Siim Liivik

Siim Liivik
Born February 14, 1988
Paide, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams 		Espoo Blues
HIFK
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present

Siim Liivik (born February 14, 1988) is an Estonian Finnish ice hockey winger who currently represents Espoo Blues of the Finnish top flight, the Liiga.[1]

Playing career

Liivik started his professional career with HIFK in 2008. Before joining the Helsinki based club's first team, Liivik played in the United States with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League. He has also represented HIFK at different youth levels.[2]

He made his first appearance for HIFK in the 2008–09 season opener against local rivals Jokerit on September 11, 2008. On September 30, 2008 he scored his first SM-liiga goal when HIFK faced KalPa at home.[3] Liivik won Finnish hockey championship in the 2010–11 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 44 11 6 17 68 1 0 1 1 0
2008–09 HIFK SM-l 58 5 5 10 32 2 0 0 0 0
2009–10 HIFK SM-l 40 3 4 7 88 3 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11 HIFK SM-l 53 6 9 15 89 16 0 6 6 20
2011–12 HIFK SM-l 51 8 10 18 149 4 0 0 0 22
2011–12 KooKoo Mestis 3 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
2012–13 HIFK SM-l 46 3 5 8 65 6 1 3 4 0
2013–14 Espoo Blues Liiga 54 9 9 18 110 6 0 0 0 0
Liiga totals 302 34 42 76 531 37 1 9 10 42

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Finland WJC 5th 6 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 6 0 1 1 2

Music

Under his known nickname Märkä-Simo, Siim Liivik was featured in the music video of the 2011 single "Häissä" by Finnish rappers Jare & VilleGalle. The single released on the Monsp Finnish record label, proved very popular and reached the top of the Finnish Singles Chart. The official music video[4] directed by andrei6000 features Märkä-Simo rapping with the duo.

References

  1. ↑ "Espoo Blues 2013-14 Roster". Espoo Blues. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Liivik's player profile" (in Finnish). Jatkoaika.com. 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  3. ↑ "Game by game" (in Finnish). Liiga. 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  4. ↑ Music video of "Häissä" by Jare & VilleGalle featuring Märkä-Simo

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