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Pasi Nurminen

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Pasi Nurminen
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 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

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
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

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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

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References

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  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.
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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