Pasi Johan Olavi Nurminen (born 17 December 1975) is a Finnish former professional

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. He was drafted by the

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as their sixth-round pick, #189 overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

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

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a year later, where he won the

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as best goaltender in the

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. After two seasons with Jokerit, he moved across the Atlantic to represent the

. Nurminen played for

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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. 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

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards

- 2000 * Jack A. Butterfield Trophy - 2002

References

External links

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Pasi Nurmisen Ilmaveivi (Mertaranta edit)
1975 births Living people Atlanta Thrashers draft picks Atlanta Thrashers players Chicago Wolves players Finnish ice hockey goaltenders HPK players Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics Imatran Ketterä players Jokerit players Malmö Redhawks players Olympic ice hockey players for Finland Lahti Pelicans players Ice hockey people from Lahti 21st-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-icehockey-goaltender-stub