Antti Ilari Törmänen (born September 19, 1970) is a retired professional

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player and current head coach of EHC Biel in Switzerland's

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. He played for the

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Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (English: Jokers or Jesters) are a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team won six league championships as a member of the Finnish SM-liiga (1973, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, and 2002). Jokerit plays its h ...

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and

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over 14 seasons.

Playing career

Törmänen had been playing professionally for

for four seasons when he was drafted in the

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in the eleventh round, 274th overall by the

of the NHL. After one more season with Jokerit, he signed with the Senators for the 1995–96 season. Törmänen played in 50 games for the Senators, and 22 games with the

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. This was his only season in North America. After the season, he returned to Europe where he returned to Jokerit, and also played for HV71 Jönköping and Södertälje SK until retiring after the 2003–04 season. His best season statistically was 1993–94 with Jokerit where he scored 20 goals and 18 assists in 46 games. As a player, he was nicknamed "Törminator".

Coaching career

Törmänen coached

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U18 and U20 teams, winning U20 title in 2009. He then moved to

and was assistant coach of the team, before being sacked mid-season along with head coach

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. In the 2010–11 season he was the head coach of

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in Finland's second-tier

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, guiding the team to the title, while being named Mestis Coach of the Year. He joined

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of the Swiss

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(NLA) as an assistant coach for the 2010–11 season and on October 21, 2011, he was promoted from assistant to head coach, replacing

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. He led SCB to the NLA title in 2013, but was sacked the following season after a stretch of nine losses in twelve games. In April 2014, Törmänen agreed to become head coach of Finnish

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side

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. He parted ways with the club at the conclusion of the 2016–17 season. On December 11, 2017, he took over the head coaching job at EHC Biel in the Swiss

. On 15 March 2020, Törmänen tested positive for

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. In July 2020 he was diagnosed with

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tormanen, Antti 1970 births Living people Espoo Blues players Finnish ice hockey coaches Finnish ice hockey left wingers HV71 players Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Jokerit players Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic ice hockey players of Finland Olympic medalists in ice hockey Ottawa Senators draft picks Ottawa Senators players Prince Edward Island Senators players Södertälje SK players Sportspeople from Espoo