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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Timo Blomqvist
Selected in fifth round
No.
89 overall by Washington Capitals
Born January
23, 1961
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Helsinki Jokerit (Finland)
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland
Hometown:
Helsinki, Finland |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1976-77 |
Helsinki Jokerit | Fin. Jr. |
19 | 2 |
3 | 5 |
13 | | 1977-78 |
Helsinki Jokerit | Fin. Jr. |
14 | 3 |
2 | 5 |
24 | | |
Helsinki Jokerit | Finland |
22 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
2 | | 1978-79 |
Helsinki Jokerit | Fin. Jr. |
2 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
2 | | |
Helsinki Jokerit | Finland |
36 | 4 |
2 | 6 |
35 | | 1979-80 |
Helsinki Jokerit | Finland |
32 | 3 |
1 | 4 |
52 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1979 (fourth), 1980 (silver)
European Junior Championships: 1978 (gold),
1979 (silver)
European Junior Championships Best Defenseman: 1979
European Junior Championships All-Star First Team: 1978 |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 24, 1981 (Washington at N.Y.
Islanders)
Numbers: 17 (Washington); 5
(New Jersey)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1998 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-1987 |
Washington, New Jersey | 243 |
4 | 53 |
57 | 293 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1983-1985 |
Washington | 13 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 24 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed start of 1981-82 season with broken jaw, an injury
suffered during Washington's Sept. 25, 1981, preseason game in Finland. ...
Roomed with Washington teammate Bobby Carpenter during 1981-82 season when
both were NHL rookies. ... Missed parts of 1982-83 season with rib and knee
injuries. ... Missed start of 1983-84 season with ankle injury, suffered
during Washington's training camp in October 1983. ... Missed parts of 1986-87
season with broken right foot, an injury suffered when he was hit by a puck
during a New Jersey practice in November 1986, with sprained lower back, an
injury suffered in January 1987, and with broken nose and fractured orbital
bone above left eye, an injury suffered when he was hit by a puck during a New
Jersey practice in February 1987. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Reipas (Finland); Hershey (AHL);
Ornskoldsvik (Sweden); Team Finland; Malmo (Sweden); Sarpsborg (Norway); Espoo
(Finland); Vienna (Austria); Weisswasser (Germany); Hyvinkaa (Finland)
Olympics: 1988
(silver medal), 1992 (seventh place)
Canada Cup: 1987
(sixth place)
World Championships: 1985 (fifth place), 1989 (fifth
place)
World Junior Championships: 1981
(silver medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Sweden Championship:
1992 (Malmo)
Sweden Playoffs PIM Leader: 1990 (Ornskoldsvik) (38 PIM)
Coaching Career: Named Helsinki IFK (Finland) assistant coach prior to
1998-99 season and held position through 1998-99 season.
Miscellaneous:
Served compulsory 11 months in Finnish military while playing for Reipas
(Finland) during 1980-81 season.
Personal: Full name is Timo P.
Blomqvist. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Washington did not offer
Blomqvist a contract for the 1986-87 season, and he became an unrestricted
free agent. He signed with New Jersey on July 2, 1986. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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