1981 NHL Draft
Risto Jalo in the 1981 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Risto Jalo 131st overall in the 1981 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 7.
He was the fifth of the 12 Finns selected that year. It was the seventh of the 10 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 106th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 131
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 5
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 128–134 in the 1981 draft
- 128Greg StefanG299 GP · 115 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 129Jeff LarmerL158 GP · 88 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 130John MokosakD41 GP · 2 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 131Risto JaloC3 GP · 3 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 132Andrew WrightDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 133Geoffrey WilsonLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 134Craig HurleyDLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
5th
of 12 Finns selected
75th
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 38Hannu VirtaD245 GP · 126 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 41Jali WahlstenCMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 43Jyrki SeppaD13 GP · 2 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 101Mauri EivolaCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 131Risto JaloC3 GP · 3 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 143Heikki LeimeDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 147Teppo VirtaCNYINew York Islanders
- 150Tony ArimaRCLRColorado Rockies
- 156Ari LahteenmakiRNYRNew York Rangers
- 157Petri SkrikoL541 GP · 405 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 2 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Risto Jalo made his NHL debut on March 14, 1986, 4 years and 277 days after the draft.
3
Games
0
Goals
3
Assists
3
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1981 draft
- 3Bobby CarpenterC1178 GP · 728 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 45Eric CalderD2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 68Tony KellinDWSHWashington Capitals
- 89Mike SiltalaR7 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 91Peter SidorkiewiczG246 GP · 79 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 110James McGeoughC57 GP · 17 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 131Risto JaloC3 GP · 3 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 152Gaetan DuchesneL1028 GP · 433 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 173George WhiteLWSHWashington Capitals
- 194Chris ValentineC105 GP · 95 PWSHWashington Capitals