Eliteprospects
Finland Lasse Pirjetä
#12 Pelicans / SM-liiga - 08/09
1-time Liiga Champion 1
Date of Birth
Apr 04, 1974
Position
C
Age
50
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Haukipudas, FIN
Weight
227 lbs / 103 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kärpät
Status
Retired
Drafted
2002 round 5 #133 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets

Cousin: Mikko Haapakoski

Team Staff profile of Lasse Pirjetä also available

Use/Embed statistics

Lasse Pirjetä Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1989-90 Kärpät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1990-91 Kärpät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 21* 5* 6* 11* 10* -* |
1991-92 Kärpät I-divisioona 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Tacoma Rockets WHL 16* 5* 2* 7* 4* -* |
Finland U18 EJC-18 5* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
1992-93 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 24* 13* 19* 32* 34* -* |
Kärpät I-divisioona 20* 4* 3* 7* 6* -1* |
1993-94 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 6* 2* 2* 4* 2* 3* | Playoffs 4 6 2 8 8 -1
TPS SM-liiga 43* 9* 9* 18* 14* 4* | Playoffs 11 4 0 4 2 4
Kiekko-67 I-divisioona 2* 2* 1* 3* 0* 3* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 1* 1* 2* 24* -* |
1994-95 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
TPS SM-liiga 49* 7* 13* 20* 64* -2* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 29 -2
1995-96 TPS SM-liiga 45* 13* 14* 27* 34* 15* | Playoffs 11 6 3 9 4 -1
1996-97 Västra Frölunda HC Elitserien 50* 14* 8* 22* 36* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 4 -
1997-98 Tappara SM-liiga 48* 24* 22* 46* 20* 12* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 2 -2
Finland (all) International 14* 3* 0* 3* 10* -* |
1998-99 Tappara SM-liiga 54* 22* 19* 41* 32* -8* |
1999-00 HIFK SM-liiga 54* 18* 25* 43* 24* 4* | Playoffs 9 2 3 5 10 1
2000-01 HIFK SM-liiga 56* 15* 18* 33* 18* 2* |
2001-02 Kärpät SM-liiga 55* 15* 26* 41* 24* -7* | Playoffs 4 2 2 4 2 -1
Finland WC 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Finland (all) International 14* 1* 4* 5* 2* -2* |
2002-03 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 51* 11* 10* 21* 12* -4* |
Finland WC 7* 1* 0* 1* 0* 2* |
2003-04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 57* 2* 8* 10* 20* -6* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 13* 6* 6* 12* 0* 3* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 5* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |
Finland WC 7* 3* 0* 3* 2* 2* |
2004-05 HIFK SM-liiga 45* 16* 20* 36* 26* 13* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 2 -1
2005-06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 25* 4* 3* 7* 18* 4* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 8* 1* 4* 5* 6* 0* |
Kloten Flyers NLA 7* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
2006-07 Malmö Redhawks Elitserien 54* 10* 16* 26* 44* -13* | Kvalserien SHL 10 2 1 3 6 -4
2007-08 Malmö Redhawks HockeyAllsvenskan 4* 4* 2* 6* 2* 6* | Kvalserien SHL 10 3 5 8 6 5
2008-09 Pelicans SM-liiga 7* 0* 1* 1* 4* -1* |

Lasse Pirjetä Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 TPS European Cup 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* 1* |
1996-97 Västra Frölunda HC Euro HL 9* 2* 7* 9* 8* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 -
1999-00 HIFK Euro HL 6* 1* 3* 4* 6* -1* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 0 2
2003-04 Finland EHT 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2004-05 HIFK Spengler Cup 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
Finland EHT 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Lasse Pirjetä Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 13* 2* 6* 8* 0.62* 8* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 5* 1* 3* 4* 0.80* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Euro HL 2 15* 3* 10* 13* 0.87* 14* -1* | 2 6 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.50 * 4 * 2 *
European Cup 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 4* 4* 2* 6* 1.50* 2* 6* | 1 10 3 * 5 * 8 * 0.80 * 6 * 5 *
I-divisioona 3 24* 6* 4* 10* 0.42* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 28* 4* 4* 8* 0.29* 12* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 3* 1* 1* 2* 0.67* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr. A SM-sarja 2 22* 5* 6* 11* 0.50* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 10 456* 139* 167* 306* 0.67* 260* 32* | 7 52 17 * 10 * 27 * 0.52 * 51 * -2 *
NHL 3 146* 23* 27* 50* 0.34* 50* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 1 7* 1* 2* 3* 0.43* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 2 104* 24* 24* 48* 0.46* 80* -13* | 2 13 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.31 * 10 * -4 *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 31* 15* 21* 36* 1.16* 36* 3* | 1 4 6 * 2 * 8 * 2.00 * 8 * -1 *
WC 3 21* 4* 0* 4* 0.19* 2* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 1 16* 5* 2* 7* 0.44* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Lasse Pirjetä Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Kärpät

Career transactions
- 2008-04-30 • Signed by Pelicans
- 2006-06-17 • Signed by Malmö
- 2006-01-20 • Signed by Kloten
- 2004-09-30 • Signed to a lockout contract by HIFK
- 2004-07-15 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2004-03-09 • Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Brian Holzinger
- 2002-06-26 • Signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets
- 2002-06-23 • Drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets