Esa Pirnes

Esa Pirnes (born April 1 1977 in Oulu, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre playing for EV Zug in the Swiss National League A.
== Draft ==
He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the 6th round as the 174th pick overall.
==Playing career==
Pirnes started his career with Kärpät in the Finnish second league in 1995 and played with them until 1999, when he signed with SM-Liiga club Espoo Blues. He stayed with the Blues for two seasons before he moved to rivals Tappara in 2001. In 2003 he was drafted by the Kings after four good seasons in SM-Liiga. Pirnes went over the Atlantic Ocean to play in the NHL. But he didn't have the same success in NHL as he had in Finland. Despite playing 57 games with LA he only scored 11 points. Before the season was over he also played a few games with the Kings's farm team, Manchester Monarchs of the AHL. But he didn't stay in the NHL, instead he went back home to Finland and signed with Lukko for the 2004/05 season. After one year in Lukko he moved back to his former club, Blues. But after the season he signed with his fifth club in five years, Swedish club Färjestads BK, for the 2006/07 season. In Färjestad he will reunited with his former teammate from Lukko, Janne Niskala. In the Season 2008/2009 Pirnes signed to play for HC Atlant Moscow (Former Khimik Moscow Oblast`) and left the club on 06 May 2009 the club to sign with Jokerit.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1995–96 	Kärpät 	Fin-2 		20 	8 	4 	12 	12 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1996–97 	Kärpät 	Fin-2 		36 	17 	16 	33 	20 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1997–98 	Kärpät 	Fin-2 		32 	6 	15 	21 	12 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1998–99 	Kärpät 	Fin-2 		47 	26 	26 	52 	16 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1999–00 	Blues 	SM-Liiga 		51 	15 	24 	39 	12 		4 	0 	1 	1 	2
2000–01 	Blues 	SM-Liiga 		54 	10 	8 	18 	51 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2001–02 	Tappara 	SM-Liiga 		49 	8 	16 	24 	30 		10 	0 	1 	1 	2
2002–03 	Tappara 	SM-Liiga 		56 	23 	14 	37 	6 		15 	5 	9 	14 	2
2003–04 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		57 	3 	8 	11 	12 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2003–04 	Manchester Monarchs	AHL 		4 	3 	1 	4 	2 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2004–05 	Lukko 	SM-Liiga 		47 	9 	29 	38 	31 		9 	1 	3 	4 	2
2005–06 	Blues 	SM-Liiga 		44 	10 	23 	33 	24 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2006–07 	Färjestads BK 	SEL 		43 	17 	26 	43 	28 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2007-08 	Färjestads BK 	SEL 		52 	15 	23 	38 	74 		12 	4 	3 	7 	12
2008-09 	HC Atlant Moscow 	KHL 		51 	22 	28 	50 	84 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		57 	3 	8 	11 	12 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 		4 	3 	1 	4 	2 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
SM-Liiga totals	SM-Liiga totals 	SM-Liiga totals		301 	75 	114 	189 	154 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
Fin-2 totals 	Fin-2 totals 	Fin-2 totals 		135 	57 	61 	118 	60 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
SEL totals 	SEL totals 	SEL totals 		95 	32 	49 	81 	102 		12 	4 	3 	7 	12
KHL totals 	KHL totals 	KHL totals 		51 	22 	28 	50 	84 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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* Esa Pirnes on nhlfinns.com
Category:Finnish ice hockey players
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Category:Manchester Monarchs players
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Category:Born in 1977
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Category:Atlant Mytischi players
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