Esa Pirnes
| Esa Pirnes | |
|---|---|
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| Born | April 1, 1977 Oulu, FIN |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| SEL team Former teams |
AIK SM-liiga Kärpät Espoo Blues Tappara Lukko Jokerit NHL Los Angeles Kings AHL Manchester Monarchs KHL Atlant Moscow Oblast SEL Färjestads BK |
| National team |  Finland |
| NHL Draft | 174th overall, 2003 Los Angeles Kings |
| Playing career | 1995–present |
Esa Pirnes (born April 1, 1977 in Oulu, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre, currently playing for AIK of the Swedish Elitserien.
Draft
He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the 6th round as the 174th pick overall.
Playing career
Pirnes started his career with Kärpät in the Finnish second league in 1995 and played with them until 1999, when he signed with SM-Liiga club Blues. He stayed with the Blues for two seasons before he moved to rivals Tappara in 2001. In 2003 he was drafted by the Kings after four good seasons in SM-Liiga. Pirnes went over the Atlantic to play in the NHL. But he did not have the same success in NHL as he had in Finland. Despite playing 57 games with LA he only scored 11 points. Before the season was over he also played a few games with the Kings's farm team, Manchester Monarchs of the AHL. He was named to team Finland in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey roster, but did not play a game.[1] But he did not stay in the NHL, instead he went back home to Finland and signed with Lukko for the 2004/05 season. After one year in Lukko he moved back to his former club, Blues. But after the season he signed with his fifth club in five years, Swedish club Färjestads BK, for the 2006/07 season. In Färjestad he was re-united with his former teammate from Lukko, Janne Niskala. In the Season 2008/2009 Pirnes signed to play for Atlant Moscow Oblast and left the club on May 6, 2009 the club to sign with Jokerit.[2]
In May 2012, Pirnes signed with AIK of the Swedish Elitserien (SEL).[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Kärpät | Fin-2 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Kärpät | Fin-2 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1997–98 | Kärpät | Fin-2 | 32 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Kärpät | Fin-2 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Blues | SM-Liiga | 51 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Blues | SM-Liiga | 54 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Tappara | SM-Liiga | 49 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Tappara | SM-Liiga | 56 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 57 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Lukko | SM-Liiga | 47 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Blues | SM-Liiga | 44 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 43 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 52 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 74 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Atlant Moscow Oblast | KHL | 51 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009-10 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 58 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010-11 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 39 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2011-12 | EV Zug | NLA | 29 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| NHL totals | 57 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SM-Liiga totals | 398 | 101 | 147 | 248 | 255 | 51 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 12 | ||||
| Fin-2 totals | 135 | 57 | 61 | 118 | 60 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 20 | ||||
| SEL totals | 95 | 32 | 49 | 81 | 102 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | ||||
| KHL totals | 51 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470766
- ↑ Pirnes ei peittele isoja odotuksiaan
- ↑ "Esa Pirnes ansluter och Robert Rosén lämnar" (in Swedish). AIK. 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
External links
- Esa Pirnes's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Esa Pirnes's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Esa Pirnes on nhlfinns.com
| Preceded by Kari Lehtonen |
Winner of the Jari Kurri trophy 2002–03 |
Succeeded by Niklas Bäckström |
| Preceded by Jani Rita |
Winner of the Raimo Kilpiö trophy 2005–06 |
Succeeded by Tommi Paakkolanvaara |