Sami Helenius
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg/16 st 1 lb) |
| SM-liiga Team F. teams |
Jokerit NHL Calgary Flames Tampa Bay Lightning Colorado Avalanche Dallas Stars Chicago Blackhawks SM-liiga Ilves Pelicans |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | January 22, 1974 , Helsinki, FIN |
| NHL Draft | 102nd overall, 1992 Calgary Flames |
| Pro career | 1992 – present |
Sami Helenius (born January 22, 1974 in Helsinki, Finland) is an ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Calgary Flames as their fifth-round pick, #102 overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.
Helenius started his professional career in Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga in 1992, and made his way to North America for the 1994-95 season, and after spending five years mostly in the minor leagues, Helenius took his place as an NHL defenceman, playing for several teams. Helenius is one of the few Europeans to play in an enforcer role in North-American hockey leagues.
In 2003 he returned to Finland to play in the SM-liiga again. After a year with Jokerit where he served as team captain, Helenius represented both Ilves and Pelicans before returning to Jokerit after the 2006–07 season.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993–94 | Pelicans | SM-liiga | 37 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994–95 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 69 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 217 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995–96 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 68 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 231 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1996–97 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 72 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 218 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997–98 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 1997–98 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 63 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 185 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 42 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 193 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 1998–99 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||
| 1999–00 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 57 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 103 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Pelicans | SM-liiga | 53 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 151 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Pelicans | SM-liiga | 53 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 155 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 260 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
[edit] International play
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Finland Jr. | EJC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 1993 | Finland Jr. | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2003 | Finland | WC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] References
- Hockeydb.com
- Jatkoaika.com player profile
- Sami Helenius on nhlfinns.com
