Timo Pärssinen
Timo Pärssinen (born January 19, 1977 in Lohja, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey forward.
| Timo Pärssinen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 19, 1977 Lohja, FIN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HPK (SM-liiga) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (NHL) HIFK (SM-liiga) EV Zug (Swiss) Timrå IK (Elitserien) Lahti Pelicans (SM-liiga) | ||
| National team |
 | ||
| NHL Draft |
102nd overall, 2001 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2015 | ||
Playing career
Timo Pärssinen began his pro career with TuTo Turku in 1994 and then moved to Kokkolan Hermes in 1997. He would move to HPK the next season and spent the next three seasons with the team. He was drafted by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as their fourth-round pick, #102 overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He spent one season is North America, splitting his time with Anaheim and their AHL affiliate the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, playing 13 regular season games in the National Hockey League, scoring three assists and collecting 2 penalty minutes. He returned to Finland the next season with HIFK where he spent three seasons. In 2005, he moved to EV Zug in Switzerland's Nationalliga A before moving to Sweden to play for Timrå.
Awards
- Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy as best rookie in 1999
- Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy for most points scored during regular season play in 2004
- Aarne Honkavaara trophy for most goals scored during regular season play in 2004
- Lasse Oksanen trophy for best player during regular season play in 2004
- Kultainen kypärä award for best player as selected by the players in 2004
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | TuTo Hockey | FIN U20 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | TuTo Hockey | SM-l | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | TuTo Hockey | FIN U20 | 25 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | TuTo Hockey | SM-l | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | TuTo Hockey | FIN U20 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | TuTo Hockey | FIN.2 | 39 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Hermes | FIN.2 | 41 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 60 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1998–99 | HPK | SM-l | 46 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1999–2000 | HPK | SM-l | 53 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 60 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | HPK | SM-l | 54 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 49 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | HIFK | SM-l | 55 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | HIFK | SM-l | 56 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | HIFK | SM-l | 34 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | EV Zug | NLA | 43 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 57 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Timrå IK | SEL | 27 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Timrå IK | SEL | 34 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 2008–09 | Timrå IK | SEL | 31 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Timrå IK | SEL | 54 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Timrå IK | SEL | 36 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Timrå IK | SEL | 53 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Pelicans | SM-l | 60 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Pelicans | Liiga | 57 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | TUTO Hockey | FIN.2 | 37 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | ||
| SM-l/Liiga totals | 422 | 146 | 183 | 329 | 325 | 47 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 44 | ||||
| SEL totals | 235 | 51 | 74 | 125 | 152 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 28 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Antti Miettinen |
Winner of the Kultainen kypärä trophy 2003–04 |
Succeeded by Tim Thomas |
| Preceded by Antti Miettinen |
Winner of the Lasse Oksanen trophy 2003–04 |
Succeeded by Tim Thomas |
| Preceded by Tomáš Kucharčík |
Winner of the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy 2003–04 |
Succeeded by Steve Kariya |
| Preceded by Tomáš Kucharčík |
Winner of the Aarne Honkavaara trophy 2003–04 |
Succeeded by Pasi Saarela |
| Preceded by Pasi Puistola |
Winner of the Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy 1998–99 |
Succeeded by Antero Niittymäki |