Ari Ahonen

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Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (89 kg)
SM-liiga Team	Jokerit
Nationality	Finland
Born	February 6, 1981, Jyväskylä, FIN
NHL Draft	27th overall, 1999 New Jersey Devils
Pro Career	2001 – present

Ari Ahonen (born February 6, 1981, in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted in the first round, 27th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

After playing three seasons in Finland's SM-liiga, representing JYP and HIFK, Ahonen joined the Devils' American Hockey League affiliate, the Albany River Rats. After five seasons with the River Rats, Ahonen returned to Finland in 2006 to represent Blues, but when he found himself serving as backup to Bernd Brückler, Ahonen signed with Jokerit when no less than three of their goaltenders were injured.

Ahonen is the only goaltender in SM-liiga history to have represented all three teams in the greater Helsinki area: HIFK, Jokerit and Blues.