Pasi Nurminen

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Lahti, Finland, December 17, 1975.
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HEIGHT: 5'10".
WEIGHT: 189 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 31 (Atlanta, Chicago AHL), 30 (Finland).
CATCHES: Left
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STRENGTHS:
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"He impressed scouts with his play for Finland in the 2001 World Championship, but spent the first part of this season rehabilitating from knee surgery. The layoff and adjustment to North America led to a slow start with Chicago. But Nurminen got hot, posting consecutive shutouts at one point. The Thrashers recalled him after a groin injury to goalie Damian Rhodes. In his NHL debut, he came off the bench to stop 25 of 28 shots in a loss to Toronto." (Jeff Schultz, The Hockey News Future Watch 2002)

"Nurminen has a good chance to become one of the top two goaltenders in Atlanta. He has been impressive in stints with the Finnish national team and is coming off a good seaosn in the AHL, where he led the Chicago Wolves to the Calder Cup." (The Sports Forecaster 2002-03, p. 115)

"[W]hen Hnilicka stumbled as a starter and the Thrashers went winless in their first 10 games, Nurminen became the man, finishing with a respectable goals-against average and save percentage." (The Sporting News Hockey Yearbook 2003-04, p. 24)

"Nurminen has great reflexes and relies on his athleticism - a combination that often makes difficult saves look run-of-the-mill. Unfortunately, Nurminen suffered a serious knee injury that forced him to announce his retirement. With countryman Kari Lehtonen on the verge of stardom, Nurminen wasn't going to play a lot anyway." (The Sports Forecaster 2005-06, p. 103)

TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by Atlanta Thrashers in sixth round (189th overall) during National Hockey League entry draft, June 24, 2001.
Re-signed by Atlanta, August 11, 2003.
Signed with Pelicans Lahti (SM-Liiga) during NHL lockout, September 15, 2004.
Signed with Salavat Yulaev (Russian League) during NHL lockout, November 2, 2004.
Signed with Malmo IF Redhawks (Swedish Elitserein) during NHL lockout, November 8, 2004.
Signed with Pelicans Lahti (SM-Liiga) during NHL lockout, May 4, 2005.
Re-signed as restricted free agent by Atlanta, August 11, 2005.

ACCOLADES:

Member of Calder Cup champion Chicago Wolves, 2002.
Winner, Jack Butterfield Trophy (AHL - Calder Cup playoffs most valuable player), 2001-02.

INJURIES:

PENALTY SHOTS:

Stopped penalty shot (Jason Blake), January 24, 2004.
Allowed penalty shot goal (Simon Gagne), February 21, 2004.

DID YOU KNOW?

On February 11, 2004, with 1:49 remaining in their 5-1 loss to Edmonton, Pasi met with Oilers goaltender Ty Conklin for a center-ice fight as part of a six-on-six brawl. "I had a couple of dances in the minors, but this is the first time in the NHL," Nurminen said. "It's always fun...give a couple punches, take a couple punches...feel alive...that's what it is. At the point we were behind by three goals already, so I didn't think it made any difference." Of course, since Atlanta starter Byron Dafoe had already left the game due to a groin injury, the Thrashers skated the final time with six skaters and no goalies.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
98-99 HPK Hameenlinna FINLAND     48   2811  24  17   6         2.71           .915     2   0   0    12
99-00 Jokerit Helsinki FINLAND    52                                                        0   0     8
      Finland WORLD                1     60                 1   1.00      25   .960     0             0
00-01 Jokerit Helsinki FINLAND    52   2972  30  11   6         2.16           .935     0   0   5    28
      Finland WORLD                7    411                12   1.75     193   .938     0             2
01-02 Chicago Wolves AHL          20   1165   9   9   1    57   2.93     592   .904     2   0   0     2
      Atlanta Thrashers NHL        9    465   2   5   0    28   3.61     275   .898     0   0   0     0    35.48  957.32
      Finland OLYMPICS             1     60   1   0   0     1   1.00      21   .952     0   0   0     0    21.00  987.38
02-03 Atlanta Thrashers NHL       52   2856  21  19   5   137   2.88    1452   .906     2   0   3     4
03-04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL       64   3738  25  30   7   173   2.78    1792   .903     3   0   2    35
04-05 Malmo IF SWEDEN             30   1755                86   2.94     859   .899     3   0   3    10
      Pelicans FINLAND            17                                                        0   1    18
THREE (3) NHL SEASONS            125   7059  48  54  12   338   2.87    3519  0.904     5   0   5    39

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
01-02 Chicago Wolves AHL          21   1267  15   5   41   1.94     634   .935     2   0   0     8

GAME DIRECTORY:

01/30/02: - (44m40s, 25/28) 0-6 defeat vs. Toronto (Joseph) [Replaced Hnilicka].
02/05/02: W (59m54s, 39/41) 3-2 victory vs. Edmonton (Markkanen).
02/08/02: L (59m25s, 32/34) 1-2 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Richter).
02/12/02: L (60m, 32/35) 0-3 defeat at St. Louis (Johnson).
03/01/02: W (59m44s, 32/35) 4-3 victory vs. NY Islanders (Snow).
03/04/02: - (9m11s, 3/6) 3-5 defeat at Montreal (Theodore) [Replaced by Hnilicka].
03/08/02: L (59m57s, 35/38) 0-3 defeat vs. Boston (Dafoe).
03/10/02: L (53m08s, 26/32) 1-6 defeat at NY Islanders (Osgood) [Replaced by Hnilicka, replaced Hnilicka].
03/18/02: L (58m55s, 23/26) 2-4 defeat vs. Pittsburgh (Hedberg).
10/12/02: L (64m41s, 30/35) 4-5 OT defeat vs. Florida (Luongo, Hurme, Luongo].
10/18/02: - (37m26s, 17/22) 5-8 defeat at Tampa Bay (Khabibulin) [Replaced by Hnilicka].
10/29/02: - (13m14s, 3/3) 0-4 defeat vs. Los Angeles (Potvin) [Replaced Hnilicka].
10/31/02: T (65m, 32/35) 3-3 OT tie at Toronto (Belfour).
11/02/02: W (59m59s, 21/22) 3-1 victory at Florida (Luongo).
11/07/02: L (35m37s, 14/17) 0-5 defeat at Chicago (Thibault) [Replaced by Hnilicka, replaced Hnilicka, replaced by Hnilicka].
11/09/02: W (60m, 24/28) 6-4 victory at Buffalo (Biron, Noronen).
11/11/02: W (59m50s, 31/32) 2-1 victory vs. Calgary (McLennan).
11/13/02: W (62m19s, 22/24) 3-2 OT victory vs. San Jose (Nabokov).
11/15/02: L (40m, 10/15) 1-5 defeat vs. Phoenix (Boucher) [Replaced by Hnilicka].
11/17/02: - (23m26s, 12/13) 1-5 defeat vs. Anaheim (Giguere) [Replaced Hnilicka].
11/19/02: W (63m16s, 12/15) 4-3 OT victory vs. Florida (Luongo).
11/22/02: L (59m17s, 20/22) 1-3 defeat vs. Pittsburgh (Hedberg).
11/23/02: L (59m16s, 24/29) 3-6 defeat at Washington (Kolzig).
12/13/02: L (59m29s, 37/39) 1-3 defeat at Dallas (Turco).
12/16/02: W (60m, 30/30) 1-0 victory vs. Toronto (Belfour).
12/18/02: L (58m59s, 21/24) 1-3 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Esche).
12/23/02: L (60m, 22/27) 1-5 defeat at Toronto (Belfour).
12/28/02: L (59m25s, 34/35) 0-1 defeat vs. Boston (Grahame).
12/30/02: W (64m40s, 35/37) 3-2 OT victory at Pittsburgh (Aubin).
01/03/03: L (59m18s, 24/27) 1-4 defeat vs. Pittsburgh (Aubin).
01/05/03: L (58m48s, 35/40) 4-5 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Cechmanek).
01/11/03: - (20m, 4/6) 3-7 defeat at NY Islanders (Osgood) [Replaced Dafoe].
01/13/03: - (22m55s, 14/15) 7-4 victory at Philadelphia (Esche, Cechmanek) [Replaced Dafoe].
01/15/03: W (60m, 22/22) 1-0 victory vs. Montreal (Theodore).
01/17/03: W (60m, 26/27) 3-1 victory vs. Boston (Raycroft).
01/19/03: L (59m42s, 23/27) 1-4 defeat vs. NY Islanders (Osgood).
01/21/03: W (60m, 22/26) 8-4 victory vs. St. Louis (Brathwaite, Johnson, Brathwaite).
01/23/03: T (65m, 25/28) 3-3 OT tie vs. Ottawa (Lalime).
01/25/03: W (59m43s, 23/24) 4-1 victory at NY Rangers (Dunham).
01/28/03: W (59m56s, 37/39) 5-2 victory vs. NY Rangers (Dunham).
01/30/03: L (57m37s, 27/32) 2-5 defeat vs. Toronto (Belfour).
02/04/03: W (60m, 29/32) 4-3 victory at Montreal (Theodore).
02/08/03: L (58m51s, 30/32) 1-3 defeat at Ottawa (Prusek).
02/12/03: - (40m, 16/16) 1-5 defeat vs. Washington (Kolzig) [Replaced Dafoe].
02/14/03: T (65m, 28/30) 2-2 OT tie vs. Tampa Bay (Grahame).
02/15/03: - (10m55s, 5/6) 2-6 defeat vs. Detroit (Joseph) [Replaced Dafoe, replaced by Dafoe].
03/06/03: T (64m42s, 33/37) 4-4 OT tie at Washington (Kolzig).
03/09/03: L (60m, 26/32) 4-6 defeat vs. Minnesota (Roloson, Fernandez).
03/11/03: W (60m, 23/25) 3-2 victory at New Jersey (Brodeur).
03/13/03: L (58m50s, 27/30) 2-4 defeat vs. Montreal (Theodore).
03/15/03: W (60m, 36/39) 5-3 victory vs. Buffalo (Biron).
03/17/03: W (59m39s, 27/29) 3-2 victory vs. Columbus (Denis).
03/19/03: L (61m56s, 35/40) 4-5 OT defeat vs. Dallas (Tugnutt).
03/21/03: L (60m, 35/40) 1-5 defeat vs. Ottawa (Emery).
03/26/03: W (60m, 29/30) 5-1 victory vs. Carolina (Weekes).
03/28/03: T (65m, 43/44) 1-1 OT tie vs. New Jersey (Brodeur).
03/29/03: W (60m, 39/41) 3-2 victory at Nashville (Vokoun).
03/31/03: W (62m35s, 38/41) 4-3 OT victory at NY Rangers (Dunham).
04/02/03: L (59m35s, 36/40) 3-4 defeat at Buffalo (Noronen).
04/05/03: W (59m56s, 28/30) 3-2 victory at NY Islanders (Snow).
04/06/03: W (60m, 19/21) 6-2 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Grahame).
10/09/03: W (60m, 26/27) 2-1 victory vs. Columbus (Denis).
10/11/03: W (59m54s, 27/30) 4-3 victory at Washington (Kolzig).
10/14/03: T (65m, 23/25) 2-2 OT tie vs. NY Islanders (DiPietro).
10/16/03: T (64m44s, 29/29) 0-0 OT tie at NY Rangers (Dunham).
10/18/03: W (59m12s, 24/26) 7-2 victory vs. Chicago (Thibault, Leighton).
10/21/03: L (62m59s, 20/23) 2-3 OT defeat at Tampa Bay (Khabibulin).
10/23/03: W (60m, 28/30) 4-2 victory vs. Nashville (Vokoun).
10/25/03: L (58m43s, 22/25) 2-3 defeat vs. Florida (Shields).
10/27/03: W (64m40s, 25/27) 3-2 OT victory at Toronto (Belfour).
10/31/03: L (59m16s, 36/38) 1-2 defeat at Washington (Kolzig).
11/02/03: T (65m, 33/35) 2-2 OT tie vs. San Jose (Nabokov).
11/05/03: W (60m, 28/32) 7-4 victory at Buffalo (Biron, Noronen).
11/08/03: W (60m, 27/30) 4-3 victory at NY Islanders (DiPietro).
11/11/03: L (59m47s, 24/28) 3-5 defeat vs. Ottawa (Lalime).
11/13/03: L (60m, 28/33) 1-5 defeat at Carolina (Weekes).
11/16/03: W (60m, 26/28) 5-2 victory vs. Florida (Shields).
11/19/03: W (63m15s, 17/21) 5-4 OT victory vs. Boston (Potvin).
11/21/03: W (60m, 21/24) 6-3 victory at Florida (Luongo).
11/23/03: W (59m57s, 21/21) 1-0 victory vs. Phoenix (Boucher).
11/25/03: L (59m51s, 26/32) 3-6 defeat vs. Ottawa (Prusek, Lalime).
11/27/03: L (58m23s, 26/28) 1-3 defeat vs. Toronto (Belfour).
11/29/03: W (60m, 27/28) 2-1 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Grahame).
12/01/03: L (59m23s, 28/32) 3-4 defeat at Pittsburgh (Fleury).
12/03/03: L (58m49s, 35/40) 4-6 defeat vs. Boston (Raycroft).
12/06/03: W (62m57s, 31/34) 4-3 OT victory at Florida (Luongo).
12/13/03: L (59m37s, 25/28) 0-4 defeat at NY Islanders (Snow).
12/18/03: L (60m, 35/38) 0-3 defeat vs. New Jersey (Brodeur).
12/20/03: W (60m, 21/25) 7-4 victory at Pittsburgh (Caron, Aubin).
12/26/03: W (60m, 34/35) 3-1 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Khabibulin).
12/28/03: L (58m01s, 19/23) 2-5 defeat at Ottawa (Lalime).
12/31/03: L (62m24s, 38/44) 5-6 OT defeat at Detroit (Joseph).
01/08/04: L (58m54s, 24/26) 1-2 defeat at Dallas (Turco).
01/10/04: L (20m, 4/7) 2-5 defeat at San Jose (Nabokov) [Replaced by Dafoe].
01/18/04: W (59m51s, 29/31) 5-2 victory at Carolina (Weekes).
01/20/04: W (59m52s, 24/25) 4-1 victory vs. Buffalo (Noronen).
01/22/04: T (65m, 20/21) 1-1 OT tie vs. Colorado (Aebischer).
01/24/04: L (57m39s, 23/26) 0-3 defeat vs. NY Islanders (DiPietro).
01/28/04: T (65m, 30/31) 1-1 OT tie vs. St. Louis (Divis).
01/30/04: - (20m, 8/9) 1-4 defeat vs. Toronto (Kidd) [Replaced Dafoe].
01/31/04: L (58m27s, 33/37) 2-5 defeat at Tampa Bay (Grahame).
02/03/04: L (58m37s, 24/29) 4-5 defeat at Boston (Potvin).
02/05/04: L (59m59s, 26/31) 1-5 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
02/10/04: L (59m37s, 22/26) 2-5 defeat at Calgary (Kiprusoff).
02/11/04: - (38m11s, 13/15) 1-5 defeat at Edmonton (Conklin, Salo) [Replaced Dafoe].
02/13/04: W (59m56s, 30/31) 4-1 victory at Vancouver (Cloutier, Hedberg).
02/16/04: L (25m44s, 13/16) 2-7 defeat at Buffalo (Noronen) [Replaced by Dafoe].
02/17/04: W (60m, 29/30) 4-1 victory at Montreal (Theodore).
02/19/04: W (60m36s, 31/33) 3-2 OT victory at Ottawa (Lalime).
02/21/04: L (59m14s, 27/32) 4-5 defeat at Philadelphia (Burke).
02/25/04: L (59m31s, 30/33) 2-4 defeat vs. Tampa Bay (Khabibulin).
02/27/04: W (59m55s, 15/17) 3-2 victory at New Jersey (Brodeur).
02/29/04: W (60m, 28/30) 3-2 victory vs. NY Rangers (Dunham).
03/02/04: W (60m, 26/29) 4-3 victory at NY Rangers (Dunham, Markkanen).
03/05/04: L (64m56s, 31/34) 2-3 OT defeat vs. Carolina (Weekes).
03/06/04: T (65m, 29/31) 2-2 OT tie at Boston (Raycroft).
03/09/04: L (59m03s, 23/24) 0-2 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Dunham).
03/12/04: L (59m01s, 20/23) 2-4 defeat at Carolina (Weekes).
03/13/04: W (59m57s, 19/21) 5-2 victory vs. Washington (Charpentier).
03/15/04: W (61m43s, 31/31) 1-0 OT victory vs. Carolina (Weekes).
03/17/04: L (59m18s, 29/33) 3-4 OT defeat vs. Buffalo (Biron).
03/20/04: T (63m39s, 16/18) 2-2 OT tie at Washington (Kolzig).
03/26/04: L (59m58s, 27/32) 0-5 defeat vs. New Jersey (Clemmensen).
03/29/04: L (58m52s, 34/38) 2-4 defeat at Toronto (Belfour).
04/02/04: L (58m45s, 21/23) 2-3 defeat vs. Pittsburgh (Aubin).

OLYMPIC GAME DIRECTORY:

Played for Finland in 2002 Winter Olympics (Salt Lake City, United States).
02/16/02: W (60m, 20/21) 8-1 victory vs. Belarus (Shabanov, Mezin).
Played for Finland in 2003 IIHF World Championships (Finland)
04/26/03: W (60m, 25/26) 5-1 victory vs. Austria (Dalpiaz).
04/30/03: L (59m08s, 38/40) 1-2 defeat vs. Czech Republic (Vokoun).
05/02/03: L (58m55s, 17/20) 1-5 defeat vs. Slovakia (Lasak).
05/06/03: T (60m, 29/31) 2-2 tie vs. Germany (Jonas).
05/07/03: L (19m29s, 11/13) 5-6 defeat vs. Sweden (Salo, Tellqvist) [Replaced Hurme] [Quarterfinals].

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