Esa Pirnes is a retired forward from Finland.

What was the last team Esa Pirnes played for?

The last team Esa played for was Kärpät in the Liiga.

How tall is Esa Pirnes?

Esa Pirnes is 184 cm (6'0") tall.

How much does Esa Pirnes weigh?

Esa Pirnes weighs 84 kg (185 lbs).

When was Esa Pirnes born?

Esa Pirnes was born on 1977-04-01 in Oulu, FIN.

Esa Pirnes

#12 Kärpät / Liiga - 15/16

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Date of Birth: Apr 01, 1977
Age: 49
Place of Birth: Oulu, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Kärpät
Position: C
Height: 184 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Player Type: Playmaker
Two-Way Forward
Drafted: 2003 round 6 #174 overall by Los Angeles Kings
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Pirnes was a center who played a very well-rounded game. He had terrific playmaking ability and vision, which made him excel on the powerplay. He also skated well with good speed, and worked hard all over the ice. (EP)

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
92-93	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	22	14	17	31	2	-
93-94	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	31	15	15	30	24	-	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	2	-
94-95	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	6	3	9	8	-
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	18	3	3	6	10	-	Relegation	14	5	6	11	6	3
	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	2	-
95-96	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	24	19	13	32	8	-
	Kärpät	I-divisioona	20	8	4	12	12	-	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-
	Finland U19 (all)	International-Jr	4	3	3	6	2	-
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	0	0	0	4	-
96-97	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	25	2	7	9	18	-
	Kärpät	I-divisioona	36	17	16	33	20	-	Playoffs	9	0	2	2	16	-
	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	1	0	1	0	-
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	15	4	0	4	10	-
97-98	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	6	5	8	13	2	-	Relegation	9	4	15	19	2	-
	Kärpät	I-divisioona	32	6	15	21	12	-	Playoffs	9	4	15	19	2	-
98-99	Kärpät	I-divisioona	47	26	26	52	16	30	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	2	1
99-00	Blues	SM-liiga	51	15	24	39	12	4	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	2	1
00-01	Blues	SM-liiga	54	10	8	18	49	-17
01-02	Tappara	SM-liiga	49	8	16	24	30	11	Playoffs	10	0	1	1	2	1
	Finland (all)	International	7	0	2	2	2	2
02-03	Tappara	SM-liiga	56	23	14	37	6	6	Playoffs	15	5	9	14	2	2
	Finland	WC	6	2	3	5	4	1
03-04	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	57	3	8	11	12	-9
	Manchester Monarchs	AHL	4	3	1	4	2	2
	Finland	WC	7	0	0	0	6	-3
04-05	Lukko	SM-liiga	47	9	29	38	31	16	Playoffs	9	1	3	4	2	-7
05-06	Blues	SM-liiga	44	10	23	33	24	-5	Playoffs	9	5	3	8	2	-2
	Finland	WC	8	1	3	4	4	4
06-07	Färjestad BK"A"	Elitserien	43	17	26	43	28	-1	Playoffs	9	2	3	5	8	-1
07-08	Färjestad BK	Elitserien	52	15	23	38	74	3	Playoffs	12	4	3	7	12	-3
	Finland	WC	4	0	0	0	0	-3
08-09	Atlant Mytishchi	KHL	51	22	28	50	84	28
09-10	Jokerit"A"	SM-liiga	58	17	21	38	46	6	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	2	0
10-11	Jokerit"A"	SM-liiga	39	9	12	21	57	2	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0
11-12	EV Zug	NLA	29	12	14	26	4	-3	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	25	1
12-13	AIK	Elitserien	45	10	20	30	28	-8
13-14	AIK	SHL	43	10	14	24	38	-9
	Kärpät	Liiga	11	3	3	6	4	-3	Playoffs	16	4	4	8	8	3
14-15	Kärpät	Liiga	46	15	13	28	30	13	Playoffs	19	7	9	16	10	6
15-16	Kärpät	Liiga	45	10	15	25	10	4	Playoffs	11	2	4	6	2	6

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
98-99	JokeritLoan	Euro HL	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-1
02-03	Finland	EHT	7	1	2	3	4	-
03-04	Finland	EHT	2	0	0	0	0	-
04-05	Finland	EHT	7	0	2	2	2	-
05-06	Finland	EHT	9	0	1	1	6	-
06-07	Färjestad BK"A"	ECC	2	1	1	2	0	-1
	Finland	EHT	8	1	1	2	6	0
07-08	Finland	EHT	12	5	4	9	14	-2
08-09	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	0	-2
10-11	Jokerit"A"	ET	3	1	0	1	0	-	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-
14-15	Kärpät	Champions HL	6	1	1	2	2	0
15-16	Kärpät	Champions HL	12	1	4	5	10	-1

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	4	3	1	4	1.00	2	2	0
Champions HL	2	18	2	5	7	0.39	12	-1	0
ECC	1	2	1	1	2	1.00	0	-1	0
EHT	7	48	7	11	18	0.38	32	-4*	0
ET	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	0	-	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
Euro HL	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1
I-divisioona	4	135	57	61	118	0.87	60	30*	4	26	4	20	24	0.92	20	1*
International	1	7	0	2	2	0.29	2	2	0
International-Jr	3	26	7	3	10	0.38	18	-	0
KHL	1	51	22	28	50	0.98	84	28	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	11	500	129	178	307	0.61	299	37	10	97	25	34	59	0.61	32	10
NHL	1	57	3	8	11	0.19	12	-9	0
NLA (NL)	1	29	12	14	26	0.90	4	-3	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	25	1
SHL (Elitserien)	4	183	52	83	135	0.74	168	-15	2	21	6	6	12	0.57	20	-4
U16 SM-sarja	1	22	14	17	31	1.41	2	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	2	37	21	18	39	1.05	32	-	1	4	1	0	1	0.25	2	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	4	73	29	31	60	0.82	38	-	2	23	9	21	30	1.30	8	3*
WC	4	25	3	6	9	0.36	14	-1	0
WJC-20	1	6	1	0	1	0.17	0	-	0

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Esa Pirnes Career Totals

League

AHL

Champions HL

ECC

EHT

Euro HL

I-divisioona

135

International

International-Jr

KHL

Liiga

500

129

178

NHL

NLA

SHL

183

U16 SM-sarja

U18 SM-sarja

U20 SM-liiga

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Esa Pirnes Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1999-2000	SM-liiga Most Assists by Rookie (24) SM-liiga Most Goals by Rookie (15) SM-liiga Most Points by Rookie (39)
2001-2002	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2002-2003	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Player in Playoffs (Jari Kurri Award) SM-liiga Champion SM-liiga Player of the Month (March) SM-liiga Playoffs Most Assists (9) SM-liiga Playoffs Most Points (14)
2005-2006	SM-liiga Gentleman of the Year World Championship Bronze Medal
2007-2008	World Championship Bronze Medal
2008-2009	KHL All-Star Game
2013-2014	Liiga Champion
2014-2015	Liiga Champion
2015-2016	Liiga Bronze Medal

Transactions

06/16/2016

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Kärpät

Retired

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05/25/2015

extension

Kärpät

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10/14/2014

extension

Kärpät

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02/04/2014

confirmed

AIK

Kärpät

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05/21/2012

confirmed

EV Zug

AIK

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09/12/2011

confirmed

Jokerit

EV Zug

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05/05/2009

confirmed

Atlant Mytishchi

Jokerit

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Esa Pirnes Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for AIK
Cult/Star player for Kiekko-Espoo
Cult/Star player for Kärpät
Cult/Star player for Tappara

Career transactions
- 2012-05-21 • Signed by AIK
- 2011-09-12 • Signed by Zug
- 2009-05-05 • Signed by Jokerit
- 2008-05-25 • Signed by Atlant Mytishchi
- 2006-04-07 • Signed by Färjestad
- 2005-04-28 • Signed by Blues
- 2004-07-30 • Signed to a lockout contract by Lukko
- 2004-04-27 • Option year exercised by the Los Angeles Kings
- 2003-07-15 • Signed by the Los Angeles Kings