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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK
Jali Wahlsten
Selected in second round
No. 41 overall by Minnesota North Stars

Born June 20, 1963
Position: Center
Height: 6-2   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Turku TPS (Finland)                         
Birthplace: Turku, Finland
Hometown: Turku, Finland
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1980-81 Turku TPSFinland Jr. 4134 3266 --
  TurkuFinland 21 12 2

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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