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Finland Sami Helenius

#25 Pelicans / SM-liiga - 09/10
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Date of Birth
Jan 22, 1974
Position
D
Age
48
Height
6'5" / 196 cm
Place of Birth
Jokela, FIN
Weight
231 lbs / 105 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kaukasten Voima
Status
Retired
Drafted
1992 round 5 #102 overall by Calgary Flames

A large defenseman with an aggressive style of playing. Good in front of his own goal. Plays tough and is always ready for a fight. (Matias Strozyk)

Sons: Sasu Helenius & Samuel Helenius

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 Jää-Ahmat U16 “C” U16 SM-sarja - - - - - - |
1989-90 Jokerit U16 “C” U16 SM-sarja - - - - - - |
Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja - - - - - - |
1990-91 Jokerit U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 2 0 0 0 0 - | Relegation 2 0 0 0 6 -
1991-92 Jokerit U20 U20 I-divisioona 13 4 4 8 24 - | Qualification 14 3 3 6 24 -
Finland U18 EJC-18 6 0 0 0 22 - |
1992-93 Jokerit U20 U20 I-divisioona 3 2 2 4 4 - | Qualification 13 2 3 5 18 -
Jokerit SM-liiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
Vantaa HT I-divisioona 21 2 3 5 50 0 |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7 0 1 1 6 -1 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 15 0 1 1 18 - |
1993-94 Reipas Lahti U20 U20 I-divisioona 1 1 0 1 2 - | Qualification 11 3 4 7 48 -
Reipas Lahti SM-liiga 37 2 3 5 46 -37 | Relegation 6 0 0 0 16 2
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 7 0 0 0 8 - |
1994-95 Saint John Flames AHL 69 2 5 7 217 -3 |
1995-96 Saint John Flames AHL 68 0 3 3 231 -5 | Playoffs 10 0 0 0 9 0
1996-97 Calgary Flames NHL 3 0 1 1 0 1 |
Saint John Flames AHL 72 5 10 15 218 -8 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
1997-98 Saint John Flames AHL 63 1 2 3 185 7 |
Las Vegas Thunder IHL 10 0 1 1 19 -5 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 25 -2
1998-99 Calgary Flames NHL 4 0 0 0 8 -2 |
Chicago Wolves IHL 4 0 0 0 11 1 |
Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 4 1 0 1 15 -3 |
Las Vegas Thunder IHL 42 2 3 5 193 -6 |
Hershey Bears AHL 8 0 0 0 29 -4 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 16 3
1999-00 Colorado Avalanche NHL 33 0 0 0 46 -5 |
Hershey Bears AHL 12 0 1 1 31 -1 | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 40 2
2000-01 Dallas Stars NHL 57 1 2 3 99 1 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2001-02 Dallas Stars NHL 39 0 0 0 58 -4 |
2002-03 Dallas Stars NHL 5 0 0 0 6 1 |
Utah Grizzlies AHL 4 0 0 0 14 0 |
Chicago Blackhawks NHL 10 0 1 1 28 3 |
Finland WC 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
2003-04 Jokerit “C” SM-liiga 55 0 1 1 103 -7 |
2004-05 Ilves SM-liiga 53 0 0 0 162 0 | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 4 0
2005-06 Pelicans SM-liiga 53 1 3 4 151 -2 |
2006-07 Pelicans SM-liiga 53 1 0 1 126 -1 | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 2 -1
2007-08 Jokerit SM-liiga 49 1 6 7 198 9 | Playoffs 13 0 0 0 29 0
2008-09 Jokerit SM-liiga 45 0 0 0 76 -3 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 0
2009-10 Jokerit SM-liiga 14 0 0 0 20 -4 |
Pelicans SM-liiga 34 0 2 2 172 -6 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Jokerit Spengler Cup 3 0 0 0 4 -4 |
Finland EHT 3 0 0 0 4 - |
2006-07 Finland EHT 3 0 0 0 6 0 |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2010-11 HCK Suomi-sarja Player-Coach
2012-13 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
2013-14 Estonia U18 WJC-18 D2B Head Coach
Estonia U20 WJC-20 D2A Head Coach
2014-15 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
Estonia U20 WJC-20 D2A Head Coach
2015-16 KJT-Haukat U17 U17 SM-sarja Head Coach
2016-17 KJT-Haukat U18 U18 Suomi-sarja Head Coach
Haukat II-divisioona Head Coach Replaced Kimmo Jeskanen on January 5
2017-18 Haukat Suomi-sarja Head Coach
2018-19 Haukat Suomi-sarja Head Coach
2019-20 Haukat Suomi-sarja Head Coach
2020-21 KJT Haukat U22 U22 Ylempi Head Coach
2021-22 KJT Haukat U22 U22 Ylempi Head Coach
2022-23 KooKoo Liiga Asst. Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 7 296 8 21 29 0.10 925 -14 | 4 26 0 0 0 0.00 65 3
EHT 2 6 0 0 0 0.00 10 0 | 0
EJC-18 1 6 0 0 0 0.00 22 - | 0
I-divisioona 1 21 2 3 5 0.24 50 0 | 0
IHL 2 56 2 4 6 0.11 223 -10 | 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 25 -2
International-Jr 2 22 0 1 1 0.05 26 - | 0
Jr. A SM-sarja 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 6 -
SM-liiga (Liiga) 9 394 5 15 20 0.05 1 054 -51 | 5 34 0 2 2 0.06 53 1
NHL 6 155 2 4 6 0.04 260 -8 | 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
Spengler Cup 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 4 -4 | 0
U16 SM-sarja 2 - - - - - - - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 1 - - - - - - - | 0
U20 I-divisioona 3 17 7 6 13 0.76 30 - | 3 38 8 10 18 0.47 90 -
WC 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 | 0
WJC-20 1 7 0 1 1 0.14 6 -1 | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Juha Lind (F) 1989-2010 8 Finland, Finland U18, Finland U20 (all), Jokerit, Jokerit U16, Jokerit U20, Vantaa HT
Tom Koivisto (D) 1991-2010 5 Finland U18, Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), Jokerit
Clarke Wilm (F) 1996-2008 4 Calgary Flames, Jokerit, Saint John Flames
Ed Ward (F) 1994-1999 4 Calgary Flames, Saint John Flames
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/04/2010
08/04/2010 Confirmed Pelicans HCK
11/13/2009
11/13/2009 Confirmed Jokerit Pelicans
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