Pasi Nurminen

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Pasi Nurminen
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Pasi Nurminen
Born (1975-12-17) 17 December 1975 (age 48)
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 teamFlag of Finland.svg  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.

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Playing career

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

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1993–94Reipas Lahti U20FIN Jr. A25——————3.80—————————
1993–94 Reipas Lahti FIN 1———30204.00—————————
1994–95Reipas Lahti U20FIN Jr. A16———9634022.49—————————
1994–95 Reipas Lahti FIN-2 9———4234606.52.812————————
1995–96 Imatran Ketterä FIN-2388218220414603.97.910————————
1996–97 Pelicans FIN-230———17266902.40.9253——204802.35—
1997–98 PelicansFIN-230167417444871.65.9418534811511.87—
1998–99 HPK FIN4824176281112722.71.9157344252413.39.908
1999–00 Jokerit FIN4824149276910462.25.93111747192221.84.945
2000–01 JokeritFIN5230116297110752.16.9355233081112.14.928
2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 92504652803.61.898————————
2001–02 Chicago Wolves AHL 2099111655722.93.9042115512674121.94.935
2002–03 Atlanta ThrashersNHL5221195285613722.88.906————————
2003–04 Atlanta ThrashersNHL6425307373817332.78.903————————
2004–05 PelicansFIN162769654802.98.921————————
2004–05 Malmö Redhawks SWE 30———17558632.94.900————————
NHL totals126485412706033852.87.904————————

International

YearTeamEventGPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
2000 Finland WC 110060101.00.960
2001 FinlandWC75104111201.75.938
2002 Finland OLY 110060101.00.952
2003 FinlandWC51312581002.33.923
Junior totals148417892411.83—

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References

  1. ↑ "Pasi Nurminen joutuu lopettamaan" [Pasi Nurminen has to quit]. Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). 23 August 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Thrashers in search of backup goalie for Lehtonen". ESPN.com. 25 August 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
Preceded by Winner of the Urpo Ylönen trophy
1999–00		Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
2001–02		Succeeded by
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