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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK
Heikki Leime
Selected in seventh round
No. 143 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Born May 7, 1962
Position: Defense
Height: 6-1   Weight: 195
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Turku TPS (Finland)                         
Birthplace: Turku, Finland
Hometown: Turku, Finland
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1979-80 MontrealQMJHL 50 00 0
1980-81 Turku TPSFinland 283 58 14

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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