Pasi Petriläinen

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


team=HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
former_teams = SM-liiga
Tappara
TPS
Ilves
Elitserien
Timrå IK
Södertälje SK
Allsvenskan
Skellefteå AIK
league = AUT
position = Defence
shoots = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 9
weight_lb = 187
nationality = FIN
birth_date = birth date and age|1978|05|5
birth_place = Pirkkala, FIN
draft = 225th overall
draft_year = 1996
draft_team = New Jersey Devils
career_start = 1994

Pasi Petriläinen (born May 5, 1978 in Pirkkala) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Slovenian team HDD Olimpija Ljubljana who play in the Erste Bank Hockey League.

Playing career

A New Jersey Devils draft pick (225th overall in 1996), Petriläinen spent six seasons with Tappara between 1994 and 2000 before moving to Sweden to play for Timrå IK in the Elitserien for one season. He returned to SM-liiga in 2002 playing for TPS for two seasons. He then returned to Tappara in 2003 for one season. He went back to Sweden in 2004, joining second division side Skellefteå AIK before retuning to Elitserien with Södertälje SK in an unsuccessful season which saw the team relegated to the second division. He returned to Finland and joined Ilves. In 2007, he signed with Olimpija Ljubljana.

External links

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