Juuso Pärssinen

Pärssinen first played in his native Finland within the junior program of HC TPS. He made his professional debut with HC TPS in Liiga as a 17-year-old during the 2018–19 season. Showing potential, he was a last round selection, 210th overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2019 NHL entry draft.

Pärssinen played his first full season in the Liiga during the 2020–21 season. Having exclusively played with HC TPS in Finland, Pärssinen was selected as an alternate captain despite his young age and contributed with a team-leading 34 assists and posting 42 points through 55 regular season games.^[1] He topped the league in scoring among under-21 players and in the postseason he helped HC TPS by contributing with eight points in 13 games, before HC TPS lost 3–1 in finals to Lukko.

On 1 June 2021, Pärssinen was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with draft club, the Nashville Predators.^[2] Loaned by the Predators back to HC TPS for the ensuing 2021–22 season, he continued his development despite suffering an injury by amassing 32 points through 41 regular season games. He helped HC TPS return to Liiga finals, posting a career-best 12 points in 18 games before losing 4–1 to Tappara.

At the conclusion of his season with HC TPS, Pärssinen embarked on his North American career in joining the Predators' AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, for their Calder Cup playoffs campaign on 5 May 2022, finishing with one goal and three points through nine games.^[3]

After attending the Predators' 2022–23 training camp, Pärssinen was assigned to begin the 2022–23 season with the Admirals.^[4] In scoring at almost a point-per-game pace with nine in 10, helping the Admirals to first in their division, Pärssinen received his first recall to the Predators on 12 November 2022.^[5] He made his NHL debut the same day, instantly recording his first NHL goal to help the Predators to a 2–1 victory over the New York Rangers.^[6] Inserted into the Predators scoring lines, Pärssinen responded with his first multi-goal and three-point game in just his third appearance, helping Nashville to a 5–4 victory over the New York Islanders on 17 November.^[7][8]

Pärssinen was limited to just 15 appearances, registering five points, over the first half of the 2024–25 season. On 28 December 2024, he was traded by the Predators along with a 2026 seventh-round pick to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Ondřej Pavel and a 2027 third-round pick.^[9] After only two months with Colorado, however, Pärssinen was traded again, as on 1 March 2025, the Avalanche sent him, Calvin de Haan, and two 2025 draft picks to the New York Rangers in exchange for Hank Kempf, Ryan Lindgren, and Jimmy Vesey.^[10]

Pärssinen is the son of Timo Pärssinen who played professionally from 1994 to 2015. He enjoyed a lengthy European career and briefly played in the NHL with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim during the 2000–01 season.^[11]

He is the eldest of four brothers, Jiri, Julius and Jesse, who all play hockey. His brother, Jiri, is currently under contract with HPK of the Liiga.^[12]