Jani Hurme Explained

Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:187
Ntl Team:Finland
Birth Date:7 January 1975
Birth Place:Turku, Finland
Draft:58th overall
Draft Year:1997
Draft Team:Ottawa Senators
Career Start:1993
Career End:2011

Jani Petteri Hurme (born 7 January 1975) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 76 games in the National Hockey League with the Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers between 2000 and 2003. He also played several seasons in the Finnish SM-liiga during his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2011. He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the third round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft with the 58th overall pick. Internationally Hurme played for the Finnish national team at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2003 World Championship.

Playing career

After playing three seasons for TPS in Finland's SM-liiga, Hurme made his North American debut in the International Hockey League with the Indianapolis Ice during the 1997–98 season. He played 48 games with the Senators over three seasons before being traded to the Florida Panthers. He appeared in another 28 games with the Panthers during the 2002–03 season.

Hurme was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers, but due to very serious illness he did not play a single game in Atlanta. Suffering from the crippling effects of hospital infections, Hurme needed over two years to recuperate.

Eventually Hurme returned to the ice, and in the 2005–06 season he played with the Columbia Inferno of the ECHL and Chicago Wolves of the AHL before joining the Portland Pirates, for whom he started sixteen playoff games.

For the 2006–07 season, Hurme returned to Finland and played again for TPS. He played for Malmö Redhawks from 2007 to 2009. He returned to Finland to play for Ilves in December 2009.

He spent his off-seasons in Turku, Finland, where he owns a house in the neighbourhood of Hirvensalo.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T OTL MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1992–93TPS U20FIN U2012 7 4 0 669 47 0 4.21 .881 1 60 11 0 11 .725
1993–94Kiekko-67 U20FIN U2018 1082 57 0 3.16
1993–94Kiekko-67FIN-23 190 7 0 2.21 .914
1993–94TPSFIN1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 1.000
1994–95TPS U20FIN U202 1 0 1 125 5 0 2.40 .938
1994–95Kiekko-67 U20FIN U209 2 7 0 539 47 0 5.23 .895
1994–95Kiekko-67FIN-219 1049 53 3.03 .9017 4 3 411 20 0 2.92
1995–96TPS U20FIN U2013 8 5 0 777 34 1 2.63 .924
1995–96Kiekko-67FIN-216 11 3 2 968 39 1 2.42 .918
1995–96TPSFIN16 14 1 1 945 34 2 2.16 .92710 7 3 545 22 2 2.42 .924
1996–97TPSFIN48 31 11 6 2917 101 6 2.08 .925
1997–98Detroit VipersIHL6 2 2 2 290 20 0 4.13 .859
1997–98Indianapolis IceIHL29 11 11 3 1506 83 1 3.30 .9023 1 0 129 10 0 4.62 .851
1998–99Detroit VipersIHL12 7 3 1 643 26 1 2.43 .898
1998–99Cincinnati CyclonesIHL26 14 9 2 1428 81 0 3.40 .895
1999–00Ottawa SenatorsNHL1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00 .895
1999–00Grand Rapids GriffinsIHL52 29 15 4 2948 107 4 2.18 .92117 10 7 1028 37 1 2.16 .924
2000–01Ottawa SenatorsNHL22 12 5 4 1297 54 2 2.50 .904
2001–02Ottawa SenatorsNHL25 12 9 1 1309 54 3 2.48 .907
2002–03Florida PanthersNHL28 4 11 6 1377 66 1 2.88 .907
2005–06Chicago WolvesAHL6 2 4 0 314 19 0 3.64 .854
2005–06Columbia InfernoECHL15 6 7 2 894 52 0 3.49 .903
2005–06Portland PiratesAHL16 11 5 0 970 37 1 2.29 .92416 10 6 1 3.11 .895
2006–07TPSFIN48 21 16 11 2888 121 3 2.51 .9182 0 2 118 4 0 2.03 .915
2007–08Malmö RedhawksSWE-239 26 10 2 2.02 .920
2009–10Malmö RedhawksSWE-25 1 4 0 4.30 .854
2009–10IlvesFIN16 3.02 .892
2010–11IlvesFIN24 3.56 .889
NHL totals76 29 25 11 4041 176 6 2.61 .906

International

YearTeamEventGP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2002FinlandOLY3 1 2 0 179 9 0 3.01 .909
2003FinlandWC3 2 0 0 160 4 2 1.50 .897
Senior totals6 3 2 0 339 13 2 2.30

Awards