Kai Nurminen
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| Position | Left Winger |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg/14 st 2 lb) |
| SM-liiga Team F. teams |
HPK HPK Jokerit TPS |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | March 29, 1969, Turku, FIN |
| NHL Draft | 193rd overall, 1996 Los Angeles Kings |
| Pro career | 1992 – present |
Kai Nurminen (born March 29, 1969, in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey forward, currently with HPK in the Finnish SM-liiga.
Nurminen started his ice hockey career playing for TPS in SM-liiga. He has also played for two seasons in the Swedish Elitserien. In 1996 he was contracted by Los Angeles Kings in NHL. After only one season in NHL with 67 matches played (scoring 16 goals and 11 assists) he returned to Scandinavia. In the 2000–01 season, he played two games for the Minnesota Wild and was registered for one goal.
In his career he has also played for HPK and Jokerit in SM-liiga; HC Davos in Nationalliga A; and Frölunda HC and HV71 in Elitserien.
Nurminen became 2-times Finnish champion. He also won Europeon Champions Cup in 1993 with TPS.
Kai Nurminen scored 7 goals in 12 games on World championships. He scored 243 goals in SM-Liiga. In season 1999–2000 he played 64 games and scored 46 goals in SM-Liiga.
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