- Jarmo Kekäläinen
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
played_for =Boston Bruins Ottawa Senators
position = Left Wing
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 190
shoots = Right
nationality = FIN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1966|7|7|mf=y
birth_place =Tampere , FIN
draft = Undrafted
draft_year =
draft_team =
career_start = 1985
career_end = 1995Jarmo Kekäläinen (Born
July 7 ,1966 inTampere ,Finland ) is a retired professional hockey player who briefly played in theNHL with theBoston Bruins andOttawa Senators . Currently he is an Assistant General Manager and Director of Amateur Scouting for the St. Louis Blues.Playing career
Kekäläinen began his hockey career in his native Finland. He played for 4 years in Finland with a number of teams and also played for Finland in the 1986
World Junior Ice Hockey Championship . Kekäläinen then played for theClarkson Golden Knights for 3 years, establishing himself as a strong hockey player and gaining interest from professional teams. In his second year with the Knights he scored 44 points in 31 games and was named to theECAC Hockey League first all star team. In his third year with the Knights he scored 18 points in 8 games before signing with the Boston Bruins. Kekäläinen played parts of 2 seasons with the Bruins before going back to Finland, where he played for another 2 years. For the 1993-1994 season Kekäläinen came back to North America when he signed with the Ottawa Senators. He played briefly with the Senators that season, playing in 28 games. The Following season Kekäläinen played inSweden before retiring in 1995.Front Office Work
Immediately after retirement Kekäläinen became involved with front office work in many capacities. He was General Manager of
IFK Helsinki in the Finnish Elite League from 1995 to 1999. At the same time Kekäläinen also worked in several capacites with the Ottawa Senators. After he left Finland in 1999 Kekäläinen became director of Player Personnel of the Senators until 2002. While with the Senators he helped in picking future NHL starsMarian Hossa ,Martin Havlat , andRay Emery . In 2002 Kekäläinen joined the St. Louis Blues as Assistant GM and Director of Amateur Scouting.Career Stats
Regular Season
International Play
Awards
* 1989: ECAC First All-Star Team
External links
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* [http://www.stlouisblues.com/team/frontoffice/kekalainen.html Profile at St. Louis Blues Online]
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