Riku Helenius

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Position	Goaltender
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg/14 st 6 lb)
NHL Team (P) Cur. team	Tampa Bay Lightning Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
Nationality	Finland
Born	March 3, 1988 (1988-03-03) (age 20), Pälkäne, FIN
NHL Draft	15th overall, 2006 Tampa Bay Lightning
Pro career	TBA – present

Riku Helenius (born March 3, 1988 in Pälkäne, Finland) is an ice hockey goaltender.

[edit] Playing career

Helenius was drafted 15th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning, partly on the strength of his silver-medal-winning performance for the Finnish national men's hockey team in the 2006 under-18 World Junior Championships. He played for Ilves during the 2006–2007 season but due to a shoulder injury only played four games.

The Seattle Thunderbirds selected Riku Helenius with the 46th overall selection in the 2007 CHL Import Draft. Helenius joined the Thunderbirds roster at the start of the 2007–2008 season. In December 2007 Helenius was selected as goalie for the Finish World Junior Team in the 2008 IIHF World Junior Championships.

[edit] International play

Played for Finland in:

• 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships (silver medal)

[edit] International statistics

Year	Team	Event		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
2006	Finland	W-U18		6	4	1	1	360	11	1	1.83
Senior Int'l Totals				-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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