Pasi Nurminen

 ( 1975 Births ) 

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 seasons with Jokerit, he moved across the Atlantic to represent the Atlanta Thrashers. Nurminen played for Malmö IF in the Sweden Elitserien, and his hometown team, Pelicans, during the NHL lockout. He retired in August 2005 after suffering a career-ending knee injury.

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.

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Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

1993–94	Reipas Lahti U20	FIN Jr. A	—	—
1993–94	Lahti Pelicans	SM-Liiga	—	—
1994–95	Reipas Lahti U20	FIN Jr. A	—	—
1994–95	Reipas Lahti	I-Divisioona	.812	—
1995–96	Imatran Ketterä	FIN-2	.910	—
1996–97	Lahti Pelicans	FIN-2	.925	—
1997–98	Pelicans	FIN-2	.941	—
1998–99	HPK	FIN	.915	.908
1999–00	Jokerit	FIN	.931	.945
2000–01	Jokerit	FIN	.935	.928
2001–02	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	.898	—
2001–02	Chicago Wolves	AHL	.904	.935
2002–03	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	.906	—
2003–04	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	.903	—
2004–05	Pelicans	FIN	.921	—
2004–05	Malmö Redhawks	SWE	.900	—

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International

2000	Finland	WC	.960
2001	Finland	WC	.938
2002	Finland	OLY	.952
2003	Finland	WC	.923

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Awards

• Urpo Ylönen trophy - 2000
• Jack A. Butterfield Trophy - 2002

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External links

• Pasi Nurmisen Ilmaveivi (Mertaranta edit)

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