Pasi Nurminen
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| Pasi Nurminen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Pasi Nurminen | |||
| Born |
17 December 1975 Lahti, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
NHL Atlanta Thrashers SM-liiga Pelicans HPK Jokerit Elitserien Malmö Redhawks | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft |
189th overall, 2001 Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| Playing career | 1994–2005 | ||
Pasi Johan Olavi Nurminen (born 17 December 1975) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers as their sixth-round pick, #189 overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
[edit]Nurminen started his playing career with Reipas Lahti in Finland and later moved on to Ketterä Imatra and Pelicans. In 1998 he moved to HPK and then to Jokerit a year later, where he won the Urpo Ylönen trophy as best goaltender in the SM-liiga. After two season with Jokerit, he moved across the Atlantic to represent the Atlanta Thrashers. Nurminen played for Malmö IF in the Swedish Elitserien, and his hometown team, Pelicans, during the NHL lockout. He retired in August 2005 after suffering a career-ending knee injury.[1][2]
He currently works as a goaltending consultant for Pelicans, the SM-liiga hockey team he also partially owns. Starting from 2010, he also serves the same role for the Finnish National Team and has even featured as their backup goalie during the Euro Hockey Tour.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1993–94 | Reipas Lahti U20 | FIN Jr. A | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Reipas Lahti | FIN | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | 0 | 4.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Reipas Lahti U20 | FIN Jr. A | 16 | — | — | — | 963 | 40 | 2 | 2.49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Reipas Lahti | FIN-2 | 9 | — | — | — | 423 | 46 | 0 | 6.52 | .812 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Imatran Ketterä | FIN-2 | 38 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 2204 | 146 | 0 | 3.97 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Pelicans | FIN-2 | 30 | — | — | — | 1726 | 69 | 0 | 2.40 | .925 | 3 | — | — | 204 | 8 | 0 | 2.35 | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Pelicans | FIN-2 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1744 | 48 | 7 | 1.65 | .941 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 481 | 15 | 1 | 1.87 | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HPK | FIN | 48 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 2811 | 127 | 2 | 2.71 | .915 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 425 | 24 | 1 | 3.39 | .908 | ||
| 1999–00 | Jokerit | FIN | 48 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 2769 | 104 | 6 | 2.25 | .931 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 719 | 22 | 2 | 1.84 | .945 | ||
| 2000–01 | Jokerit | FIN | 52 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2971 | 107 | 5 | 2.16 | .935 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 308 | 11 | 1 | 2.14 | .928 | ||
| 2001–02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 465 | 28 | 0 | 3.61 | .898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 20 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1165 | 57 | 2 | 2.93 | .904 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1267 | 41 | 2 | 1.94 | .935 | ||
| 2002–03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 52 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 2856 | 137 | 2 | 2.88 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 64 | 25 | 30 | 7 | 3738 | 173 | 3 | 2.78 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Pelicans | FIN | 16 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 965 | 48 | 0 | 2.98 | .921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Malmö Redhawks | SWE | 30 | — | — | — | 1755 | 86 | 3 | 2.94 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 126 | 48 | 54 | 12 | 7060 | 338 | 5 | 2.87 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Finland | WC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .960 | |
| 2001 | Finland | WC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 411 | 12 | 0 | 1.75 | .938 | |
| 2002 | Finland | OLY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .952 | |
| 2003 | Finland | WC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 258 | 10 | 0 | 2.33 | .923 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 789 | 24 | 1 | 1.83 | — | |||
Awards
[edit]- Urpo Ylönen trophy - 2000
- Jack A. Butterfield Trophy - 2002
References
[edit]- ^ "Pasi Nurminen joutuu lopettamaan" [Pasi Nurminen has to quit]. Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). 23 August 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Thrashers in search of backup goalie for Lehtonen". ESPN.com. 25 August 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Pasi Nurmisen Ilmaveivi (Mertaranta edit)
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