Pasi Petriläinen
| Pasi Petriläinen | |||
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| Born |
5 May 1978 Pirkkala, FIN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| AUT team Former teams |
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SM-liiga Tappara TPS Ilves Elitserien Timrå IK Södertälje SK Allsvenskan Skellefteå AIK | ||
| NHL Draft |
225th overall, 1996 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1994–present | ||
Pasi Petriläinen (born 5 May 1978 in Pirkkala) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman currently playing for France team Etoile Noire de Strasbourg who play in the Ligue Magnus.
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 returning 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. He signed with the Etoile Noire de Strasbourg (literally Black Star) for the 2010-2011 season.
External links
- Pasi Petriläinen profile at Eurohockey.com
- Pasi Petriläinen's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Timo Jutila |
Captain of Tappara 1999–2000 |
Succeeded by Janne Ojanen |