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Ilpo Salmivirta (born October 17, 1983) is a Finnish former
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. Salmivirta played 31 games in the
SM-liiga The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagu ...
for
Tappara Tappara (; Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the Liiga. They play at ''Tampere Deck Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 18 Finnish league championships (1959, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, ...
between 2004 and 2006 and scored zero points.Profile at Liiga.fi
/ref> He also played in the French
Ligue Magnus The Ligue Magnus, currently known as Synerglace Ligue Magnus for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's division of the French ice hockey pyramid, established in 1906. The league operated under a variety of names before taking that of its champion ...
between 2007 and 2017, playing for Dauphins d'Épinal,
Dragons de Rouen Rouen Hockey Élite 76 (also known as the Dragons de Rouen (Rouen Dragons)) is a French ice hockey team based in Rouen playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team was founded in 1982 and plays home games at the Île Lacroix. History Only 3 years aft ...
,
Gothiques d'Amiens Hockey Club Amiens Somme is a French ice hockey team based in Amiens playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team is also known as "Gothiques d'Amiens" (Amiens Gothics). The team was founded in 1967 and plays home games at the Coliséum. They have twice ...
, Ducs de Dijon,
Chamonix HC Chamonix Hockey Club was a French professional ice hockey team based in Chamonix that last played in the Ligue Magnus in 2015. The team is also known as "Chamois de Chamonix" (Chamonix Chamois). With 30 championship titles, Chamonix was the mos ...
and
Boxers de Bordeaux The Boxers de Bordeaux (Bordeaux Boxers) are a France, French ice hockey team currently playing in Ligue Magnus. The team was founded in 1974, and were promoted to the top tier of French ice hockey in 2015. History The team was founded in 1974 as ...
. He also had a month-loan trial with the
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of the
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in September 2013, playing five league games and three cup games before returning to France.


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* 1983 births Living people Boxers de Bordeaux players Chamonix HC players Dauphins d'Épinal players Dragons de Rouen players Ducs de Dijon players Finnish ice hockey left wingers Gothiques d'Amiens players Kiekko-Vantaa players KooKoo players Mikkelin Jukurit players HC Salamat players Sheffield Steelers players Tappara players Vaasan Sport players Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in France Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in England {{finland-icehockey-winger-stub