Shot Left Height 1.85 m Role Ice hockey player Career end 1981 | Name Tommi Salmelainen Career start 1967 Playing career Weight 87 kg | |
NHL Draft 66th overall, 1969St. Louis Blues Played for Liiga, HIFK, Deutsche Eishockey Liga | ||
Tommi Salmelainen (born January 29, 1949) is a Finnish hockey left winger who played for HIFK. He was the first ever European drafted in the NHL Entry Draft in 1969 although he never did play in the National Hockey League. He was taken by the St. Louis Blues in the sixth round, 66th overall.
Tommi Salmelainen's sons Tony (Genève-Servette HC) and Tobias (Porin Ässät) are both professional ice hockey players.
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