 |
| Ari Ahonen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(1).jpg) Ahonen playing for the
Albany River Rats in December 2003 | |||
| Born |
February 6, 1981 Jyväskylä, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
SM-liiga: JYP HIFK Espoo Blues Jokerit KalPa Ässät SHL: Frölunda HC AHL: Albany River Rats KHL: Metallurg Magnitogorsk Barys Astana Admiral Vladivostok | ||
| National team |
Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
27th overall,
1999 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2018 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing
Finland
| ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 |
1999 | Germany |
Ari Ahonen (born February 6, 1981) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted in the first round, 27th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Ahonen is the only goaltender in SM-liiga history to have represented all three teams in the greater Helsinki area: HIFK, Jokerit and Blues.
Playing career
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. With Jokerit Ahonen have won silver medals in 2007.
During the 2011–12 season Ahonen signed a two-year deal with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Ahonen later continued in the KHL, joining Kazakhstan based, Barys Astana, for the 2013–14 season. [1]
Career statistics
Regular season
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | JYP | SM-l | 5 | ||||||||
| 1999–00 | HIFK | SM-l | 38 | ||||||||
| 2000–01 | HIFK | SM-l | 37 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2101 | 97 | 2 | 2.77 | .920 |
| 2001–02 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 36 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 2106 | 106 | 0 | 3.02 | .914 |
| 2002–03 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 38 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 2171 | 110 | 1 | 3.04 | .898 |
| 2003–04 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 50 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 3012 | 150 | 2 | 2.99 | .902 |
| 2004–05 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 38 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 2195 | 114 | 4 | 3.12 | .910 |
| 2005–06 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 949 | 63 | 0 | 3.98 | .892 |
| 2006–07 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 308.17 | 13 | 0 | 2.53 | .922 |
| 2006–07 | Jokerit | SM-l | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1152.17 | 51 | 1 | 2.67 | .914 |
| 2007–08 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 47 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 2737:27 | 116 | 4 | 2.47 | .896 |
| 2008–09 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 503 | 24 | 1 | 2.86 | .885 |
| 2009–10 | KalPa | SM-l | 43 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2479:04 | 94 | 6 | 2.28 | .903 |
| 2010–11 | KalPa | SM-l | 51 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 2986 | 106 | 5 | 2.13 | .916 |
| 2011–12 | KalPa | SM-l | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1092:09 | 27 | 2 | 1.48 | .945 |
| 2011–12 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1581 | 57 | 3 | 2.16 | .929 |
| 2012–13 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 40 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2386 | 81 | 4 | 2.04 | .924 |
| 2013–14 | Barys Astana | KHL | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2085 | 88 | 2 | 2.53 | .914 |
| 2014–15 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 254 | 21 | 0 | 4.96 | .838 |
| 2015–16 | Ässät | SM-I | 21 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1123 | 49 | 1 | 2.62 | .906 |
| 2016–17 | Ässät | SM-I | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1005 | 41 | 1 | 2.45 | .910 |
| 2017–18 | Herning Blue Fox | Metal | 32 | 1831 | 2.33 | .911 | |||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| IIHF World U18 Championships All-Star Team | 1999 |
References
- ^ Askar Sultan. "Barys Hockey Club Returns to Action". The Astana Times. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Ice hockey people from Jyväskylä
- Albany River Rats players
- Espoo Blues players
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Kazakhstan
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Finnish ice hockey goaltenders
- Frölunda HC players
- HIFK (ice hockey) players
- Jokerit players
- National Hockey League first-round draft picks
- New Jersey Devils draft picks
- KalPa players
- Barys Astana players
- Metallurg Magnitogorsk players
|
| Ari Ahonen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ahonen playing for the
Albany River Rats in December 2003 | |||
| Born |
February 6, 1981 Jyväskylä, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
SM-liiga: JYP HIFK Espoo Blues Jokerit KalPa Ässät SHL: Frölunda HC AHL: Albany River Rats KHL: Metallurg Magnitogorsk Barys Astana Admiral Vladivostok | ||
| National team |
Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
27th overall,
1999 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2018 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing
Finland
| ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
|
1999 | Germany |
Ari Ahonen (born February 6, 1981) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted in the first round, 27th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Ahonen is the only goaltender in SM-liiga history to have represented all three teams in the greater Helsinki area: HIFK, Jokerit and Blues.
Playing career
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. With Jokerit Ahonen have won silver medals in 2007.
During the 2011–12 season Ahonen signed a two-year deal with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Ahonen later continued in the KHL, joining Kazakhstan based, Barys Astana, for the 2013–14 season. [1]
Career statistics
Regular season
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | JYP | SM-l | 5 | ||||||||
| 1999–00 | HIFK | SM-l | 38 | ||||||||
| 2000–01 | HIFK | SM-l | 37 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2101 | 97 | 2 | 2.77 | .920 |
| 2001–02 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 36 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 2106 | 106 | 0 | 3.02 | .914 |
| 2002–03 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 38 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 2171 | 110 | 1 | 3.04 | .898 |
| 2003–04 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 50 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 3012 | 150 | 2 | 2.99 | .902 |
| 2004–05 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 38 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 2195 | 114 | 4 | 3.12 | .910 |
| 2005–06 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 949 | 63 | 0 | 3.98 | .892 |
| 2006–07 | Espoo Blues | SM-l | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 308.17 | 13 | 0 | 2.53 | .922 |
| 2006–07 | Jokerit | SM-l | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1152.17 | 51 | 1 | 2.67 | .914 |
| 2007–08 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 47 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 2737:27 | 116 | 4 | 2.47 | .896 |
| 2008–09 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 503 | 24 | 1 | 2.86 | .885 |
| 2009–10 | KalPa | SM-l | 43 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2479:04 | 94 | 6 | 2.28 | .903 |
| 2010–11 | KalPa | SM-l | 51 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 2986 | 106 | 5 | 2.13 | .916 |
| 2011–12 | KalPa | SM-l | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1092:09 | 27 | 2 | 1.48 | .945 |
| 2011–12 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1581 | 57 | 3 | 2.16 | .929 |
| 2012–13 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 40 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2386 | 81 | 4 | 2.04 | .924 |
| 2013–14 | Barys Astana | KHL | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2085 | 88 | 2 | 2.53 | .914 |
| 2014–15 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 254 | 21 | 0 | 4.96 | .838 |
| 2015–16 | Ässät | SM-I | 21 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1123 | 49 | 1 | 2.62 | .906 |
| 2016–17 | Ässät | SM-I | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1005 | 41 | 1 | 2.45 | .910 |
| 2017–18 | Herning Blue Fox | Metal | 32 | 1831 | 2.33 | .911 | |||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| IIHF World U18 Championships All-Star Team | 1999 |
References
- ^ Askar Sultan. "Barys Hockey Club Returns to Action". The Astana Times. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Ice hockey people from Jyväskylä
- Albany River Rats players
- Espoo Blues players
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Kazakhstan
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Finnish ice hockey goaltenders
- Frölunda HC players
- HIFK (ice hockey) players
- Jokerit players
- National Hockey League first-round draft picks
- New Jersey Devils draft picks
- KalPa players
- Barys Astana players
- Metallurg Magnitogorsk players