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Finland Samuel Helenius
#79 Los Angeles Kings / NHL - 24/25
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Nov 26, 2002
Position
C
Age
21
Height
6'6" / 199 cm
Place of Birth
Järvenpää, FIN
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Haukat
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$805,833 Powered by
NHL Rights
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings / Signed
Drafted
2021 round 2 #59 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Agency
PREMIUM

Being the son of former goon Sami Helenius, he shares some of the qualities with his father relating to the physical side of the game. Helenius throws his body around a lot and he does that well, which makes him a menacing force on the forecheck. Once the play gets along the boards in either zone, Helenius is a tough customer and hard to escape due to size and massive wingspan. -EliteProspects 2021 NHL Draft Guide

Father: Sami Helenius
Brother: Sasu Helenius

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Samuel Helenius Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 23* 11* 15* 26* 4* -* |
Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 18* 7* 6* 13* 6* -* | Playoffs 5 4 1 5 4 -
Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2018-19 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 43* 13* 15* 28* 52* -* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -
2019-20 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 1* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 51* 13* 11* 24* 40* 14* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 12* 2* 0* 2* 35* -* |
2020-21 JYP Liiga 54* 7* 7* 14* 61* -16* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 2* 4* 18* 2* |
2021-22 JYP U20 U20 SM-sarja 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
JYP “A” Liiga 48* 3* 6* 9* 76* -7* |
Ontario Reign AHL 12* 1* 0* 1* 6* -3* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 2* 2* 4* 8* -1* |
2022-23 Ontario Reign AHL 61* 2* 12* 14* 59* 7* |
2023-24 Ontario Reign AHL 69* 8* 11* 19* 53* 2* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 14 5
2024-25 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4* 0* 2* 2* 7* 1* |
Ontario Reign AHL 8* 2* 1* 3* 22* -2* |
Projected NHL 67* 0* 34* 34* 117* 17* |
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Samuel Helenius Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 Finland U20 (all) WJC-20 Cancelled 2* 3* 1* 4* 2* 6* |

Samuel Helenius Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 150* 13* 24* 37* 0.25* 140* 4* | 1 8 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.13 * 14 * 5 *
International-Jr 2 22* 4* 2* 6* 0.27* 43* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 2 102* 10* 13* 23* 0.23* 137* -23* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 4* 0* 2* 2* 0.50* 7* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 18* 7* 6* 13* 0.72* 6* -* | 1 5 4 * 1 * 5 * 1.00 * 4 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 23* 11* 15* 26* 1.13* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 47* 14* 15* 29* 0.62* 56* -* | 1 7 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
U20 SM-sarja (U20 SM-liiga) 2 52* 13* 12* 25* 0.48* 40* 15* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
WJC-20 2 13* 3* 2* 5* 0.38* 20* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 Cancelled 1 2* 3* 1* 4* 2.00* 2* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Samuel Helenius Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/09/2024
11/09/2024 Up/Down Ontario Reign Los Angeles Kings
08/12/2021
08/12/2021 Confirmed JYP Los Angeles Kings
03/26/2020
03/26/2020 Confirmed Jokerit U20 JYP
Player Biography and Trivia

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #102 by Elite Prospects

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #117 by FCHockey

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #70 by McKeen's Hockey

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #44 by TSN/McKenzie

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #15 by NHL Central Scouting