Kai Nurminen

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Position	Left Winger
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg)
SM-liiga Team F. Teams	TPS HPK Jokerit
Nationality	Finland
Born	March 29, 1969, Turku, FIN
NHL Draft	193rd overall, 1996 Los Angeles Kings
Pro Career	1992 – present

Kai Nurminen (born March 29, 1969, in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey forward, currently with TPS in the Finnish SM-liiga.

Nurminen started his hockey career playing for TPS in SM-liiga. He has also played two seasons in the Swedish Elitserien. In 1996 he was contracted by Los Angeles Kings in NHL. After only one season in NHL with 67 matches played (scoring 16 goals and 11 assists) he went back to Scandinavia. In season 2000-01 he played two games for the Minnesota Wild and was registered for one goal.

In his career he has also played for HPK and Jokerit in SM-liiga; HC Davos in Nationalliga A; and Frölunda HC and HV71 in Elitserien.