Jarmo Wasama, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Finnish ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Kouvola, Southern Finland Province, Finland
About Jarmo Wasama
- Jarmo Sakari Wasama (December 2, 1943 in Elimäki, Finland – February 2, 1966 in Tampere, Finland) was an ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga.
- He played for Ilves.
- He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.
- Wasama won two championships (one after death), one silver and two bronzes.
- He was elected to all-star team 5 times (one after death). Wasama possessed good skills for a defenseman in Finland and it is much speculated would Wasama have been the first Finnish player in the NHL.
- He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Winter Olympics.In February 1966, Wasama lost his life in an automobile accident that resulted from foggy weather conditions.
- While on his way home from practice, Wasama's car struck a tractor which had stalled on the road.
- Wasama's car also had a passenger, his father, who did suffer some injuries but survived the accident.
- Wasama's father, Matti was also a former Ilves-player. Wasama's jersey number 2 was immediately retired from use by Ilves. The trophy which is handed out to the best "rookie" player in SM-liiga is named as Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy in honour of Wasama.
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