Risto Uolevi Jalo (born July 18, 1962) is a Finnish retired professional

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player and current

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of Ilves in the Finnish

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. He played in the SM-liiga with KOOVEE, Ilves, and HPK between 1979 and 1998. He also played 3 games in the

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with the

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during the 1985–86 season. Internationally Jalo played for the Finnish national team at several tournaments, including four World Championships and the

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. 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.

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Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio
1962 births Living people Edmonton Oilers players Finnish ice hockey centres HPK players Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players with retired numbers Ilves players KOOVEE players Olympic ice hockey players for Finland People from Humppila SHC Fassa players Ice hockey people from Kanta-Häme Washington Capitals draft picks {{Finland-icehockey-centre-stub