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Finland Ville Husso

#35 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Feb 06, 1995
Position
G
Age
28
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Finland
Catches
L
Youth Team
HIFK
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$4,750,000 Powered by
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Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings / Signed
Drafted
2014 round 4 #94 overall by St. Louis Blues
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Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Best Goaltender (Urpo Ylönen Award) 1
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2008-09 HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja 1 - 3.00 .916 - - - - - |
2009-10 HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 2 - 2.00 .918 - - - - - |
HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja 16 - 2.49 .927 - - - - - | Playoffs 11 - 2.28 .941 - - - - -
2010-11 HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 4 - 1.75 .934 - - - - - |
HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja 3 - 1.67 .955 - - - - - |
HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 3 - 1.33 .951 - - - - - |
HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 13 - 2.53 .924 - - - - - | Playoffs 3 - 4.83 .884 - - - - -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 12 - 2.22 .927 - - - - - |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 4 - 3.42 .874 - - - - - |
2011-12 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 6 - 2.26 .928 - - - - - |
HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 9 - 2.96 .905 - - - - - | Playoffs 1 - 5.00 .840 - - - - -
HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 27 - 2.41 .913 - - - - - | Playoffs 10 - 1.79 .933 - - - - -
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 7 - 3.45 .865 - - - - - |
2012-13 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja - - - - - - - - - | Playoffs 1 - 2.00 .949 - - - - -
HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 41 - 2.64 .909 - - - - - | Playoffs 5 - 2.24 .926 - - - - -
Finland U18 WJC-18 0 6 - - - - - - - |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 4 - 4.22 .846 - - - - - |
2013-14 HIFK Liiga 41 - 1.99 .923 - - - - - | Playoffs 2 - 1.25 .935 - - - - -
HCK Mestis 6 - 2.14 .937 - - - - - |
Finland U20 WJC-20 2 7 4.68 .854 7 41 0 0-1-0 90 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr - - - - - - - - - |
2014-15 HIFK Liiga 41 - 2.36 .915 92 989 3 16-11-11 2 338 | Playoffs 3 - 2.27 .897 6 52 0 1-2-0 159
Finland U20 WJC-20 3 5 2.29 .923 7 84 1 1-2-0 183 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 7 - 1.80 .936 - - - - - |
2015-16 HIFK Liiga 39 - 1.91 .927 74 945 5 25-8-6 2 328 | Playoffs 15 - 1.55 .935 23 332 4 9-6-0 889
Finland (all) International 1 - 3.10 .903 - - - - - |
2016-17 Chicago Wolves AHL 22 - 2.37 .920 50 578 1 13-6-2 1 267 | Playoffs 10 - 3.36 .898 30 265 0 4-6-0 535
Missouri Mavericks ECHL 13 - 3.23 .910 37 372 1 4-4-3 688 |
2017-18 St. Louis Blues NHL 0 - - - - - - - - |
San Antonio Rampage AHL 38 - 2.42 .922 86 1 016 4 15-14-5 2 130 |
Finland WC 3 8 2.33 .863 7 44 0 1-2-0 180 |
Finland (all) International 7 - 2.11 .889 - - - - - |
2018-19 San Antonio Rampage AHL 27 - 3.67 .871 87 586 1 6-17-1 1 421 |
2019-20 San Antonio Rampage AHL 42 - 2.56 .909 104 1 045 4 16-17-12 2 438 |
2020-21 St. Louis Blues NHL 17 - 3.21 .893 49 411 1 9-6-1 917 |
2021-22 St. Louis Blues NHL 40 - 2.56 .919 100 1 136 2 25-7-6 2 341 | Playoffs 7 - 3.67 .890 25 203 1 2-5-0 409
2022-23 Detroit Red Wings NHL 51 - 3.02 .899 149 1 330 3 25-19-6 2 966 |
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2012-13 HIFK ET - - - - - - - - - |
Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 3 - 4.63 .839 - - - - - |
2013-14 HIFK ET 1 - 3.69 .871 - - - - - |
2014-15 HIFK Champions HL 10 10 2.41 .915 23 247 0 7-2-1 574 |
2015-16 HIFK Champions HL 5 6 2.17 .930 11 145 0 2-3-0 304 |
Finland EHT 1 - 3.10 .903 - - - - - |
2017-18 Finland EHT 4 - 1.96 .909 - - - - - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score GA SA SV SV% TOI
NHL
2023-03-20T19:00:00-0400 Detroit Red Wings vs Florida Panthers
2023-03-18T13:00:00-0400 Detroit Red Wings vs Colorado Avalanche
2023-03-14T20:00:00-0400 Detroit Red Wings @ Nashville Predators
2023-03-12T13:30:00-0400 Detroit Red Wings vs Boston Bruins
2023-03-08T18:30:00-0600 Detroit Red Wings vs Chicago Blackhawks
2023-03-05T17:00:00-0600 Detroit Red Wings @ Philadelphia Flyers
2023-03-02T18:00:00-0600 Detroit Red Wings vs Seattle Kraken
2023-02-28T18:00:00-0600 Detroit Red Wings @ Ottawa Senators
2023-02-25T19:00:00-0600 Detroit Red Wings vs Tampa Bay Lightning
2023-02-23T18:00:00-0600 Detroit Red Wings vs New York Rangers
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 4 129 - 2.70 .908 327 3 225 10 50-54-20 7 256 | 1 10 - 3.36 .898 30 265 0 4-6-0 535
Champions HL 2 15 16 2.32 .920 34 392 0 9-5-1 878 | 0
ECHL 1 13 - 3.23 .910 37 372 1 4-4-3 688 | 0
EHT 2 5 - - - - - - - - | 0
ET 2 1 - 3.69 .871 - - - - - | 0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 3 - 4.63 .839 - - - - - | 0
International 2 8 - - - - - - - - | 0
International-Jr 5 34 - - - - - - - - | 0
Liiga 3 121 - 2.13 .921 166 1 934 8 41-19-17 4 666 | 3 20 - 1.66 .930 29 384 4 10-8-0 1 048
Mestis 1 6 - 2.14 .937 - - - - - | 0
NHL 4 108 - 2.87 .906 298 2 877 6 59-32-13 6 224 | 1 7 - 3.67 .890 25 203 1 2-5-0 409
U16 SM-sarja 3 20 - - - - - - - - | 1 11 - 2.28 .941 - - - - -
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 6 - - - - - - - - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 3 22 - - - - - - - - | 3 5 - - - - - - - -
U18 SM-sarja Q 2 9 - - - - - - - - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 68 - - - - - - - - | 2 15 - - - - - - - -
WC 1 3 8 2.33 .863 7 44 0 1-2-0 180 | 0
WJC-18 1 0 6 - - - - - - - | 0
WJC-20 2 5 12 3.08 .899 14 125 1 1-3-0 273 | 0
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Positioning
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Low Shots
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Recovery
16
Mental
14
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Miro-Pekka Saarelainen (F) 2008-2016 7 Finland U17 (all), HIFK, HIFK U16, HIFK U18, HIFK U20
Jake Walman (D) 2016-2023 6 Chicago Wolves, Detroit Red Wings, San Antonio Rampage, St. Louis Blues
Juuse Saros (G) 2010-2016 6 Finland (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
Niko Mikkola (D) 2014-2022 6 Finland, Finland (all), Finland U20 (all), San Antonio Rampage, St. Louis Blues
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/08/2022
07/08/2022 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Detroit Red Wings
01/30/2020
01/30/2020 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
07/21/2019
07/21/2019 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
05/10/2016
05/10/2016 Confirmed HIFK St. Louis Blues
09/11/2013
09/11/2013 Loan HIFK HCK
05/03/2012
05/03/2012 Extension HIFK U20 HIFK
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 5 #145 overall by Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the KHL Draft

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #105 by FCHockey

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #100 by McKeen's Hockey

Cult/Star player for HIFK

Career transactions
- 2012-05-03 • Signed to a four-year contract with HIFK

Career assingments
- 2013-09-16 • Loaned indefinitely to HC Keski-Uusimaa by HIFK

Other memorable dates
- 2014-12-22 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2014-01-05 • Won U20 World Junior Championship gold medal
- 2013-12-22 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2013-09-19 • Made Liiga debut (vs.Ässät) | YouTube
- 2013-04-18 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster
- 2012-08-03 • Selected to U18 Hlinka Memorial tournament roster

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