Antti Törmänen

This article is about the ice hockey coach. For the Go player, see Antti Törmänen (Go player).

Antti Ilari Törmänen (born September 19, 1970) is a retired professional ice hockey player and current head coach of EHC Biel in Switzerland's National League. He played for the Ottawa Senators, Jokerit, HV71 and Södertälje SK over 14 seasons.

Antti Törmänen
Törmänen in 2015
Born	(1970-09-19) September 19, 1970 (age 53) Espoo, FIN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL Ottawa Senators SM-liiga Jokerit Helsinki SEL HV71 Jönköping Södertälje SK
National team	Finland
NHL Draft	274th overall, 1994 Ottawa Senators
Playing career	1990–2004

Playing career

Törmänen had been playing professionally for Jokerit for four seasons when he was drafted in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft in the eleventh round, 274th overall by the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. After one more season with Jokerit, he signed with the Senators for the 1995–96 season. Törmänen played in 50 games for the Senators, and 22 games with the Prince Edward Island Senators. This was his only season in North America. After the season, he returned to Europe where he returned to Jokerit, and also played for HV71 Jönköping and Södertälje SK until retiring after the 2003–04 season. His best season statistically was 1993–94 with Jokerit where he scored 20 goals and 18 assists in 46 games.

As a player, he was nicknamed "Törminator".^[1]

Coaching career

Törmänen coached Espoo Blues U18 and U20 teams, winning U20 title in 2009. He then moved to Jokerit and was assistant coach of the team, before being sacked mid-season along with head coach Hannu Aravirta. In the 2010–11 season he was the head coach of Sport in Finland's second-tier Mestis, guiding the team to the title, while being named Mestis Coach of the Year.

He joined SC Bern of the Swiss National League A (NLA) as an assistant coach for the 2010–11 season and on October 21, 2011, he was promoted from assistant to head coach, replacing Larry Huras.^[2] He led SCB to the NLA title in 2013,^[3] but was sacked the following season after a stretch of nine losses in twelve games.^[4]

In April 2014, Törmänen agreed to become head coach of Finnish Liiga side HIFK.^[5] He parted ways with the club at the conclusion of the 2016–17 season. On December 11, 2017, he took over the head coaching job at EHC Biel in the Swiss National League.^[6]

On 15 March 2020, Törmänen tested positive for COVID-19.^[7] In July 2020 he was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer.^[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	Kiekko-Espoo	FIN U20		32	21	21	42	18		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Kiekko-Espoo	FIN U20		6	4	8	12	8		4	6	6	12	0
1988–89	Kiekko-Espoo	FIN.2		39	11	8	19	27		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Kiekko-Espoo	FIN U20		8	7	7	14	8		5	6	6	12	4
1989–90	Kiekko-Espoo	FIN.2		41	13	15	28	16		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Urheilukoulu	FIN U20		8	3	5	8	10		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Jokerit	FIN U20		3	4	0	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Jokerit	SM-l		44	12	9	21	70		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Jokerit	SM-l		40	18	11	29	18		6	0	0	0	0
1992–93	Jokerit	SM-l		21	2	0	2	8		3	0	1	1	0
1992–93	Vantaa HT	FIN.2		6	2	3	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Jokerit	SM-l		46	20	18	38	46		12	4	3	7	14
1994–95	Jokerit	SM-l		50	19	13	32	32		11	7	4	11	20
1995–96	Ottawa Senators	NHL		50	7	8	15	28		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	PEI Senators	AHL		22	6	11	17	17		5	2	3	5	2
1996–97	Jokerit	SM-l		50	18	14	32	54		9	3	5	8	10
1997–98	Jokerit	SM-l		48	20	14	34	56		8	3	2	5	12
1998–99	HV71	SEL		50	14	22	36	50		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	HV71	SEL		50	18	15	33	76		6	2	4	6	20
2000–01	Jokerit	SM-l		56	15	19	34	73		5	0	1	1	2
2001–02	Jokerit	SM-l		55	13	15	28	73		12	0	2	2	4
2002–03	Södertälje SK	SEL		49	12	21	33	46		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Södertälje SK	SEL		25	6	3	9	26		—	—	—	—	—
FIN.2 totals				86	27	25	52	49		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l totals				410	137	113	250	430		66	17	18	35	62
SEL totals				174	50	61	111	198		6	2	4	6	20

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988	Finland	EJC		—	1	—	—	—
1995	Finland	WC		5	0	0	0	2
1997	Finland	WC		5	0	1	1	2
1998	Finland	OG		5	0	0	0	0
1998	Finland	WC		10	3	2	5	6
1999	Finland	WC		12	0	0	0	10
Senior totals				37	3	3	6	20

References

1. (in Swedish). Södertälje SK. 2003. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
2. (in German). www.scb.ch. 2011-10-21. Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
3. gaf. "SC Bern - ein Meister der Arbeit". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). Retrieved 2016-03-31.
4. "SCB entlässt Antti Törmänen". derbund.ch/. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
5. . Hifk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
6. "Antti Törmänen neuer EHCB Headcoach" (in German). Retrieved 2017-12-11.
7. Anonym. "The gold lion, Antti Törmänen, was identified as a coronavirus". www.tellerreport.com. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
8. Kivioja, Olli (19 September 2020). "MTV Urheilu: Antti Törmänen sairastui sappirakon syöpään – kertoi ensimmäistä kertaa voinnistaan: "Minulla on ollut kaksi isoa operaatiota"". Ilta-Sanomat. Sanoma Media Finland Oy. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

External links

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