Esa Pirnes

Esa Pirnes
Born	(1977-04-01) April 1, 1977 (age 41) Oulu, FIN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
SEL team Former teams	Oulun Kärpät SM-liiga Kärpät Espoo Blues Tappara Lukko Jokerit NHL Los Angeles Kings AHL Manchester Monarchs KHL Atlant Moscow Oblast SEL Färjestads BK AIK
National team	Finland
NHL Draft	174th overall, 2003 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	1995–present

Esa Pirnes (born April 1, 1977) is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing for Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga. Pirnes was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 6th round (174th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

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  1 Playing career
  


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  2 Career statistics
  


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  3 References
  


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  4 External links
  

Playing career

Pirnes started his career with Kärpät in the Finnish second league in 1995 and played with them until 1999, when he signed with SM-Liiga club Blues. He stayed with the Blues for two seasons before he moved to rivals Tappara in 2001. In 2003, he was drafted by the Kings after four good seasons in SM-Liiga. Pirnes went over the Atlantic to play in the NHL. But he did not have the same success in NHL as he had in Finland. Despite playing 57 games with LA he only scored 11 points. Before the season was over he also played a few games with the Kings's farm team, Manchester Monarchs of the AHL. He was named to team Finland in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey roster, but did not play a game.^[1] But he did not stay in the NHL, instead he went back home to Finland and signed with Lukko for the 2004/05 season. After one year in Lukko he moved back to his former club, Blues. But after the season he signed with his fifth club in five years, Swedish club Färjestads BK, for the 2006/07 season. In Färjestad he was re-united with his former teammate from Lukko, Janne Niskala. In the Season 2008/2009 Pirnes signed to play for Atlant Moscow Oblast and left the club on May 6, 2009 the club to sign with Jokerit.^[2]

In May 2012, Pirnes signed with AIK of the Swedish Elitserien (SEL).^[3]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995–96	Kärpät	Fin-2		20	8	4	12	12		3	0	0	0	0
1996–97	Kärpät	Fin-2		36	17	16	33	20		9	0	2	2	16
1997–98	Kärpät	Fin-2		32	6	15	21	12		9	4	15	19	2
1998–99	Kärpät	Fin-2		47	26	26	52	16		5	0	3	3	2
1999–00	Blues	SM-Liiga		51	15	24	39	12		4	0	1	1	2
2000–01	Blues	SM-Liiga		54	10	8	18	51		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Tappara	SM-Liiga		49	8	16	24	30		10	0	1	1	2
2002–03	Tappara	SM-Liiga		56	23	14	37	6		15	5	9	14	2
2003–04	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		57	3	8	11	12		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		4	3	1	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Lukko	SM-Liiga		47	9	29	38	31		9	1	3	4	2
2005–06	Blues	SM-Liiga		44	10	23	33	24		9	5	3	8	2
2006–07	Färjestads BK	SEL		43	17	26	43	28		9	2	3	5	8
2007–08	Färjestads BK	SEL		52	15	23	38	74		12	4	3	7	12
2008–09	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		51	22	28	50	84		—	—	—	—	—
2009-10	Jokerit	SM-liiga		58	17	21	38	46		—	—	—	—	—
2010-11	Jokerit	SM-liiga		39	9	12	21	57		3	1	0	1	2
2011-12	EV Zug	NLA		29	12	14	26	4		3	0	0	0	25
NHL totals				57	3	8	11	12		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				4	3	1	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
SM-Liiga totals				398	101	147	248	255		51	12	17	29	12
Fin-2 totals				135	57	61	118	60		26	4	20	24	20
SEL totals				95	32	49	81	102		21	6	6	12	20
KHL totals				51	22	28	50	84		—	—	—	—	—

References

1. 
   ^ http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470766
   


2. 
   ^ Pirnes ei peittele isoja odotuksiaan
   


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   ^ "Esa Pirnes ansluter och Robert Rosén lämnar" (in Swedish). AIK. 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2012-05-21..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
  

Preceded by Kari Lehtonen	Winner of the Jari Kurri trophy 2002–03	Succeeded by Niklas Bäckström
Preceded by Jani Rita	Winner of the Raimo Kilpiö trophy 2005–06	Succeeded by Tommi Paakkolanvaara

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