Jani Petteri Hurme (born January 7, 1975) is a Finnish former professional

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. He played 76 games in the

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with the

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and

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between 2000 and 2003. He also played several seasons in the Finnish

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during his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2011. He was drafted by the

in the third round of the

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with the 58th overall pick. Internationally Hurme played for the Finnish national team at the

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and the 2003 World Championship.

Playing career

After playing three seasons for TPS in Finland's

, Hurme made his North American debut in the International Hockey League with the Indianapolis Ice during the 1997–98 season. He played 48 games with the Senators over three seasons before being traded to the

. He appeared in another 28 games with the Panthers during the 2002–03 season. Hurme was traded to the

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, but due to very serious illness he did not play a single game in Atlanta. Suffering from the crippling effects of hospital infections, Hurme needed over two years to recuperate. Eventually Hurme returned to the ice, and in the 2005–06 season he played with the Columbia Inferno of the

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and

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of the AHL before joining the Portland Pirates, for whom he started sixteen playoff games. Hurme's

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rights are currently owned by the

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. For the 2006–07 season, Hurme returned to Finland and played again for TPS. He played for Malmö Redhawks from 2007 to 2009. He returned to Finland to play for Ilves in December 2009. He spent his off-seasons in

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, where he owns a house in the neighbourhood of Hirvensalo.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards

Lasse Oksanen trophy The Lasse Oksanen trophy is an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Finnish Liiga to the best player of the season during regular season play. Trophy winners: 1993-94: Esa Keskinen ( TPS) 1994-95: Saku Koivu (TPS) 1995-96: Juha Riihijärvi (Lukko) ...

(top player in

): 1996–97 season *

Urpo Ylönen trophy The Urpo Ylönen trophy is an ice hockey award given by the Finnish Liiga to the best goalie of the season. It is named for Urpo Ylönen, former goaltender and later goaltender coach. In 2019 it was awarded to Veini Vehviläinen of Kärpät. Troph ...

(top goaltender in

): 1996–97 season *

Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy The Jarmo Wasama Memorial Trophy is an ice hockey award given by the Finnish Liiga to the best rookie of the season. The trophy is named in honor of Jarmo Wasama, a young Finnish defenseman who was killed in an automobile accident in 1966. In 2020 ...

(top rookie in

): 1995–96 season

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* 1975 births Chicago Wolves players Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players Columbia Inferno players Detroit Vipers players Finnish ice hockey goaltenders Florida Panthers players Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) players Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics Indianapolis Ice players Living people Malmö Redhawks players Olympic ice hockey players of Finland Ottawa Senators draft picks Ottawa Senators players Portland Pirates players Sportspeople from Turku HC TPS players {{Finland-icehockey-goaltender-stub