Timo Pärssinen

Timo Pärssinen (born January 19, 1977, in Lohja, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey forward.

Timo Pärssinen
Born	(1977-01-19) January 19, 1977 (age 48) 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	Finland
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

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Finland
World Championships
	2001 Germany
	2007 Russia

• 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.2 U20		14	9	6	15	33		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	TuTo Hockey	SM-l		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	TuTo Hockey	FIN.2 U20		25	30	21	51	48		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	TuTo Hockey	SM-l		6	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	TuTo Hockey	FIN.2 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	Mestis		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

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	Finland	WC		9	2	6	8	8
2002	Finland	WC		9	3	5	8	4
2004	Finland	WC		7	1	3	4	0
2005	Finland	WC		7	1	4	5	0
2007	Finland	WC		9	2	0	2	2
Senior totals				41	9	18	27	14

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, 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