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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Timo Jutila
Selected in
fourth round
No. 68 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born
December 24, 1963
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Defense
Height: 5-7 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Tampere Tappara (Finland)
Birthplace:
Tampere, Finland
Hometown: Tampere, Finland |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Tampere Tappara | Fin. Jr. |
26 | 7 |
15 | 22 |
38 | | 1980-81 |
Tampere Tappara | Finland |
36 | 9 |
12 | 21 |
44 | | 1981-82 |
Tampere Tappara | Finland |
36 | 8 |
11 | 19 |
41 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Finland Championship: 1982 (Tampere Tappara)
World Junior Championships: 1981 (silver), 1982 (bronze)
Tampere Tappara Records: Most points by a rookie defenseman (21 in
1980-81), most goals by a rookie defenseman (9 in 1980-81), most assists by
a rookie defenseman (12 in 1980-81)
Miscellaneous: Became youngest player to appear in a Finnish Elite League
game when he debuted for Tampere Tappara at age 16. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1984 (Montreal at
Buffalo)
Numbers: 4 (Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1984 |
Buffalo | 10 |
1 | 5 |
6 | 13 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Attended Buffalo's 1983 training camp and played in three
preseason games before returning to Finland for 1983-84 season. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Tampere Tappara (Finland); Team Finland; Rochester (AHL); Lulea (Sweden);
Bern (Switzerland)
Olympics: 1984 (sixth), 1992 (seventh), 1994
(bronze)
Canada Cup: 1987 (sixth place), 1991 (third place)
World Championships: 1987 (fifth),
1991 (fifth), 1992 (silver),
1993 (seventh), 1994 (silver), 1995 (gold), 1996 (fifth), 1997 (fifth)
World Junior Championships: 1983
(sixth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IIHF Hall of Fame:
Inducted 2003
Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame: Inducted 2003
Finland Championship:
1984, 1986, 1987, 1988 (Tampere Tappara)
Switzerland Championship:
1997 (Bern)
Finland Best Defenseman: 1987-88 (Tampere Tappara)
World Championships All-Star First Team: 1992, 1994, 1995
Finland All-Star First Team: 1986-87, 1987-88, 1992-93, 1993-94,
1995-96 (Tampere Tappara)
Tampere Tappara Records: Most points by a defenseman in one season
(51 in 1995-96), most assists by a defenseman in one season (37 in 1995-96)
Miscellaneous: Served as Tampere
Tappara captain throughout most of the 1980s and 1990s. ... Captained first
Finnish team to win gold medal at World Championships in 1995. ... Became
featured TV color commentator on Finland's "Hockey Night" show after
his retirement.
Personal:
Nicknamed "Juti." |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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