Born: July 3, 1966 Draft: Undrafted Hometown: Tampere, FIN Position: LW Known For: Shoots/Catches: Left National Team: Finland
Jarmo Kekäläinen (born July 3, 1966) is a Finnish professional ice hockey executive and former player who briefly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators. Kekäläinen serves as the general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Gary Wiepert)
Jarmo Kekalainen Statistics
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Achievements
NCAA (ECAC) First All-Star Team 1988-1989
Staff History
1995-96 HIFK SM-liiga General Manager Ottawa Senators NHL Scout European Scout 1996-97 HIFK SM-liiga General Manager Ottawa Senators NHL Scout European Scout 1997-98 HIFK SM-liiga General Manager Ottawa Senators NHL Scout European Scout 1998-99 HIFK SM-liiga General Manager Ottawa Senators NHL Scout European Scout 1999-00 Ottawa Senators NHL Dir. of Player Personnel 2000-01 Ottawa Senators NHL Dir. of Player Personnel 2001-02 Ottawa Senators NHL Dir. of Player Personnel 2002-03 St. Louis Blues NHL Dir. of Amateur Scouting 2003-04 St. Louis Blues NHL Dir. of Amateur Scouting 2004-05 St. Louis Blues NHL Dir. of Amateur Scouting 2005-06 St. Louis Blues NHL Asst. General Manager 2006-07 St. Louis Blues NHL Asst. General Manager 2007-08 St. Louis Blues NHL Asst. General Manager 2008-09 St. Louis Blues NHL Asst. General Manager 2009-10 St. Louis Blues NHL Asst. General Manager 2010-11 Jokerit SM-liiga General Manager 2011-12 Jokerit SM-liiga General Manager 2012-13 Jokerit SM-liiga General Manager Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager Replaced Scott Howson midseason 2013-14 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager Finland OG Asst. General Manager 2014-15 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager 2015-16 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager 2016-17 Finland WCup Asst. General Manager Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager 2017-18 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager 2018-19 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager 2019-20 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager 2020-21 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager 2021-22 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager
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