Lars Helminen
| Lars Helminen | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1985 Brighton, Michigan |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| EBEL team Former teams |
Linz EHC JYP (SM-liiga) |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
Lars Helminen (born January 1, 1985 in Brighton, Michigan) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman currently with EHC Black Wings Linz of the Austrian Hockey League. His brother, Dwight, currently plays in the Lahden Pelicans organization of the SM-liiga.
Playing career
Lars played for the Compuware Ambassadors in the NAHL during the 2002-03 season. He went on from there to play four years at Michigan Tech. After his senior year, he went straight to the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL for the end of the 2006–07 season.
Lars spent the 2007-08 season in Finland, playing for JYP in the SM-liiga, along with his brother Dwight. Lars then moved to the EBEL playing with Linz EHC.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Compuware Ambassadors | NAHL | 49 | 6 | 29 | 34 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 38 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 37 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 38 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 40 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 2007–08 | JYP | SM-l | 43 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Linz EHC | EBEL | 45 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l Totals | 43 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Second Team | 2004–05 | |
References
External links
Lars Helminen's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database