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Place of Birth: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
About 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 1969 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 and Tobias were both professional ice hockey players.
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