Pasi Schalin

Pasi Schalin
Born (1968-02-08) 8 February 1968 (age 56)
Imatra, Finland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position Forward
Played for Maine Mariners
HIFK
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1986–1997

Pasi Schalin (born 8 February 1968) is a Finnish actor, fitness model, personal trainer, retired professional ice hockey player and roller derby skater. He is best remembered as a key skater on TV's RollerJam known as "The Schalin Machine".

Career

Born near Helsinki, Finland, Pasi played professional hockey[1] with several teams in Finland, Germany, the United States and Canada. He was a part of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers organization.[2] Upon retirement, he and then-wife Suzanne moved to the U.S. and both landed spots on The Nashville Network/The New TNN's roller derby revival RollerJam.[2] Both skated for the Florida Sundogs the first two seasons, then the California Quakes the final two.

After RollerJam ended in 2001, Pasi began focusing on his acting and modeling careers.[3] He currently resides in Los Angeles and has appeared in several television shows and movies.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 Imatran Ketterä I-Divisioona 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1988–89 ESC Wedemark Germany3 17 29 23 52 12 — — — — —
1990–91 Vantaa HT I-Divisioona 30 5 2 7 4 — — — — —
1991–92 Maine Mariners AHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1992–93 HJK I-Divisioona 13 8 6 14 6 — — — — —
1992–93 Junkkarit HT I-Divisioona 28 10 10 20 12 — — — — —
1993–94 Nashville Knights ECHL 4 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
1993–94 West Palm Beach Blaze SuHL 22 6 8 14 6 — — — — —
1993–94 Daytona Beach Sun Devils SuHL 29 21 19 40 29 — — — — —
1994–95 Daytona Beach Sun Devils SuHL 15 7 13 20 6 — — — — —
1994–95 HIFK Hockey SM-liiga 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1994–95 Karhu-Kissat I-Divisioona 21 8 11 19 12 — — — — —
1994–95 ESC Wedemark Germany2 4 2 0 2 4 3 0 2 2 4
1995–96 Kaufbeurer Adler DEL 7 0 2 2 4 3 0 2 2 2
1995–96 EHC Salzgitter Germany2 6 7 1 8 24 — — — — —
1996–97 Alaska Gold Kings WCHL 4 2 0 2 7 — — — — —
1996–97 San Diego Gulls WCHL 38 14 18 32 6 — — — — —
AHL totals 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
I-divisioona totals 94 31 29 60 34 — — — — —
  1. ^ "Pasi Schalin". Elite Prospects. 1968-02-08. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  2. ^ a b "9 Jan 1999, Page 77". Newspapers.com. 1999-01-09. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  3. ^ "Pasi Schalin". TheStarBio. Retrieved 2018-04-08.