Pasi Nielikäinen
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Born |
Oulainen, FIN | 11 February 1974||
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Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 213 lb (97 kg; 15 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Right Winger | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
SM-liiga team Former teams |
Jokerit HIFK Ässät SaiPa Kärpät HPK Mestis Kiekko-Vantaa 1. Divisioona Junkkarit HT 2. Divisioona Diskos ECHL Miami Matadors BISL Manchester Storm | ||
Playing career | 1992–present |
Pasi Nielikäinen (born 11 February 1974, Oulainen, Finland) is a former professional ice hockey player.
Playing career[]
Nielikäinen has played for numerous teams in the Finnish SM-liiga; these include Kärpät, HIFK and HPK.
Nielikäinen also played one season in East Coast Hockey League for the Miami Matadors and one season for the British team the Manchester Storm.[1]
Style of play[]
Nielikäinen is not a usual Finnish hockey player when it comes to playing. Nielikäinen is known for serving as an enforcer for his team.[2] Nielikäinen also is not shy when it comes to dropping gloves and scrapping on the ice.
Nielikäinen's most famous rivalries include the one with fellow SM-liiga player Sami Helenius and his single fight against NHL-enforcer Ryan Vandenbusche in the 2005/06 season for which HIFK and Jokerit got fined 15.000 euros/team.[3]
Off the ice[]
Nielikäinen is married to former Finnish Beauty contestant (née Anttila)
References[]
- ^ "Pasi Nielikainen (FIN)". Euro Hockey.net. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ^ "VandenBussche investigated for on-ice fight in Finland". Simcoe Reformer.ca. Retrieved 2010-06-09.[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.iltasanomat.fi/sm-liiga/art-1288431689145.html[bare URL]
External links[]
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Finnish ice hockey right wingers
- Ässät players
- HIFK (ice hockey) players
- HPK players
- Jokerit players
- Kiekko-Vantaa players
- Manchester Storm (1995–2002) players
- Oulun Kärpät players
- People from Oulainen