Jyrki Seppä (born 14 November 1961 in

Tampere Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu ...

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) is a retired professional

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player in the

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Playing career

Pre-NHL career

Jyrki Seppä started his active career in 1979 when he played for

Ilves Tampereen Ilves, commonly known as Ilves, (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Eurasian lynx, Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena. The colors of Ilves, ...

SM-liiga The Liiga, colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. The league comprises 16 teams from all around Finland with relegation and promotion between the Mest ...

. Seppä played two seasons for Ilves before he moved to

Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (, English: Joker (playing card), Jokers or Jesters of Helsinki) is a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland, which competes in Mestis. Jokerit plays its home games at the Helsinki Ice Hall and Helsinki Halli in ...

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

. Seppä played the 1981–82 season for Jokerit before he was contracted by

Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The Jets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The te ...

NHL career

Jyrki Seppä was drafted by the

in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft in the third round, 43rd overall. He played one season in the NHL for Winnipeg in 1983–84 and two seasons in the

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league comprises 32 teams, with 26 in the United States and 6 in Cana ...

for the Sherbrooke Jets. During that NHL season, he played in 13 games picking up two assists and six penalty minutes.

After NHL

After his short NHL visit, Seppä retired from active playing when he was 24 years of age. Seppä however returned and played again for

in SM-liiga. Seppä retired soon after his return season to Jokerit in 1986. The reason behind his early retirement was injuries and the lack of desire to play.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seppa, Jyrki 1961 births Living people Finnish ice hockey defencemen HPK players Ice hockey people from Tampere Ilves players Jokerit players Sherbrooke Jets players Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) draft picks Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players