Sami Helenius

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Sami Helenius (born January 22, 1974 in Helsinki, Finland) is an ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted by the Calgary Flames as their fifth-round pick, #102 overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Helenius is 6'5 in height and 240 in weight.

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 defenseman, 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.

[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 -- -- -- -- --
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

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