| Ari Ahonen | |
| |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) |
| KHL Team F. Teams |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk (1997-1999) JYP (1999-2001) HIFK (2001-2006) Albany River Rats (2006) Blues (2006-2007)Jokerit (2007-2009) Frölunda HC (2009-2011) KalPa |
| Nationality |  Finnish
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| Born | February 6, 1981, Jyväskylä, FIN |
| NHL Draft | 27th overall, 1999 New Jersey Devils |
| Pro Career | 1998 – present |
Ari Pekka Ahonen (born February 6, 1981) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. He was drafted in the first round, 27th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
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 2011-12 season Ahonen signed a 2-year deal with Metallurg Magnitogorsk [1] .
Ahonen is the only goaltender in SM-liiga history to have represented all three teams in the greater Helsinki area: HIFK, Jokerit and Blues.
Career statistics[]
Regular season[]
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | Sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | JYP | SM-liiga | 5 | ||||||||
| 1999-00 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 38 | ||||||||
| 2000-01 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 37 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2101 | 97 | 2 | 2.77 | 0.000 |
| 2001-02 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 36 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 2106 | 106 | 0 | 3.02 | 0.914 |
| 2002-03 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 38 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 2071 | 110 | 1 | 3.04 | 0.898 |
| 2003-04 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 50 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 3012 | 150 | 2 | 2.99 | 0.902 |
| 2004-05 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 38 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 2195 | 114 | 4 | 3.12 | 0.910 |
| 2005-06 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 949 | 63 | 0 | 3.98 | 0.892 |
| 2006-07 | Blues | SM-liiga | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 308.17 | 13 | 0 | 2.53 | 0.921 |
| 2006-07 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1152.17 | 51 | 1 | 2.56 | |
| 2007-08 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 47 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 2737:27 | 116 | 4 | 2,47 | 0.896 |
| 2008-09 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 14 | 503 | 24 | 1 | 2,86 | 0.885 | |||
| 2009-10 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 43 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2479:04 | 94 | 6 | 2,28 | 0.9031 |
| 2010-11 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 51 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 2986 | 106 | 5 | 2,13 | 0.9156 |
| 2011-12 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1092:09 | 27 | 2 | 1,48 | 0.9416 |
| 2011-2012 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 419:48 | 17 | 0 | 2,43 | 0.923 |
References[]
- ↑ Магнитогорский "Металлург" подписал контракт с Ари Ахоненом // Металлург.ru. Metallurg.ru. Retrieved on 2011-11-17.
External links[]
- Ari Ahonen's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Ari Ahonen's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Scott Gomez |
New Jersey Devils first round draft pick 1999 |
Succeeded by David Hale |
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