Jorma Salmi
Appearance
Jorma Salmi | |||
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Born |
Kotka, Finland | May 6, 1933||
Died | May 24, 2016 | (aged 83)||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Ilves HIFK HJK AIK IF Västra Frölunda IF | ||
National team | Finland | ||
Playing career | 1955–1966 |
Jorma Salmi (6 May 1933 – 24 May 2016) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He played in the SM-sarja for Ilves, HIFK, and HJK and also played in Sweden's Division 1 for AIK IF and Västra Frölunda IF. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003. He was a member of the 1960 Finnish Olympic team. He moved to the United States and was residing in the Chicago suburb of Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
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- 1933 births
- 2016 deaths
- People from Kotka
- AIK IF players
- Finnish ice hockey forwards
- Frölunda HC players
- HIFK (ice hockey) players
- Ilves players
- Finnish expatriates in the United States
- Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
- Finnish Winter Olympic medalist stubs
- Finnish ice hockey player stubs