Emil Larmi
Larmi with HPK in 2016
Born (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996
Lahti, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
SHL team
Former teams
Växjö Lakers
HPK
Lahti Pelicans
National team  Finland
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015present
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Finland

Emil Larmi (born 28 September 1996) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

Larmi made his Liiga debut playing with HPK during the 2016–17 Liiga season.[1] On 2 June 2019, Larmi signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).[2]

On 20 December 2019, Larmi was reassigned to the Wheeling Nailers, the ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, playing 11 games before the season was paused. He was loaned back to HPK for the beginning of the 2020–21 season, playing 12 games before returning to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL. He played 4 games with Wilkes-Barre before being recalled by the Pittsburgh Penguins Taxi Squad on February 19, 2021.[3]

As an impending free agent from the Penguins, Larmi returned to the Liiga on a full-time basis in agreeing to a two-year contract with the Lahti Pelicans on 31 May 2021.[4] In the following 2021–22 season, Larmi made 32 appearances with the Pelicans collecting 13 wins while posting a .918 save percentage. On 16 February 2022, Larmi left the Pelicans and immediately joined SHL club, Växjö Lakers, for the remainder of the season and following 2022–23 season.[5]

Awards and honors

Award Year
Liiga
Kanada-malja (HPK) 2018–19
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Växjö Lakers) 2022–23

References

  1. "Pelaajat › Emil Larmi" (in Finnish). liiga.fi. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. "Penguins Sign Goaltender Emil Larmi to a Two-Year, Entry Level Contract". NHL.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. "Penguins' Emil Larmi: Recalled to taxi squad". CBS Sports. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. "Emil Larmi signs with Lahti Pelicans" (in Finnish). Lahti Pelicans. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. "Welcome Emil Larmi" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.


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