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Tommi Salmelainen (born January 29, 1949) is a innish ice hockey winger (hockey)">left winger In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...
who played for HIFK (ice hockey)">HIFK HIFK, the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 on ...
. He was the first ever European drafted in the NHL Entry Draft in 1969 NHL Amateur Draft, 1969Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.46, James Duplacey, JG Press, 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 Salmelainen, Tony and
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were both professional ice hockey players.


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