics: 2002 (France) (14th place) (as head
coach)
World Championships: 1990 (Finland) (sixth place), 2001
(France) (second place, Group A Div. 1) (coach), 2002 (France) (second
place, Group A Div. I) (coach), 2003 (France) (first place, Pool B) (coach)
European Championships: 1990
(Finland) (fourth place)
World Junior Championships: 1982
(Finland)
(bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1983 (Rochester)
Finland Championship: 1989, 1990, 1991 (Turku TPS)
1982-83: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Rochester).
Coaching Career: Named Caen (France) head coach prior to 1997-98
season and remained
in that position through 1999-00 season. ... Named France national team head
coach prior to 2000-01 season and remained in that position into 2003-04
season. |
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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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