NHL careerEDMLast NHL game 1986
Risto Jalo's NHL career
Points
3
Games
3
Goals
0
Assists
3
P/GP
1.00
Plus/minus
+2
Centre Risto Jalo was drafted 131th overall by Washington Capitals in 1981. He played 1 season, all of them for Edmonton Oilers, 1985-1986. That came to 3 games and 3 points, 0 goals and 3 assists.
Below: the whole of Risto Jalo's career, season by season.
Every season
- Year 19811981 NHL Draft
Risto Jalo is drafted 131 overall by Washington Capitals
Selected131 overall, round 7
Swedes drafted14 selectedFirst Swede off the boardJan Ingman#19First off the board- 1Dale HawerchukWIN
- 2Doug SmithLAK
- 3Bobby CarpenterWSH
Swedes from the same draft- Jan Erixon556 GP · 216 P
- Peter Sundström338 GP · 144 P
- Robert Nordmark236 GP · 83 P
- 4 years, 9 months and 4 days later · 5 seasonsYear 19861985-1986 seasonNHL debut
Risto Jalo makes his NHL debut in 12–3 win against Detroit Red Wings
Risto was 23 years old ·
Northlands Coliseum, CanadaFirst NHL assistFirst NHL pointSeason1985-1986
Risto Jalo's first NHL season: 3 points
EventsCareer bestHis best points season77games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1985-1986Points3NHL#469Games3 of 804%Goals0NHL#499Assists3NHL#432P/GP1.00+/-+2NHL#191PlayoffsEliminated by Calgary Flames0 of 10 games0 pointsFirst roundVANVancouver Canucks3–0Second roundCGYCalgary Flames3–4 - The career
Risto Jalo played his last NHL game in 1986
The career ended after 1 season with Edmonton Oilers.