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Jorma Salmi

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Jorma Salmi
Salmi in 2013
Born (1933-05-06)6 May 1933
Kotka, Finland
Died 24 May 2016(2016-05-24) (aged 83)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Ilves
HIFK
HJK
AIK IF
Västra Frölunda IF
National team  Finland
Playing career 1955–1966

Jorma Salmi (6 May 1933 – 24 May 2016) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He played in the SM-sarja for Ilves, HIFK, and HJK and also played in Sweden's Division 1 for AIK IF and Västra Frölunda IF. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003. He was a member of the 1960 Finnish Olympic team. He moved to the United States and was residing in the Chicago suburb of Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

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