- Kari Jalonen
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
played_for =SM-liiga
Kärpät
HIFK
TPS
Lukko
1. Divisioona
Junkkarit HT
NHL
Calgary Flames
Edmonton Oilers
Elitserien
Skellefteå AIK
Ligue Magnus
Rouen HE
position = Centre
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 185
nickname =
nationality = FIN
birth_date = birth date and age|1960|01|6
birth_place =Oulu , FIN
draft =
draft_year =
draft_team =
career_start = 1978
career_end = 1996Kari Jalonen (b.
January 6 ,1960 inOulu ,Finland ) is a former professionalice hockey center. He played parts of two seasons at the NHL level, with theCalgary Flames andEdmonton Oilers , but is best known for his time inSM-liiga and with the Finnish national team.Jalonen represented Finland internationally on nine occasions, including with the silver-medal winning 1980 World Juniors team and the bronze-medal winning 1986 World Championship team.
After his Playing Career, Jalonen has made himself a career in coaching.
Jalonen has coached successful
SM-liiga teams TPS andKärpät .Jalonen will start as the Head Coach of
HIFK in 2008–09 SM-liiga season. Jalonen played for HIFK during his playing career.Awards
SM-liiga Rookie of the Year (1979) SM-liiga First All-Star Team (1987, 1989)
External links
*hockeydb|6247
*legendsofhockey|13078
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