| Pasi Sormunen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | March 8, 1970 Kauniainen, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | HIFK Jokerit Espoo Blues Nürnberg Ice Tigers EHC Chur Västra Frölunda HC | ||
| National team |  Finland | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2002 | ||
Pasi Martti Sormunen (born March 8, 1970, in Kauniainen, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga.
He played for HIFK, Jokerit, and Espoo Blues. He also won a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | EVU | FIN II Jr | 28 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | HIFK | FIN Jr | 35 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | HIFK | FIN Jr | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 1990–91 | Karhu-Kissat | FIN II | 41 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Karhu-Kissat | FIN II | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | HIFK | Liiga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | HIFK | Liiga | 48 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | HIFK | Liiga | 44 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Karhu-Kissat | FIN II | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Jokerit | Liiga | 41 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Jokerit | Liiga | 43 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Jokerit | Liiga | 38 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Jokerit | Liiga | 37 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 45 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 21 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | EHC Chur | NLA | 35 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 35 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Liiga totals | 329 | 31 | 63 | 94 | 282 | 47 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 42 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Finland | OG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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