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Riku Helenius

Рику Хелениус

Position: goalkeeper
Player status: retired
Gender: male
Nationality: Finland
Birth date: 01.03.1988 (37 years)
Birth place: Pälkäne, Finland

Height: 190 cm / 6' 2"
Weight: 83 kg / 183 lbs
Catch: left
Draft 1: Tampa Bay Lightning, year: 2006, round: 1, position: 15
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Trivia:
Named Best Goaltender WJC18 2005-06

Drafted 2007, 1 #46 overall by Seattle Thunderbirds in the CHL Import Draft

Named to SM-Liiga All-Star team 2011-12

Named Best Goaltender SM-Liiga 2011-12

Best Saves% SM-Liiga playoffs 2011-12

Season	Team	League	Pos
2025-26	HIFK	Liiga	Goalie coach
2024-25	Jukurit Mikkeli	Liiga	Goalie coach
2023-24	Jukurit Mikkeli	Liiga	Goalie coach
	Hired: 20.11.2023
2022-23	Jokerit	Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20, Play-off)	Goalie coach
2022-23	Jokerit	Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20)	Goalie coach
2022-23	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	Goalie coach

Season	Team	League	GP	GD	MIN	AVG	PER	G	A	PIM
2007-08	Finland	WJC (U20)	4	6	214	3.36	0.864	0	0	2
2005-06	Finland	U18 National team games (U18)	8
2005-06	Finland	WJC18 (U18)	6	6	361	1.83	0.942	0	0	0
2004-05	Finland	U17 National team games (U17)	3			1.50	0.940

Season	Team	League	#	GP	GD	MIN	AVG	PER	SO	G	A	PIM
2020-21	Dresdner Eislöwen	DEL2		34	37	1929	2.92	0.906	2	0	0	2
2019-20	Dresdner Eislöwen	DEL2 (Play-off)	30	2	2	120	3.50	0.889	0	0	0	0
2019-20	Dresdner Eislöwen	DEL2	30	11	11	636	3.77	0.894	0	0	0	0
2019-20	Pelicans Lahti	Liiga		2	12	37	7.91	0.750	0	0	0	0
2019-20	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga	31	1	5	60	5.00	0.773	0	0	0	0
2018-19	Ilves Tampere	Liiga (Play-off)		0		0
2018-19	Ilves Tampere	Liiga	31	32	57	1844	2.69	0.882	2	0	2	2
2017-18	Ilves Tampere	Liiga		27	41	1513	2.81	0.890	1	0	1	2
2017-18	Kalpa	CHL		1	1	60	1.00	0.950		0	0	0
2017-18	Kalpa	Liiga		4	17	235	2.80	0.899		0	0	2
2016-17	Jokerit	KHL (Play-off)		0	3			0.000		0	0	0
2016-17	Jokerit	KHL		20	59	1218	2.66	0.902		0	1	2
2015-16	Jokerit	Spengler Cup		2			4.42	0.845
2015-16	Jokerit	KHL (Play-off)		1	6	60	3.00	0.812		0	0	0
2015-16	Jokerit	KHL		21	53	1045	2.41	0.891	2	0	0	2
2014-15	Jokerit	Spengler Cup		2			4.17	0.814
2014-15	Jokerit	KHL (Play-off)		1	10	60	1.00	0.944		0	0	0
2014-15	Jokerit	KHL		23	58	1273	2.36	0.918	2	0	0	0
2013-14	Florida Everblades	ECHL		4		148	6.08	0.797	0	0	0	0
2013-14	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		5		297	3.43	0.875	0	0	0	0
2012-13	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		32		1772	2.57	0.900	4	0	1	7
2011-12	JYP Jyväskylä	SM-liiga (Play-off)		13	14	833	1.73	0.947	0	0	0	0
2011-12	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis		2	2	120	1.50	0.962	0	0	0	0
2011-12	JYP Jyväskylä	SM-liiga		33	58	1908	1.64	0.936	7	0	1	0
2010-11	Södertälje	Elitserien (Play-out)		5	10	197	2.13	0.914	0	0	0	0
2010-11	Södertälje	Elitserien		18	54	911	3.03	0.884	0	0	0	0
2009-10	Södertälje	Elitserien (Play-out)		9	10	547	2.74	0.911	1	0	0	0
2009-10	Norfolk Admirals AHL	AHL		12		719	2.75	0.896	0	0	0	0
2009-10	Södertälje	Elitserien		9	12	545	2.42	0.923	0	0	0	0
2008-09	Elmira Jackals	ECHL (Play-off)		2		87	6.91	0.787		0	0	0
2008-09	Norfolk Admirals AHL	AHL		25		1388	2.72	0.918		0	1	2
2008-09	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		1		7	0.00	1.000	0	0	0	0
2008-09	Mississippi Sea Wolves (ECHL)	ECHL		3		184	2.28	0.944	0	0	0	0
2008-09	Augusta Lynx	ECHL		8		463	4.41	0.874	0	0	0	0
2007-08	Team Finland U20	Mestis		1	1		4.10	0.867		0	0	0
2007-08	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL (U20, Play-off)		9		534	2.70	0.911		0	0	0
2007-08	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL (U20)		41		2358	2.42	0.915		0	3	0
2006-07	Ilves Tampere	SM-liiga		0	4	0			0	0	0	0
2006-07	Ilves Tampere	Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20)		2	2	120	2.00	0.926		0	0	0
2005-06	Ilves Tampere	Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20, Play-off)		2			3.09	0.913
2005-06	Ilves Tampere	Jr. B SM-sarja (U18, Play-off)		5			2.60	0.916
2005-06	Ilves Tampere	SM-liiga		0	5	0			0	0	0	0
2005-06	Ilves Tampere	Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20)		26	35	1565	2.68	0.920		0	1	6
2005-06	Ilves Tampere	Jr. B SM-sarja (U18)		2	2		1.00	0.957		0	0	0
2005-06	Team Finland U20	Mestis		1	3		3.00	0.940		0	0	0
2004-05	Ilves Tampere	Jr. B SM-sarja (U18, Play-off)		5			3.05	0.913
2004-05	Ilves Tampere	Jr. B SM-sarja (U18)			16		1.99	0.929
2004-05	Ilves Tampere	Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20, Play-off)		0	2	0			0	0	0	0
2004-05	Ilves Tampere	Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20)		2	4	86	2.77	0.915		0	0	0
2003-04	Ilves Tampere	Jr. C SM-sarja (U16)		7			1.71	0.920
2002-03	Ilves Tampere	Jr. C SM-sarja (U16)		1	1		3.00	0.882		0	0	0

Note: All games might not be included

Date	League	Teams	Score		SA		GA		MIN		%
Mar. 16 2021 19:30	DEL2	Löwen Frankfurt Dresdner Eislöwen	5-2	\|	15	\|	2	\|	21:39	\|	86.67
Mar. 14 2021 17:00	DEL2	Dresdner Eislöwen Eispiraten Crimmitschau	3-2 OT	\|	33	\|	2	\|	60:15	\|	93.94
Mar. 12 2021 19:30	DEL2	Löwen Frankfurt Dresdner Eislöwen	4-3 SO	\|	47	\|	3	\|	65:00	\|	93.62
Mar. 08 2021 20:00	DEL2	Heilbronner Falken Dresdner Eislöwen	3-1	\|	43	\|	2	\|	59:30	\|	95.35
Mar. 06 2021 19:30	DEL2	EHC Freiburg Dresdner Eislöwen	9-6	\|		\|		\|		\|
Mar. 04 2021 19:30	DEL2	Dresdner Eislöwen ESV Kaufbeuren Joker	4-3 OT	\|	37	\|	3	\|	60:13	\|	91.89
Feb. 28 2021 17:00	DEL2	EV Landshut Dresdner Eislöwen	8-5	\|	22	\|	8	\|	60:00	\|	63.64
Feb. 26 2021 19:30	DEL2	Tölzer Löwen Dresdner Eislöwen	1-4	\|	37	\|	1	\|	60:00	\|	97.30
Feb. 18 2021 19:30	DEL2	Dresdner Eislöwen Ravensburg Towerstars	2-5	\|	34	\|	4	\|	59:03	\|	88.24
Feb. 16 2021 19:30	DEL2	Dresdner Eislöwen EHC Bayreuth Tigers	4-1	\|	24	\|	1	\|	60:00	\|	95.83
Feb. 14 2021 17:00	DEL2	EC Kassel Huskies Dresdner Eislöwen	4-2	\|	24	\|	4	\|	32:40	\|	83.33
Feb. 12 2021 19:30	DEL2	Dresdner Eislöwen EC Bad Nauheim	4-3 OT	\|	22	\|	3	\|	60:53	\|	86.36
Feb. 09 2021 19:30	DEL2	Dresdner Eislöwen Tölzer Löwen	0-1	\|	18	\|	1	\|	59:15	\|	94.44
Feb. 07 2021 17:00	DEL2	Eispiraten Crimmitschau Dresdner Eislöwen	2-4	\|	27	\|	2	\|	60:00	\|	92.59
Feb. 05 2021 19:30	DEL2	Dresdner Eislöwen Löwen Frankfurt	2-10	\|	7	\|	2	\|	4:44	\|	71.43
Jan. 31 2021 18:00	DEL2	ESV Kaufbeuren Joker Dresdner Eislöwen	1-4	\|	27	\|	1	\|	60:00	\|	96.30
Jan. 29 2021 19:30	DEL2	Dresdner Eislöwen EHC Lausitzer Füchse	1-0 OT	\|	23	\|	0	\|	63:11	\|	100.00
Jan. 24 2021 17:00	DEL2	Tölzer Löwen Dresdner Eislöwen	3-4	\|	38	\|	3	\|	60:00	\|	92.11
Jan. 22 2021 19:30	DEL2	Dresdner Eislöwen EV Landshut	5-2	\|	31	\|	2	\|	60:00	\|	93.55
Jan. 19 2021 20:00	DEL2	Heilbronner Falken Dresdner Eislöwen	2-5	\|	21	\|	2	\|	60:00	\|	90.48
Jan. 17 2021 17:00	DEL2	EHC Bayreuth Tigers Dresdner Eislöwen	4-1	\|	29	\|	3	\|	59:19	\|	89.66
Jan. 15 2021 19:30	DEL2	Dresdner Eislöwen Heilbronner Falken	4-2	\|	33	\|	2	\|	60:00	\|	93.94
Jan. 03 2021 17:00	DEL2	EC Bad Nauheim Dresdner Eislöwen	3-2	\|	18	\|	3	\|	59:22	\|	83.33
Dec. 26 2020 17:00	DEL2	Dresdner Eislöwen Eispiraten Crimmitschau	3-2 OT	\|	26	\|	2	\|	61:35	\|	92.31
Dec. 22 2020 19:30	DEL2	EHC Lausitzer Füchse Dresdner Eislöwen	3-2	\|	28	\|	3	\|	58:03	\|	89.29
Dec. 18 2020 19:30	DEL2	Dresdner Eislöwen ESV Kaufbeuren Joker	2-6	\|		\|		\|		\|
Dec. 11 2020 19:30	DEL2	EV Landshut Dresdner Eislöwen	5-2	\|	36	\|	5	\|	60:00	\|	86.11
Dec. 06 2020 17:00	DEL2	Dresdner Eislöwen EHC Bayreuth Tigers	3-0	\|	34	\|	0	\|	60:00	\|	100.00
Nov. 29 2020 17:00	DEL2	Dresdner Eislöwen Ravensburg Towerstars	0-3	\|	37	\|	2	\|	58:35	\|	94.59
Nov. 27 2020 19:30	DEL2	EHC Freiburg Dresdner Eislöwen	5-4	\|	40	\|	5	\|	58:12	\|	87.50
Nov. 22 2020 17:00	DEL2	Dresdner Eislöwen EC Bad Nauheim	2-3 OT	\|	22	\|	3	\|	61:42	\|	86.36
Nov. 20 2020 19:30	DEL2	EC Kassel Huskies Dresdner Eislöwen	4-1	\|		\|		\|		\|
Nov. 15 2020 17:00	DEL2	Dresdner Eislöwen Löwen Frankfurt	3-2 OT	\|	40	\|	2	\|	61:33	\|	95.00
Nov. 13 2020 20:00	DEL2	Eispiraten Crimmitschau Dresdner Eislöwen	2-1 OT	\|	34	\|	2	\|	64:58	\|	94.12
Nov. 10 2020 20:00	DEL2	Bietigheim Steelers Dresdner Eislöwen	4-1	\|	26	\|	4	\|	60:00	\|	84.62
Nov. 08 2020 17:00	DEL2	Dresdner Eislöwen EHC Lausitzer Füchse	5-4 OT	\|	40	\|	4	\|	60:00	\|	90.00
Nov. 06 2020 19:30	DEL2	ESV Kaufbeuren Joker Dresdner Eislöwen	8-1	\|	32	\|	8	\|	60:00	\|	75.00

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