Pasi Nurminen (born December 17, 1975 in Lahti, Finland) is a Finnish retired ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers as their sixth-round pick, #189 overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

Pasi Nurminen
Born	December 17, 1975 (1975-12-17) (age 34), Lahti, FIN
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 210 lb (95 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
Played for	NHL Atlanta Thrashers
Ntl. team	Finland
NHL Draft	189th overall, 2001 Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career	1994–2005

Nurminen started his playing career with Reipas Lahti in Finland and later moved on to Ketterä Imatra and Pelicans. In 1998 he moved to HPK and then to Jokerit a year later, where he won the Urpo Ylönen trophy as best goaltender in the SM-liiga. After two season with Jokerit, he moved across the Atlantic to represent the Atlanta Thrashers. Nurminen played for Malmö IF in the Swedish Elitserien, and his hometown team, Pelicans, during the NHL lockout. He retired in the fall of 2005 due to a serious knee injury. He currently works as a goaltending consultant for Pelicans, the SM-liiga hockey team he also partially owns.