Jarmo Myllys Jarmo Myllys ( born May 29 , 1965 in Savonlinna , Finland ) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender . He was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars as their ninth - round pick , # 172 overall , in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft . He is currently the goalkeeping coach for the Finnish hockey team SaiPa . Career in Finland . Jarmo Myllys was born in Savonlinna and started playing ice hockey for the local team Savonlinnan Pallokerho or SaPKo . He played his first adult season ( 1982 – 1983 ) in SaPko but moved to Tampere for SM - Liiga games in Ilves . Myllys spent a total of 3 seasons ( 1983 – 1986 ) with Ilves then moved to Rauman Lukko where he stayed for 2 seasons ( 1986 – 1988 ) before moving to the NHL . NHL career . Myllys gained a spot in the Minnesota North Stars lineup . He played 6 NHL games in the 1988 – 1989 season but spent most of the year with the North Stars ' farmteam , Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL . In his 3 seasons ( 1988 – 1991 ) with North Stars Myllys never played more that 10 games in a season . He spent most of these seasons in the IHL . When the San Jose Sharks were formed in 1991 Myllys moved to San Jose along with several North Stars players in the Dispersal Draft . Myllys played 27 games with the Sharks during the 1991 – 1992 season . This was his last season in the NHL , as Myllys returned to Finland in 1992 . Return from the NHL . In 1992 Myllys joined the 1 Divisioona team KooKoo , which located in Kouvola . After one season with KooKoo Myllys went to Lukko and stayed there for the 1993 – 1994 season . After his second season since his return in Finland , Myllys signed to Swedish Elitserien team Luleå HF . Career in Elitserien . Myllys established himself as a star in Sweden , staying with Luleå for 7 seasons ( 1994 – 2001 ) . During that time Myllys won several awards and played twice in the Elitserien all - star game . Myllys also scored two goals in two Elitserien games , which is a rare feat for a goalkeeper . Myllys returned to Finland in 2001 , however . Return to Finland . Jarmo Myllys was signed by Espoo Blues in 2001 . He played with the Blues for 2 seasons ( 2001 – 2003 ) with little success . After his time with the Blues , Myllys moved to near his birth place in order to play with SaiPa and played there for the 2003 – 2004 season . Myllys played in Elitserien with HV71 in the playoffs , then returned to SaiPa for his final season . Myllys retired from professional ice hockey after the 2004 – 2005 season . International play . Aside from his great success on club level , Myllys was also an accomplished goalkeeper in international competitions . Myllys made a total of 188 appearances for Finnish national ice hockey team . Altogether , Myllys competed in 7 World Championships Tournaments , 3 Olympic Tournaments and 2 World Cups . Myllys had his finest hour in the 1995 World Championship tournament as Finland won its first ever ( still to date ) World Championship by defeating Sweden 4 – 1 , with Ville Peltonen scoring a hat - trick who played alongside future NHL stars Saku Koivu and Jere Lehtinen . Myllys played a big part in the match and nearly kept his net empty , but a small mistake cost him a shutout . Overall Jarmo Myllys is one of the most accomplished goalkeepers in Finnish Hockey history .