Keijo Henrik Säilynoja (born February 17, 1970, in

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) is a retired Finnish

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player

Playing career

Jokerit (1988-1998)

Säilynoja started his career for

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in 1988, while the team was playing in Finnish

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. Jokerit were promoted to

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in 1989 and Säilynoja had made himself as one of the solid players in Jokerit lineup. Säilynoja had a reputation for being good at Penalty Shots Säilynoja played in Jokerit for 10 seasons and won the Finnish Championship four times and finished second once.

SaiPa (1998-2000)

After his 10 years for Jokerit, Säilynoja moved to

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and played two seasons for

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Espoo Blues (2000-2001)

Säliynoja's final SM-liiga season was with

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and he retired from active play in 2001.

After retirement

After his retirement, Säilynoja started working out on Banking business and served as the chairman for Finnish ice hockey Players Association. In 2008, Säilynoja was named as the General Manager for

International career

Säilynoja played 46 games for Finnish national team. Säilynoja was part of the 1992 World Championship squad which won Silver.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sailynoja, Keijo 1970 births Living people Edmonton Oilers draft picks Finnish ice hockey right wingers Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Jokerit players Olympic ice hockey players for Finland Ice hockey people from Vantaa SaiPa players