Ari Ahonen

Date of Birth: Feb 06, 1981
Age: 45
Place of Birth: Jyväskylä, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Diskos
Position: G
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Catches: L
Status: Retired

Ari Ahonen Facts

Drafted: 1999 round 1 #27 overall by New Jersey Devils

Ari Ahonen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
1995-1996	JYP U16	U16 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-
1996-1997	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-
1996-1997	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-
1996-1997	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	1	4.00	.851	0	-
1997-1998	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	31	2.07	-	-	-	Playoffs	5	1.59	-	1	5-0-0
1997-1998	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	3	6.67	.739	-	1-1-0
1998-1999	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	7	2.88	.919	0	-
1998-1999	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	24	2.90	.906	0	10-10-1
1998-1999	JYP	SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-
1998-1999	Finland U18	WJC-18	5	1.32	.940	1	3-0-1
1999-2000	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	11	1.99	.929	3	7-3-1	Playoffs	3	4.41	.865	0	0-3-0
1999-2000	HIFK	SM-liiga	24	3.12	.901	1	11-7-3	Playoffs	2	3.53	.885	0	0-2-0
1999-2000	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	9	3.02	-	-	-
1999-2000	Finland U20	WJC-20	4	2.79	.910	0	2-1-1
2000-2001	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	1	2.03	.936	0	-
2000-2001	HIFK	SM-liiga	37	2.77	.920	2	18-13-5	Playoffs	5	1.36	.961	1	2-3-0
2000-2001	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	10	3.00	-	-	-
2000-2001	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	1.34	.933	1	5-1-0
2001-2002	Albany River Rats	AHL	36	3.02	.914	0	6-22-6
2002-2003	New Jersey Devils	NHL	0	-	-	-	-
2002-2003	Albany River Rats	AHL	38	3.04	.898	1	13-20-3
2003-2004	New Jersey Devils	NHL	0	-	-	-	-
2003-2004	Albany River Rats	AHL	50	2.99	.902	2	13-30-6
2004-2005	Albany River Rats	AHL	38	3.12	.910	4	16-20-1
2005-2006	New Jersey Devils	NHL	0	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	Albany River Rats	AHL	16	3.98	.892	0	3-13-0
2006-2007	Jokerit	SM-liiga	20	2.67	.914	1	9-6-5
2006-2007	Blues	SM-liiga	5	2.53	.922	0	1-2-2
2006-2007	Finland (all)	International	3	2.33	.897	0	2-1-0
2007-2008	Frölunda HC	Elitserien	47	2.52	.898	4	25-19-3	Playoffs	7	2.48	.908	1	3-4-0
2008-2009	Frölunda HC	Elitserien	14	2.86	.886	1	4-4-0	Playoffs	2	0.00	1.000	0	-
2009-2010	KalPa	SM-liiga	43	2.28	.903	6	21-12-9	Playoffs	10	2.36	.893	0	5-5-0
2010-2011	KalPa	SM-liiga	51	2.13	.915	5	23-15-11	Playoffs	7	2.68	.897	1	3-4-0
2011-2012	KalPa	SM-liiga	18	1.48	.942	2	13-2-3
2011-2012	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	28	2.16	.929	3	19-8-1	Playoffs	12	2.84	.915	1	5-7-0
2011-2012	Finland (all)	International	1	2.07	.857	0	-
2012-2013	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	40	2.04	.924	4	20-13-6	Playoffs	5	2.55	.914	0	2-3-0
2012-2013	Finland (all)	International	2	2.56	.891	0	1-1-0
2013-2014	Barys Astana	KHL	36	2.53	.914	2	19-12-5	Playoffs	1	1.79	.943	0	-
2014-2015	Admiral Vladivostok	KHL	5	4.96	.838	0	1-4-0
2015-2016	Ässät	Liiga	21	2.62	.906	1	8-8-3
2016-2017	Ässät	Liiga	18	2.45	.910	1	8-8-0
2017-2018	Herning Blue Fox	Denmark	32	2.33	.911	-	-	Playoffs	3	3.39	.857	-	-

Ari Ahonen Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
1999-2000	HIFK	Euro HL	6	3.16	.893	1	4-1-0
2006-2007	Finland	EHT	3	2.33	.897	0	-
2011-2012	KalPa	ET	6	1.95	.918	1	-
2011-2012	Finland	EHT	1	2.07	.857	0	-
2012-2013	Finland	EHT	2	2.56	.891	0	1-1-0
2017-2018	Herning Blue Fox	Danish Cup	1	3.06	.864	-	-

Ari Ahonen Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
AHL	5	178	3.12	.905	7	51-105-16	0
Danish Cup	1	1	3.06	.864	-	-	0
Denmark	1	32	2.33	.911	-	-	1	3	3.39	.857	-	-
EHT	3	6	2.37	.891	0	1-1-0	0
Elitserien (SHL)	2	61	2.57	.896	5	29-23-3	2	9	2.34	.911	1	3-4-0
ET	1	6	1.95	.918	1	-	0
Euro HL	1	6	3.16	.893	1	4-1-0	0
International	3	6	2.37	.891	0	3-2-0	0
International-Jr	3	20	4.00*	.851*	0	-	0
KHL	4	109	2.35	.918	9	59-37-12	3	18	2.69	.916	1	7-10-0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	9	237	2.42	.913	19	112-73-41	4	24	2.28	.916	2	10-14-0
NHL	3	0	-	-	-	-	0
U16 SM-sarja	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	3	31*	2.07	-	-	-	2	12	1.59*	.919*	1	5-0-0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	5	38	2.72	-	3*	18-14-2	2	4	3.81	-	0	0-3-0
WJC-18	1	5	1.32	.940	1	3-0-1	0
WJC-20	2	10	1.81	.923	1	7-2-1	0

Ari Ahonen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1997-1998	U18 SM-sarja Champion
1998-1999	U18 WJC All-Star Team U18 WJC Best GAA (1.32) U18 WJC Best Goaltender U18 WJC Best SVS% (.940) U18 WJC Gold Medal
2000-2001	U20 WJC All-Star Team U20 WJC Silver Medal
2006-2007	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2011-2012	KHL Goaltender of the Month (December)
2017-2018	Denmark Silver Medal Winner

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
10/31/2017	Extension	Herning Blue Fox	Herning Blue Fox
10/04/2017	Confirmed	Ässät	Herning Blue Fox
04/14/2015	Confirmed	No team	Ässät
10/16/2014	Confirmed	Admiral Vladivostok	Unknown
08/22/2014	Confirmed	Barys Astana	Admiral Vladivostok
06/19/2013	Confirmed	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Barys Astana
11/12/2011	Confirmed	KalPa	Metallurg Magnitogorsk
01/26/2011	Extension	KalPa	KalPa
04/14/2009	Confirmed	Frölunda HC	KalPa