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USA Dwight Helminen
#23 Kalamazoo Wings / ECHL - 12/13
2-time NCAA (CCHA) Champion 2
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jun 22, 1983
Position
C
Age
42
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Hancock, MI, USA
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2002 round 8 #244 overall by Edmonton Oilers

Brother: Lars Helminen
Cousins: John Kivisto, Kurt Kivisto

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Dwight Helminen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 Compuware Ambassadors NAHL 32* 9* 7* 16* -* -* |
1999-00 USNTDP Juniors USHL 30* 5* 7* 12* 10* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 30* 7* 10* 17* 8* -* |
USA U17 WHC-17 6* 0* 2* 2* -* -* |
2000-01 USNTDP Juniors USHL 24* 12* 7* 19* 8* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 42* 9* 36* 45* 20* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 6* 3* 5* 8* 0* 4* |
2001-02 Univ. of Michigan NCAA 40* 10* 8* 18* 10* 0* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 0* 1* 2* -2* |
2002-03 Univ. of Michigan NCAA 39* 17* 16* 33* 34* 14* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 3* 4* 2* 3* |
2003-04 Univ. of Michigan NCAA 41* 17* 11* 28* 4* 9* |
2004-05 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 41* 2* 7* 9* 10* -4* |
Charlotte Checkers ECHL 28* 5* 16* 21* 10* 9* | Playoffs 15 7 3 10 2 -
2005-06 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 77* 32* 23* 55* 40* 23* | Playoffs 13 3 5 8 10 -10
2006-07 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 80* 15* 24* 39* 32* 3* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 2 -1
2007-08 JYP SM-liiga 52* 20* 25* 45* 10* 9* | Playoffs 6 3 3 6 0 -2
2008-09 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 23* 1* 1* 2* 0* -2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Albany River Rats AHL 54* 15* 15* 30* 26* -7* |
2009-10 San Jose Sharks NHL 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 4 0
Worcester Sharks AHL 74* 12* 10* 22* 16* -20* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
2010-11 Pelicans “A” SM-liiga 60* 12* 16* 28* 40* -20* | Relegation 4 3 0 3 0 -
2011-12 Piráti Chomutov Czechia2 24* 4* 14* 18* 6* 8* |
Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 20* 7* 11* 18* 6* -4* | Playoffs 14 5 7 12 2 -7
2012-13 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |

Dwight Helminen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Detroit Jr. Red Wings QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Dwight Helminen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 326* 76* 79* 155* 0.48* 124* -5* | 3 22 4 * 6 * 10 * 0.45 * 12 * -11 *
Czechia2 1 24* 4* 14* 18* 0.75* 6* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 3 51* 12* 28* 40* 0.78* 18* 5* | 2 29 12 * 10 * 22 * 0.76 * 4 * -7 *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 2 112* 32* 41* 73* 0.65* 50* -11* | 2 10 6 * 3 * 9 * 0.90 * 0 * -2 *
NAHL 3 63* 16* 18* 34* 0.54* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 120* 44* 35* 79* 0.66* 48* 23* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 2 27* 2* 1* 3* 0.11* 0* -3* | 2 8 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.13 * 4 * 0 *
NTDP 1 42* 9* 36* 45* 1.07* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 54* 17* 14* 31* 0.57* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 3* 5* 8* 1.33* 0* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 2* 3* 5* 0.36* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dwight Helminen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/07/2013
02/07/2013 Confirmed Kalamazoo Wings Unknown
01/15/2013
01/15/2013 Confirmed No team Kalamazoo Wings
02/07/2012
02/07/2012 Confirmed Piráti Chomutov Kalamazoo Wings
07/20/2011
07/20/2011 Confirmed Pelicans Piráti Chomutov
06/21/2010
06/21/2010 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Pelicans
07/17/2009
07/17/2009 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes San Jose Sharks
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for JYP