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Finland Riku Helenius This Player is Verified by Elite Prospects
#30 Dresdner Eislöwen / DEL2 - 20/21
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Best Goaltender (Urpo Ylönen Award) 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time U18 WJC Best Goaltender 1
Date of Birth
Mar 01, 1988
Position
G
Age
36
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Pälkäne, FIN
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Finland
Catches
L
Youth Team
Ilves
Status
Retired
Drafted
2006 round 1 #15 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning
Agency
PREMIUM
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Riku Helenius Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2002-03 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja 1* -* 3.00* .882* -* -* -* - * -* |
2003-04 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja 7* -* 1.71* .920* -* -* -* - * -* |
2004-05 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 16* -* 1.99* .929* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 5 - 3.05 .913 - - - - -
Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 2* -* 2.77* .915* -* -* -* - * -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 3* -* 1.50* .940* -* -* -* - * -* |
2005-06 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 2* -* 1.00* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 5 - 2.60 .916 - - - - -
Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 26* -* 2.68* .920* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 2 - 3.09 .913 - - - - -
Ilves SM-liiga 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Suomi U20 Mestis 1* -* 2.97* .940* -* -* -* - * -* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 6* 6* 1.83* .942* 11* 179* 1* 4-1-1 * 361* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 14* -* 1.83* .939* -* -* -* - * -* |
2006-07 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 2* -* 2.00* .926* -* -* -* - * -* |
Ilves SM-liiga 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2007-08 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 41* -* 2.42* .915* 95* 1 029* 3* 22-12-6 * 2 359* | Playoffs 9 - 2.70 .911 24 247 0 4-4-1 534
Suomi U20 Mestis 1* -* 4.10* .867* -* -* -* - * -* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 4* 6* 3.36* .864* 12* 76* 1* 2-2-0 * 215* |
2008-09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 1* -* 0.00* 1.000* 0* 2* 0* 0-0-0 * 7* |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 25* -* 2.72* .918* 63* 705* 1* 9-15-0 * 1 388* |
Augusta Lynx ECHL 8* -* 4.41* .874* 34* 235* -* 3-4-1 * 463* |
Mississippi Sea Wolves ECHL 3* -* 2.28* .944* 7* 119* -* 1-1-1 * 184* |
Elmira Jackals ECHL 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 2 - 6.90 .730 - - - - -
2009-10 Norfolk Admirals AHL 12* -* 2.75* .896* 33* 283* 0* 5-7-0 * 719* |
Södertälje SK Elitserien 9* 12* 2.42* .923* 22* 263* 0* 4-3-0 * 546* | Kvalserien SHL 9 10 2.74 .911 25 255 1 6-3-0 548
2010-11 Södertälje SK Elitserien 18* 54* 3.03* .884* 46* 351* 0* 4-11-0 * 912* | Kvalserien SHL 5 10 2.13 .914 6 75 0 2-1-0 197
2011-12 JYP SM-liiga 33* 59* 1.64* .936* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 13 14 1.73 .947 24 429 0 11-2-0 833
JYP-Akatemia Mestis 2* -* 1.50* .961* -* -* -* - * -* |
2012-13 Syracuse Crunch AHL 32* -* 2.57* .900* 76* 682* 4* 17-14-0 * 1 773* |
2013-14 Syracuse Crunch AHL 5* -* 3.43* .875* 17* 119* 0* 2-3-0 * 298* |
Florida Everblades ECHL 4* -* 6.08* .797* 15* 59* 0* 0-2-0 * 148* |
2014-15 Jokerit KHL 22* 58* 2.36* .918* 50* 557* 2* 14-5-2 * 1 273* | Playoffs 1 10 1.00 .944 1 17 0 1-0-0 60
2015-16 Jokerit KHL 21* 53* 2.41* .891* 42* 343* 2* 7-6-4 * 1 046* | Playoffs 0 6 - - - - - - -
2016-17 Jokerit KHL 20* 59* 2.66* .902* 54* 496* 0* 10-6-4 * 1 219* | Playoffs 0 4 - - - - - - -
2017-18 KalPa Liiga 4* -* 2.80* .899* 11* 98* 0* 0-4-0 * 236* |
Ilves Liiga 27* -* 2.85* .889* 72* 574* 1* 12-9-4 * 1 514* |
2018-19 Ilves Liiga 32* 57* 2.69* .885* 86* 659* 2* 12-11-8 * 1 845* | Playoffs 0 7 - - - - - - -
2019-20 JYP Liiga 1* -* 5.00* .773* 5* 17* 0* 0-1-0 * 60* |
Pelicans Liiga 2* -* 7.91* .750* 5* 17* 0* 0-1-0 * 0* |
Dresdner Eislöwen DEL2 11* 11* 3.77* .894* 40* 337* 0* 6-5-0 * 637* | Playoffs 2 2 3.50 .889 7 56 0 2-0-0 120
2020-21 Dresdner Eislöwen DEL2 34* 37* 3.00* .902* 97* 888* 2* 16-17-0 * 1 942* |

Riku Helenius Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2005-06 Finland U18 U18 JWC 4* 5* 1.69* .945* 7* 121* 1* 2-1-1 * 249* |
2014-15 Jokerit Spengler Cup 2* 3* 4.17* .814* 8* 35* 0* 0-2-0 * 116* |
2015-16 Jokerit Spengler Cup 2* 3* 4.42* .845* 9* 49* 0* 0-2-0 * 123* |
2017-18 KalPa Champions HL 1* 1* 1.00* .950* 1* 19* 0* 1-0-0 * 60* |

Riku Helenius Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 4 74* -* 2.72* .904* 189* 1 789* 5* 33-39-0* 4 176 | 0 * * * * * * *
Champions HL 1 1* 1* 1.00* .950* 1* 19* 0* 1-0-0* 60 | 0 * * * * * * *
DEL2 2 45* 48* 3.19* .899* 137* 1 225* 2* 22-22-0* 2 579 | 1 2 2 3.50* .889* 7* 56* 0* 2-0-0* 120*
ECHL 2 15* -* 4.23* .881* 56* 413* 0* 4-7-2* 795 | 1 2 - 6.90* .730* -* -* -* -* -*
U18 JWC (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 5* 1.69* .945* 7* 121* 1* 2-1-1* 249 | 0 * * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 17* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
KHL 3 63* 170* 2.48* .905* 146* 1 396* 4* 31-17-10* 3 537 | 3 1 20 1.00* .944* 1* 17* 0* 1-0-0* 60*
Liiga (SM-liiga) 6 99* 116* 2.94* .884* 179* 1 365* 3* 24-26-12* 3 654 | 2 13 21 1.73* .947* 24* 429* 0* 11-2-0* 833*
Mestis 3 4* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
NHL 1 1* -* 0.00* 1.000* 0* 2* 0* 0-0-0* 7 | 0 * * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 2 27* 66* 2.80* .900* 68* 614* 0* 8-14-0* 1 457 | 2 14 20 2.50* .914* 31* 330* 1* 8-4-0* 745*
Spengler Cup 2 4* 6* 4.30* .832* 17* 84* 0* 0-4-0* 238 | 0 * * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 8* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 18* -* -* .929* -* -* -* -* - | 2 10 - -* -* -* -* -* -* -*
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 30* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 2 - 3.09* .913* -* -* -* -* -*
WHL 1 41* -* 2.42* .915* 95* 1 029* 3* 22-12-6* 2 359 | 1 9 - 2.70* .911* 24* 247* 0* 4-4-1* 534*
WJC-18 1 6* 6* 1.83* .942* 11* 179* 1* 4-1-1* 361 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 4* 6* 3.36* .864* 12* 76* 1* 2-2-0* 215 | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Riku Helenius Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/02/2021
08/02/2021 Confirmed Dresdner Eislöwen Retired
07/23/2020
07/23/2020 Extension Dresdner Eislöwen Dresdner Eislöwen
01/15/2020
01/15/2020 Confirmed Pelicans Dresdner Eislöwen
11/28/2019
11/28/2019 Confirmed JYP Pelicans
06/07/2019
06/07/2019 Confirmed Ilves JYP
03/22/2018
03/22/2018 Extension Ilves Ilves
10/27/2017
10/27/2017 Confirmed KalPa Ilves
09/11/2017
09/11/2017 Confirmed Jokerit KalPa
04/12/2016
04/12/2016 Extension Jokerit Jokerit
04/14/2014
04/14/2014 Confirmed No team Jokerit
02/23/2014
02/23/2014 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning Unknown
06/14/2012
06/14/2012 Confirmed JYP Tampa Bay Lightning
05/18/2011
05/18/2011 Confirmed Södertälje SK JYP
06/15/2010
06/15/2010 Extension Södertälje SK Södertälje SK
01/24/2010
01/24/2010 Loan Tampa Bay Lightning Södertälje SK
Player Biography and Trivia

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

Cult/Star player for JYP