Jarmo Kekäläinen - New GM of Columbus Blue Jackets

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http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=655430&navid=DL|CBJ|home

Congratulations to "Keklu" for being the first European born NHL GM, this is truly a proud moment for us Finns.

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He was responsible for a lot of St. Louis' home run draft picks correct?

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Says in the article:

"He most recently served as the club’s (St. Louis) assistant general manager and director of amateur scouting and was involved in all facets of hockey operations, including professional scouting efforts and overseeing the club’s amateur scouting and draft preparations. During his eight years in St. Louis, the Blues drafted players such as David Backes, Roman Polak, David Perron, T.J. Oshie, Patrick Berglund and Alex Pietrangelo."

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He was based in Metro Detroit when he started out for the Blues; I used to sharpen his skates. Never met him though; we had a mutual friend who used to drop them off.