Timo Pärssinen
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg/13 st 3 lb) |
| SEL Team | Timrå IK |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | January 19, 1977 , Lohja, FIN |
| NHL Draft | 102nd overall, 2001 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Pro career | 1998 – present |
Timo Pärssinen (born January 17, 1977 in Lohja, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Timrå IK in the Swedish Elitserien. He began his pro career with TuTo Turku in 1994 and then moved to Hermes Kokkola in 1997. He would move to HPK the next season and spent the next three seasons with the team. He was drafted by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as their fourth-round pick, #102 overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He spent one season is North America, spliting his time with Anaheim and their AHL affiliate the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, playing 13 regular season games in the National Hockey League, scoring three assists and collecting 2 penalty minutes. He returned to Finland the next season with HIFK where he spent three seasons. In 2005, he moved to EV Zug in Switzerland's Nationalliga A before moving to Sweden to play for Timrå.
[edit] Awards
- Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy as best rookie in 1999
- Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy for most points scored during regular season play in 2004
- Aarne Honkavaara trophy for most goals scored during regular season play in 2004
- Lasse Oksanen trophy for best player during regular season play in 2004
- Kultainen kypärä award for best player as selected by the players in 2004
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | TuTo | Finnish 1st div. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995–96 | TuTo | Finnish 1st div. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | HPK | SM-liiga | 46 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1999–00 | HPK | SM-liiga | 53 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 60 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | HPK | SM-liiga | 54 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 49 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 55 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 56 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 34 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | EV Zug | Swiss | 43 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Timrå IK | SEL | 27 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Timrå IK | SEL | 34 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | ||
| NHL totals | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
[edit] External links
- Timo Parssinen's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Timo Pärssinen on nhlfinns.com
- Timo Parssinen's biography at Legends of Hockey
| Preceded by Antti Miettinen |
Winner of the Kultainen kypärä trophy 2003–04 |
Succeeded by Tim Thomas |
| Preceded by Antti Miettinen |
Winner of the Lasse Oksanen trophy 2003–04 |
Succeeded by Tim Thomas |
| Preceded by Tomas Kucharcik |
Winner of the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy 2003–04 |
Succeeded by Steve Kariya |
| Preceded by Tomas Kucharchik |
Winner of the Aarne Honkavaara trophy 2003–04 |
Succeeded by Pasi Saarela |
| Preceded by Pasi Puistola |
Winner of the Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy 1998–99 |
Succeeded by Antero Niittymäki |
