Jani Hurme
Finnish goaltender who played 76 NHL games.
Jani Petteri Hurme is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 76 games in the National Hockey League with the Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers between 2000 and 2003. He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the third round of the 1997 NHL entry draft with the 58th overall pick.
Quick Facts
- Position
- Goaltender
- Catches
- Left
- Played for
- Ottawa Senators
- Florida Panthers
- TPS
- Ilves
- Born
- 7 January 1975
- Birthplace
- Turku, Finland
- Draft
- 58th overall
- Drafted by
- Ottawa Senators
Facts from the source article.
Playing career
After three seasons with TPS in Finland's SM-liiga, Hurme moved to North America for the 1997–98 season, playing for the Indianapolis Ice of the International Hockey League. He appeared in 48 games with the Ottawa Senators over three seasons before being traded to the Florida Panthers, for whom he played 28 games during the 2002–03 season. Hurme was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers but did not play for them due to a very serious illness; hospital infections required over two years of recuperation. He returned to the ice in the 2005–06 season, playing for the Columbia Inferno of the ECHL and Chicago Wolves of the AHL before joining the Portland Pirates, for whom he started sixteen playoff games. Hurme returned to Finland for the 2006–07 season, again playing for TPS. He played for Malmö Redhawks from 2007 to 2009 and returned to Finland to play for Ilves in December 2009.
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