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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Simo Saarinen
Selected in
10th round
No. 193 overall by New York Rangers
Born
February 14, 1963
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-9 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Helsinki IFK (Finland)
Birthplace:
Helsinki, Finland
Hometown: Helsinki, Finland |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Helsinki IFK | Finland Jr. |
21 | 9 |
9 | 18 |
31 | | |
Helsinki IFK | Finland |
20 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
4 | | 1981-82 |
Helsinki IFK | Finland |
36 | 5 |
10 | 15 |
20 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships:
1982 (bronze medal)
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1981 NHL draft despite being
eligible. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 13, 1984 (N.Y. Rangers at
Minnesota)
Numbers: 21 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1996 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1984 |
N.Y. Rangers | 8 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1984-85 season
with pulled muscle in lower back, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers'
Oct. 25, 1984, game at New Jersey. He did not return to action until N.Y.
Rangers' Nov. 7, 1984, game vs. Washington. ... Missed remainder of 1984-85 season, entire 1985 training
camp and start of 1985-86 season with torn ligaments in left knee, an injury suffered
when he crashed into the goalpost during first period of N.Y.
Rangers' Nov. 11, 1984, game vs. Los Angeles. The injury required
arthroscopic surgery on Nov. 12, 1984, and he was able to skate again by
Dec. 10, 1984. After Saarinen returned to practice, his knee kept swelling
and required season-ending surgery on Jan. 10, 1985. He returned in 1985-86
to play 13 games with New Haven (AHL), but never played in NHL again. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Helsinki IFK (Finland); New Haven (AHL)
Olympics: 1984 (sixth place),
1988 (silver medal), 1992 (seventh)
World Championships: 1989
(fifth place), 1990 (sixth place)
World Junior Championships: 1983
(sixth place)
IIHF InLine World Championships: 1996 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Finland Championship:
1983 (Helsinki IFK), 1998 (Helsinki IFK) (as assistant coach)
IIHF InLine World Championships Best Defenseman: 1996
World Junior Championships All-Star
First Team: 1983
Finland All-Star First Team:
1987-88 (Helsinki IFK)
Helsinki IFK Captain: 1989-90 through
1994-95
Coaching Career: Named Helsinki IFK assistant coach prior
to 1996-97 season and remained in that position through 1997-98 season.
Miscellaneous: Helsinki IFK (Finland) retired Saarinen's No. 7 after
his retirement in 1996. |
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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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