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Iiro Pakarinen
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Birthday:
1991-08-25 |
Position:
RW |
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Eligible for draft:
2011 |
Shoots:
Right |
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Drafted:
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Height:
6-1 |
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Acquired:
7th round (184th overall), 2011 |
Weight:
198 lbs. |
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
- C
2008-09: Pakarinen scored 12 goals with 10 assists and was +9 in 42 games (including playoffs) with KalPa (Kuopio) A Junior (U-20). Pakarinen also competed for Finland at the World Junior U-18 championships – scoring 1 goal with 1 assist in six games.
2009-10: Pakarinen split his season between KalPa’s SM-Liiga and A-Junior squads as well as competing for Finland at the U-19 and U-20 levels. In 38 regular season games as an SM-Liiga rookie, Pakarinen scored 3 goals with 5 assists and was +1 with 37 PMs averaging just over eight minutes of ice-time per game as KalPa finished second behind JyP. In 12 playoff games, he scored three goals and was +2 with 8 PMs as KalPa reached the Kanada Cup semifinals. In 11 KalPa U-20 games, he scored 8 goals with 4 assists and had 10 PMs. Pakarinen scored 1 goal with 1 assist in six games for Finland at the World Junior U-20 championships. He was ranked 63rd amongst European skaters in Central Scouting’s final rankings but was not selected in the 2010 NHL Draft.
2010-11: Pakarinen assumed a full-time role in his second pro season in Kuopio; scoring 7 goals with 3 assists in 47 games while accumulating 34 PMs and averaging twelve minutes of ice-time per game. KalPa, after finishing fifth in the regular season, was defeated by Lukko in a seven-game quarterfinal playoff series. Pakarinen scored one goal in Game 2 of the series and finished -1 for the series. Pakarinen played four games with Kalpa’s A Junior team, scoring 3 goals with 2 assists and was also an assistant captain for Finland at the World Junior U-20 championships. In six games for Team Finland, he scored one goal with 2 assists and had 2 PMs. Pakarinen was ranked 81st amongst European skaters by Central Scouting and was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 7th round (184th overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft.
2009-10: Pakarinen split his season between KalPa’s SM-Liiga and A-Junior squads as well as competing for Finland at the U-19 and U-20 levels. In 38 regular season games as an SM-Liiga rookie, Pakarinen scored 3 goals with 5 assists and was +1 with 37 PMs averaging just over eight minutes of ice-time per game as KalPa finished second behind JyP. In 12 playoff games, he scored three goals and was +2 with 8 PMs as KalPa reached the Kanada Cup semifinals. In 11 KalPa U-20 games, he scored 8 goals with 4 assists and had 10 PMs. Pakarinen scored 1 goal with 1 assist in six games for Finland at the World Junior U-20 championships. He was ranked 63rd amongst European skaters in Central Scouting’s final rankings but was not selected in the 2010 NHL Draft.
2010-11: Pakarinen assumed a full-time role in his second pro season in Kuopio; scoring 7 goals with 3 assists in 47 games while accumulating 34 PMs and averaging twelve minutes of ice-time per game. KalPa, after finishing fifth in the regular season, was defeated by Lukko in a seven-game quarterfinal playoff series. Pakarinen scored one goal in Game 2 of the series and finished -1 for the series. Pakarinen played four games with Kalpa’s A Junior team, scoring 3 goals with 2 assists and was also an assistant captain for Finland at the World Junior U-20 championships. In six games for Team Finland, he scored one goal with 2 assists and had 2 PMs. Pakarinen was ranked 81st amongst European skaters by Central Scouting and was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 7th round (184th overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft.
