Timo Pärssinen (born January 19, 1977 in

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) is a retired

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professional

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forward.

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

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the next season and spent the next three seasons with the team. He was drafted by the

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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

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, playing 13 regular season games in the

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, scoring three assists and collecting 2 penalty minutes. He returned to Finland the next season with

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where he spent three seasons. In 2005, he moved to

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in Switzerland's Nationalliga A before moving to Sweden to play for Timrå.

Awards

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 ...

as best rookie in 1999 * Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy for most points scored during regular season play in 2004 *

Aarne Honkavaara trophy The Aarne Honkavaara trophy is an ice hockey trophy given by the Finnish Liiga to the player who scores the most goals during regular season play. Trophy Winners: 1977-78: Markku Kiimalainen ( Kärpät) 1978-79: Kari Makkonen ( Ässät) 1979- ...

for most goals scored during regular season play in 2004 * Lasse Oksanen trophy for best player during regular season play in 2004 *

Kultainen kypärä Kultainen kypärä ("the Golden Helmet") is an ice hockey award given to the best player in the Finnish Liiga. It is voted for by the players. It has been awarded since 1987. In addition, a long running tradition by Veikkaus is for the current best ...

award for best player as selected by the players in 2004

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parssinen, Timo 1977 births Living people Anaheim Ducks draft picks Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players EV Zug players Finnish ice hockey forwards HIFK (ice hockey) players HPK players Kokkolan Hermes players Lahti Pelicans players Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players People from Lohja Timrå IK players TuTo players Sportspeople from Uusimaa