Petteri Rimpinen

Petteri Johannes Rimpinen (born 25 April 2006) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Kiekko-Espoo in the Liiga. Nicknamed "Showtime", Rimpinen was drafted 152nd overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2025 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Rimpinen is a product of HCK Salamat in Kirkkonummi. As a junior, he moved to the Espoo Blues organization. During the 2021–22 season, he played primarily for the Kiekko-Espoo U20 team but also helped the U18 team win the Finnish Championship.

For the 2022–23 season, Rimpinen moved to the TPS U20 team. He served primarily as the backup to Noa Vali, appearing in 16 regular-season games. Rimpinen's save percentage of .931 and goals-against average of 1.75 were the best in the U20 SM-sarja. He won a U20 bronze medal at the end of the season.

In June 2023, Rimpinen returned to Kiekko-Espoo on a Mestis contract. During the 2023–24 season, he rose through the depth chart to become the team's starting goaltender during the playoffs, eventually leading the team to a Mestis bronze medal. His .926 save percentage and 1.82 GAA were the best in the league that season.

Following Kiekko-Espoo's promotion to the Liiga for the 2024–25 season, Rimpinen made his top-flight debut on 10 September 2024 against HIFK. He recorded his first Liiga shutout on 1 October 2024 against SaiPa. He finished his rookie season with 40 games played and 16 wins. He made his playoff debut on 18 March 2025, recording a 31-save shutout against Tappara. At the conclusion of the season, Rimpinen was awarded the Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy as the Liiga Rookie of the Year, becoming the first goaltender to win the award since Juuse Saros in 2014. He was also a finalist for the Urpo Ylönen trophy as the league's best goaltender.

In November 2025, Rimpinen signed a one-year contract extension with Kiekko-Espoo. He has cited Tuukka Rask as his role model. Rimpinen is related to the family of former Canadian goaltender Dave Stathos, who played 110 Liiga games for HIFK and Pelicans.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2021–22 Kiekko-Espoo U20-SM 17 7 8 0 988 43 1 2.61 .917 — — — — — — — — 2022–23 TPS U20-SM 16 10 3 0 958 28 2 1.75 .931 — — — — — — — — 2023–24 Kiekko-Espoo U20-SM 18 10 7 0 1084 42 2 2.32 .905 — — — — — — — — 2023–24 Kiekko-Espoo Mestis 14 6 4 3 804 26 2 1.94 .925 11 5 5 595 18 1 1.82 .926 2024–25 Kiekko-Espoo Liiga 40 16 9 14 2420 95 2 2.35 .912 5 2 3 287 13 1 2.71 .920

International Year Team Event GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2024 Finland U18 4 2 2 221 11 0 2.99 .876 2025 Finland WJC 7 5 2 437 17 0 2.34 .933