Jarmo Kekäläinen (born July 3, 1966) is a Finnish professional ice hockey executive and former player who briefly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators. Since his retirement, Kekäläinen has served as an executive, most notably as the general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets from 2013 to 2024.
| Position | Left Wing/Ailier Gauche General Manager/Directeur Général |
| International Hockey | As a Player FinlandWorld Junior Championships (1986) Canada Cup (1991) As Executive FinlandWorld Cup of Hockey – Assistant General Manager (2016-17) |
| Club Hockey | As a Player: Ilves – Liiga (Finland Top Flight) Boston Bruins – NHL KalPa – I-Divisioona (Finland Tier 2) KalPa – Liiga Tappara – Liiga Ottawa Senators – NHL Västerås IK – Svenska Hockyligan (Sweden top Flight) Clarkson University Golden Knights – ECAC (US NCAA) Maine Mariners – American Hockey League (US/Canada Tier 2) Prince Edward Island Senators – AHL SC Rapperswil-Jona – Swiss League (Switzerland Tier 2) As Executive: IFK Helsinki – General Manager – 1995-99 Ottawa Senators – Director of Player Personal – 1999-2002 St. Louis Blues – Assistant General Manager – 2002-2010 Jokerit – General Manager – 2010-2013 Columbus Blue Jackets – 2013-2024 |
| Awards and Honors | As a Player: All-ECAC HOCKEY FIRST TEAM (1988-89) As an Executive: First European General Manager in the NHL (2013) Kanada-malja1– (1998  & 1999  ) |
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| 1989-05-03 | Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Bruins. |
| 1993-08-13 | Signed as a Free Agent with the Ottawa Senators. |
| 1995-06-01 | Retired |
- Play-off Title of the Liiga ↩︎
