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Originally Posted by fotze
Wasn't there a Finnish coach who was exiting a plane and wiped out down the stairs because he was hammered or something? I thought it was Sumo....something?
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That was former NHL starting goalie Pasi Nurminen. Always been a big fan. He'd had a few drinks too many on the plane after Finland won the world championship in 2011 and landed face-first on the runway. Dude looked like Boris Yeltsin coming down the stairs. Actually made a dent in the tournament trophy with his head. The guy's a legend.
I think Summanen last coached team Finland in the world cup in 2004 where they got silver, and not atypically for him, was dismissed soon after despite the fact that he got the team to play great hockey.
Ladies and gentlemen, Pasi Nurminen: