Riku Helenius

#30 Dresdner Eislöwen / DEL2 - 20/21

Date of Birth: Mar 01, 1988
Age: 38
Place of Birth: Pälkäne, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Ilves
Position: G
Height: 190 cm / 6'3"
Weight: 83 kg / 183 lbs
Catches: L
Status: Retired

Riku Helenius Facts

Drafted: 2006 round 1 #15 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning
Agency: Premium

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Riku Helenius Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
2002-2003	Ilves U16	U16 SM-sarja	1	3.00	.882	-	-
2003-2004	Ilves U16	U16 SM-sarja	7	1.71	.920	-	-
2004-2005	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	16	1.99	.929	-	-	Playoffs	5	3.05	.913	-	-
2004-2005	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	2.77	.915	-	-
2004-2005	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	3	1.50	.940	-	-
2005-2006	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	1.00	-	-	-	Playoffs	5	2.60	.916	-	-
2005-2006	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	26	2.68	.920	-	-	Playoffs	2	3.09	.913	-	-
2005-2006	Ilves	SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	1	2.97	.940	-	-
2005-2006	Finland U18	WJC-18	6	1.83	.942	1	4-1-1
2005-2006	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	14	1.83	.939	-	-
2006-2007	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	2.00	.926	-	-
2006-2007	Ilves	SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-
2007-2008	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	41	2.42	.915	3	22-12-6	Playoffs	9	2.70	.911	0	4-4-1
2007-2008	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	1	4.10	.867	-	-
2007-2008	Finland U20	WJC-20	4	3.36	.864	1	2-2-0
2008-2009	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	1	0.00	1.000	0	0-0-0
2008-2009	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	25	2.72	.918	1	9-15-0
2008-2009	Augusta Lynx	ECHL	8	4.41	.874	-	3-4-1
2008-2009	Mississippi Sea Wolves	ECHL	3	2.28	.944	-	1-1-1
2008-2009	Elmira Jackals	ECHL	0	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	2	6.90	.730	-	-
2009-2010	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	12	2.75	.896	0	5-7-0
2009-2010	Södertälje SK Loan	Elitserien	9	2.42	.923	0	4-3-0	Kvalserien SHL	9	2.74	.911	1	6-3-0
2010-2011	Södertälje SK Loan	Elitserien	18	3.03	.884	0	4-11-0	Kvalserien SHL	5	2.13	.914	0	2-1-0
2011-2012	JYP	SM-liiga	33	1.63	.936	7	18-9-5	Playoffs	13	1.73	.947	0	11-2-0
2011-2012	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	2	1.50	.961	-	-
2012-2013	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	32	2.57	.900	4	17-14-0
2013-2014	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	5	3.43	.875	0	2-3-0
2013-2014	Florida Everblades	ECHL	4	6.08	.797	0	0-2-0
2014-2015	Jokerit	KHL	22	2.36	.918	2	14-5-2	Playoffs	1	1.00	.944	0	1-0-0
2015-2016	Jokerit	KHL	21	2.41	.891	2	7-6-4	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
2016-2017	Jokerit	KHL	20	2.66	.902	0	10-6-4	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
2017-2018	KalPa	Liiga	4	2.80	.899	0	0-4-0
2017-2018	Ilves	Liiga	27	2.85	.889	1	12-9-4
2018-2019	Ilves	Liiga	32	2.69	.885	2	12-11-8	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
2019-2020	JYP	Liiga	1	5.00	.773	0	0-1-0
2019-2020	Pelicans	Liiga	2	7.91	.750	0	0-0-0
2019-2020	Dresdner Eislöwen	DEL2	11	3.77	.894	0	6-5-0	Playoffs	2	3.50	.889	0	2-0-0
2020-2021	Dresdner Eislöwen	DEL2	34	3.00	.902	2	16-17-0

Riku Helenius Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
2005-2006	Finland U18	U18 JWC	4	1.69	.945	1	2-1-1
2014-2015	Jokerit	Spengler Cup	2	4.17	.814	0	0-2-0
2015-2016	Jokerit	Spengler Cup	2	4.42	.845	0	0-2-0
2017-2018	KalPa	Champions HL	1	1.00	.950	0	1-0-0

Riku Helenius Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
AHL	4	74	2.72	.904	5	33-39-0	0
Champions HL	1	1	1.00	.950	0	1-0-0	0
DEL2	2	45	3.19	.899	2	22-22-0	1	2	3.50	.889	0	2-0-0
ECHL	2	15	4.23	.881	0	4-7-2	1	2	6.90	.730	-	-
Elitserien (SHL)	2	27	2.80	.900	0	8-14-0	2	14	2.50	.914	1	8-4-0
International-Jr	2	17	-	-	-	-	0
KHL	3	63	2.48	.905	4	31-17-10	3	1	1.00	.944	0	1-0-0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	6	99	2.47	.902	10	42-34-17	2	13	1.73	.947	0	11-2-0
Mestis	3	4	-	-	-	-	0
NHL	1	1	0.00	1.000	0	0-0-0	0
Spengler Cup	2	4	4.30	.832	0	0-4-0	0
U16 SM-sarja	2	8	-	-	-	-	0
U18 JWC (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	4	1.69	.945	1	2-1-1	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	3	22-12-6	1	9	2.70	.911	0	4-4-1
WJC-18	1	6	1.83	.942	1	4-1-1	0
WJC-20	1	4	3.36	.864	1	2-2-0	0

Riku Helenius Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2003-2004	U16 SM-sarja Champion
2004-2005	U20 SM-liiga Champion
2005-2006	U18 SM-sarja Champion U18 WJC Best Goaltender U18 WJC Silver Medal
2007-2008	CHL Goaltender of the Week (Feb. 5)
2011-2012	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best GAA (1.64) SM-liiga Best Goaltender (Urpo Ylönen Award) SM-liiga Champion Liiga Playoffs Best SVS% (.947)
2012-2013	AHL Player of the Week (Feb. 17)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
08/02/2021	Confirmed	Dresdner Eislöwen	Retired
07/23/2020	Extension	Dresdner Eislöwen	Dresdner Eislöwen
01/15/2020	Confirmed	Pelicans	Dresdner Eislöwen
11/28/2019	Confirmed	JYP	Pelicans
06/07/2019	Confirmed	Ilves	JYP
03/22/2018	Extension	Ilves	Ilves
10/27/2017	Confirmed	KalPa	Ilves
09/11/2017	Confirmed	Jokerit	KalPa
04/12/2016	Extension	Jokerit	Jokerit
04/14/2014	Confirmed	No team	Jokerit
02/23/2014	Confirmed	Tampa Bay Lightning	Unknown
06/14/2012	Confirmed	JYP	Tampa Bay Lightning
05/18/2011	Confirmed	Södertälje SK	JYP
06/15/2010	Extension	Södertälje SK	Södertälje SK
01/24/2010	Loan	Tampa Bay Lightning	Södertälje SK

Riku Helenius Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2007, 1 #46 by Seattle Thunderbirds in the CHL Import Draft
Cult/Star player for JYP