Pasi Nurminen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pasi Nurminen (born December 17, 1975 in Lahti, Finland) is a Finnish retired ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers as their sixth-round pick, #189 overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Nurminen started his playing career with HPK, and after two seasons with Jokerit, where he won the Urpo Ylönen trophy as best goaltender in the SM-liiga, 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 the fall of 2005 due to a serious knee injury. He currently works as a goaltending consultant for Pelicans, the SM-liiga hockey team he also partially owns.
[edit] Awards
- Urpo Ylönen trophy - 2000
- Jack A. Butterfield Trophy - 2002
| Preceded by: Miikka Kiprusoff |
Winner of the Urpo Ylönen trophy 1999-00 |
Succeeded by: Jussi Markkanen |
| Preceded by: Steve Begin |
Winner of the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy 2001-02 |
Succeeded by: Johan Holmqvist |
This European biographical article relating to ice hockey is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
