Jyrki Seppä
Born (1961-11-14) November 14, 1961
Tampere, FIN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Winnipeg Jets
Ilves
Jokerit
NHL Draft 43rd overall, 1981
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 19791984
1985–1986

Jyrki Seppä (born 14 November 1961 in Tampere, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Pre-NHL career

Jyrki Seppä started his active career in 1979, when he played for Tampere Ilves in SM-liiga.

Seppä played two seasons for Ilves before he moved to Jokerit of Helsinki. Seppä played 1981–82 season for Jokerit before he was contracted by Winnipeg Jets

NHL career

Jyrki Seppä was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets 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 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 Jokerit 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

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80 Ilves U20 FIN-Jr 10004
1979–80 Ilves FIN 3011226
1980–81 Ilves FIN 3434714 20005
1981–82 Jokerit FIN 3161712
1982–83 Sherbrooke Jets AHL 722131566
1983–84 Sherbrooke Jets AHL 605354043
1983–84 Winnipeg Jets NHL 130226
1985–86 Jokerit FIN 3227936
FIN totals 12712132588 20005
NHL totals 130226

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1981 Finland WJC 52024
Junior totals 52024
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