Risto Jalo

Risto Jalo
Born	(1962-07-18) July 18, 1962 Humppila, Finland
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	KOOVEE Ilves Edmonton Oilers HPK HC Fassa
National team	Finland
NHL draft	131st overall, 1981 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1979–1998

Risto Uolevi Jalo (born July 18, 1962) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey player and current general manager of Ilves in the Finnish Liiga. He played in the SM-liiga with KOOVEE, Ilves, and HPK between 1979 and 1998. He also played 3 games in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers during the 1985–86 season. Internationally Jalo played for the Finnish national team at several tournaments, including four World Championships and the 1984 Winter Olympics. In 2004 he was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame. He served as general manager of Ilves from 1999 to 2004, and again since 2017.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979–80	KOOVEE	SMl		32	13	10	23	16		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Ilves	SMl		16	3	3	6	2		2	0	0	0	0
1981–82	Ilves	SMl		34	17	20	37	8		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Ilves	SMl		33	14	36	50	20		2	0	2	2	0
1983–84	Ilves	SMl		36	13	31	44	30		2	2	2	4	0
1983–84	Olympiajoukkue	SMl		5	4	4	8	0		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Ilves	SMl		35	17	21	38	18		9	3	4	7	5
1985–86	Ilves	SMl		30	17	31	48	30		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		3	0	3	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Ilves	SMl		44	23	31	54	38		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Ilves	SMl		35	25	35	60	24		3	0	2	2	2
1988–89	Ilves	SMl		22	5	15	20	6		5	4	8	12	2
1989–90	Ilves	SMl		43	18	41	59	36		7	1	3	4	4
1990–91	IK Vita Hästen	SWE-2		33	15	23	38	34		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Ilves	SMl		40	14	18	32	16		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	HC Fassa	ITA		15	13	13	26	2		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Ilves	SMl		46	12	23	35	32		4	0	2	2	0
1994–95	HPK	SMl		50	12	33	45	30		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HPK	SMl		34	10	21	31	40		9	1	3	4	18
1996–97	HPK	SMl		38	16	26	42	22		7	2	3	5	4
1997–98	HPK	SMl		21	4	10	14	53		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				3	0	3	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
SMl totals				594	237	409	646	421		56	17	32	49	37

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980	Finland	EJC		5	5	2	7	4
1981	Finland	WJC		5	1	5	6	6
1982	Finland	WJC		7	7	8	15	2
1983	Finland	WC		10	1	2	3	4
1984	Finland	OLY		6	2	6	8	4
1985	Finland	WC		10	2	2	4	2
1987	Finland	WC		10	0	4	4	10
1990	Finland	WC		10	1	2	3	0
Junior totals				17	13	15	28	12
Senior totals				46	6	16	2220	12

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio