Born: July 3, 1966 Draft: Undrafted Hometown: Tampere, FIN Position: LW Known For: Shoots/Catches: Left National Team: Finland
Jarmo Kekäläinen (born July 3, 1966) is a Finnish professional ice hockey executive and former player who briefly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators . Kekäläinen served as the general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets before getting fired on Feb. 15, 2024.
Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Gary Wiepert)
Jarmo Kekalainen Statistics
Deeper Dive
Achievements
NCAA (ECAC) First All-Star Team 1988-1989
Staff History
1995-96 HIFK SM-liiga General Manager Ottawa Senators NHL Scout European Scout 1996-97 HIFK SM-liiga General Manager Ottawa Senators NHL Scout European Scout 1997-98 HIFK SM-liiga General Manager Ottawa Senators NHL Scout European Scout 1998-99 HIFK SM-liiga General Manager Ottawa Senators NHL Scout European Scout 1999-00 Ottawa Senators NHL Dir. of Player Personnel 2000-01 Ottawa Senators NHL Dir. of Player Personnel 2001-02 Ottawa Senators NHL Dir. of Player Personnel 2002-03 St. Louis Blues NHL Dir. of Amateur Scouting 2003-04 St. Louis Blues NHL Dir. of Amateur Scouting 2004-05 St. Louis Blues NHL Dir. of Amateur Scouting 2005-06 St. Louis Blues NHL Asst. General Manager 2006-07 St. Louis Blues NHL Asst. General Manager 2007-08 St. Louis Blues NHL Asst. General Manager 2008-09 St. Louis Blues NHL Asst. General Manager 2009-10 St. Louis Blues NHL Asst. General Manager 2010-11 Jokerit SM-liiga General Manager 2011-12 Jokerit SM-liiga General Manager 2012-13 Jokerit SM-liiga General Manager Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager Replaced Scott Howson midseason 2013-14 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager Finland OG Asst. General Manager 2014-15 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager 2015-16 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager 2016-17 Finland WCup Asst. General Manager Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager 2017-18 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager 2018-19 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager 2019-20 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager 2020-21 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager 2021-22 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL General Manager
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