Kai Nurminen Explained

Played For:TPS
HPK
HV71
Los Angeles Kings
Jokerit
Frölunda HC
HC Davos
Cleveland Lumberjacks
Minnesota Wild
Herlev Hornets
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:207
Birth Date:29 March 1969
Birth Place:Turku, Finland
Ntl Team:FIN
Draft:193rd overall
Draft Year:1996
Draft Team:Los Angeles Kings
Career Start:1992
Career End:2009

Kai Ilmari Nurminen (born 29 March 1969) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward, who last played with Herlev Hornets in the Danish Oddset Ligaen.

Career

Nurminen started and played most of his ice hockey career with TPS in SM-liiga. He has also played for two seasons in the Swedish Elitserien.

During the 1994–1995 season, he played successfully with Esa Keskinen for HV71, together making up a fearsome duo.[1]

For the 1996–97 season, he was contracted by Los Angeles Kings in NHL.[2] After only one season in NHL with 67 matches played (scoring 16 goals and 11 assists) he returned to Scandinavia. In the 2000–01 season, he played two games for the Minnesota Wild and registered one goal.

Nurminen also played for HPK and Jokerit in SM-liiga; HC Davos in Nationalliga A; and Frölunda HC and HV71 in Elitserien.

Nurminen won the Finnish Championship twice. He also won the 1993 European Champions Cup with TPS.

Nurminen scored 7 goals in 12 games in World Championships and 243 goals in SM-liiga. During the 1999–2000 season he played 64 games and scored 46 goals in SM-liiga.

Nurminen ended his active playing career with the Danish team Herlev Hornets.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1986–87TPSFIN U181513173012
1986–87TPS FIN U2020110
1987–88TPS FIN U2032971616
1989–90TPS FIN U203528174532
1990–91TuToFIN.23326204614
1991–92Kiekko-67FIN.24444196334
1992–93Kiekko-67FIN.2864102
1992–93TPSSM-l3146101371230
1993–94TPSSM-l 4523123520110334
1994–95HPKSM-l 4930255540
1995–96HV71SEL403124553043148
1996–97Los Angeles KingsNHL6716112722
1997–98Västra Frölunda HCSEL23971624
1997–98JokeritSM-l 207916685384
1998–99HC DavosNDA4226144026
1999–2000TPSSM-l 54413778401059140
2000–01Minnesota WildNHL21012
2000–01Cleveland LumberjacksIHL742846743410000
2001–02TPSSM-l 521518334280222
2002–03TPSSM-l 562218404470110
2003–04TPSSM-l 52232245181363933
2004–05TPSSM-l 542524494261346
2005–06TPSSM-l 551417314420114
2006–07TPSSM-l 442020404221014
2007–08HPKSM-l 268111918
2008–09Herlev HornetsDNK1225718
2010–11PaKaFIN.410222
SM-l totals5382322194513697419274657
SEL totals634031715443148
NHL totals6917112824

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1996FinlandWC64266
1996FinlandWCH20110
1997Finland WC63030
Senior totals1473106

Notes and References

  1. News: Bergman blev "Kung Sune" med hela Jönköping. Jnytt. Swedish. Peter Gustafsson. 29 May 2011. 26 March 2017.
  2. News: Nurminen till Los Angeles. Dagens nyheter. Swedish. 29 June 1996. 26 March 2017.