| Born |
January 6, 1960 , Oulu, FIN |
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Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Pro clubs |
SM-liiga Kärpät HIFK TPS Lukko 1. Divisioona Junkkarit HT NHL Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers Elitserien Skellefteå AIK Ligue Magnus Rouen HE |
| Career | 1978 – 1996 |
Kari Jalonen (b. January 6, 1960 in Oulu, Finland) is a former professional ice hockey center. He played parts of two seasons at the NHL level, with the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers, but is best known for his time in SM-liiga and with the Finnish national team.
Jalonen represented Finland internationally on nine occasions, including with the silver-medal winning 1980 World Juniors team and the bronze-medal winning 1986 World Championship team.
After his Playing Career, Jalonen has made himself a career in coaching.
Jalonen has coached successful SM-liiga teams TPS and Kärpät.
Jalonen will start as the Head Coach of HIFK in 2008–09 SM-liiga season. Jalonen played for HIFK during his playing career.
SM-liiga Rookie of the Year (1979) SM-liiga First All-Star Team (1987, 1989)
| Preceded by Markku Kiimalainen |
Winner of the Jarmo Wasama memorial
trophy 1978–79 |
Succeeded by Pekka Arbelius |
| Preceded by Arto Javanainen |
Winner of the Veli-Pekka Ketola
trophy 1986–87 |
Succeeded by Esa Keskinen |
| Preceded by Kari Heikkilä |
Winner of the Kalevi Numminen
trophy 2004–05 |
Succeeded by Jukka Jalonen |
| Preceded by Jukka Jalonen |
Winner of the Kalevi Numminen
trophy 2006–07 |
Succeeded by Petri Matikainen |
| Preceded by Hannu Jortikka |
Head Coach of TPS 2001–03 |
Succeeded by Jukka Koivu |
| Preceded by Kari Heikkilä |
Head Coach of Kärpät 2004–08 |
Succeeded by Matti Alatalo |
| Preceded by Paul Baxter |
Head Coach of HIFK 2008- |
Succeeded by current |
   | Jalonen @ Legends of Hockey - Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Kari Jalonen |
| | Jalonen @ hockeydb.com - Kari Jalonen's hockey statistics profile at hockeydb.com |
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