Pasi Petriläinen
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 187 lb (85 kg/13 st 5 lb) |
| AUT Team F. teams |
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SM-liiga Tappara TPS Ilves Elitserien Timrå IK Södertälje SK Allsvenskan Skellefteå AIK |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | May 5, 1978 , Pirkkala, FIN |
| NHL Draft | 225th overall, 1996 New Jersey Devils |
| Pro career | 1994 – present |
Pasi Petriläinen (born May 5, 1978 in Pirkkala) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Slovenian side HDD Olimpija Ljubljana who play in the Erste Bank Hockey League in Austria.
[edit] Playing career
A New Jersey Devils draft pick (225th overall in 1996), Petriläinen spent six seasons with Tappara between 1994 and 2000 before moving to Sweden to play for Timrå IK in the Elitserien for one season. He returned to SM-liiga in 2002 playing for TPS for two seasons. He then returned to Tappara in 2003 for one season. He went back to Sweden in 2004, joining second division side Skellefteå AIK before retuning to Elitserien with Södertälje SK in an unsuccessful season which saw the team relegated to the second division. He returned to Finland and joined Ilves. In 2007, he signed with Olimpija Ljubljana.
[edit] External links
- Pasi Petriläinen – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- Pasi Petriläinen's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Timo Jutila |
Captain of Tappara 1999–2000 |
Succeeded by Janne Ojanen |
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