Tommi Salmelainen

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 1969Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.46, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9 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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*Tommi Salmelainen at Hockey Draft Central
Category:Finnish ice hockey players
Category:HIFK Helsinki player
Category:Born in 1949
Category:St. Louis Blues draft picks