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Finland Jari Viitala

#36 Ilves / SM-liiga - 87/88

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Jari Viitala Facts

Date of Birth
Dec 01, 1958
Position
F
Age
65
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Tampere, FIN
Weight
174 lbs / 79 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Ilves
Status
Retired
Drafted
1978 round 12 #190 overall by Colorado Rockies

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Jari Viitala Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1973-74 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1974-75 Ilves U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 16* 6* 4* 10* 26* -* |
1975-76 Ilves U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 29* 24* 12* 36* 26* -* |
1976-77 Bellingham Blazers BCJHL 58* 52* 48* 100* 62* -* |
New Westminster Bruins WCHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
1977-78 Ilves SM-liiga 35* 8* 6* 14* 31* 8* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 6 -
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 4* 6* 2* -* |
1978-79 Ilves SM-liiga 36* 15* 4* 19* 38* 0* |
1979-80 Ilves SM-liiga 34* 17* 12* 29* 73* -13* |
1980-81 Ilves SM-liiga 36* 16* 12* 28* 30* 4* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
1981-82 Ilves SM-liiga 27* 8* 6* 14* 10* -6* |
1982-83 Ilves SM-liiga 14* 4* 1* 5* 29* -1* | Playoffs 7 3 0 3 4 -
1983-84 Ilves SM-liiga 37* 11* 5* 16* 27* -9* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -
Olympiajoukkue SM-liiga 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
1984-85 IK VIK Hockey Division 1 31* 31* 17* 48* 25* -* | Qualification 11 8 - - - -
1985-86 IK VIK Hockey Division 1 20* 14* 8* 22* 50* -* | Qualification 8 14 3 17 15 -
1986-87 Ilves SM-liiga 44* 16* 11* 27* 44* -1* |
1987-88 Ilves SM-liiga 38* 8* 10* 18* 32* 10* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 14 0
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Jari Viitala Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
BCJHL (BCHL) 1 58* 52* 48* 100* 1.72* 62* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 1 2 51* 45* 25* 70* 1.37* 75* -* | 2 19 22 * 3 * 17 * 0.89 * 15 * - *
Jr. A SM-sarja 2 45* 30* 16* 46* 1.02* 52* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 9 304* 103* 67* 170* 0.56* 314* -8* | 5 22 3 * 2 * 5 * 0.23 * 28 * 0 *
U16 SM-sarja 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WCHL (WHL) 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 2* 4* 6* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
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Jari Viitala Connections

Player Period Teams
Kari Järvinen (F) 1974-1983 8 Ilves, Ilves U20
Antti Heikkilä (F) 1975-1984 8 Finland U20, Ilves, Ilves U20
Jukka Airaksinen (G) 1974-1983 8 Ilves, Ilves U20
Jouko Urvikko (D) 1973-1981 7 Finland U20, Ilves, Ilves U16, Ilves U20

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