Dwight Helminen
| Dwight Helminen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
June 22, 1983 Hancock, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ECHL team Former teams |
Kalamazoo Wings JYP Carolina Hurricanes San Jose Sharks Pelicans | ||
| NHL Draft |
244th overall, 2002 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
Dwight Edward Helminen (born June 22, 1983) is an American professional ice hockey center who most recently played with the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL. His brother Lars plays with Linz EHC of the EBEL.
Playing career[]
Helminen was born in Hancock, Michigan, and raised in Brighton, Michigan.[citation needed] As a youth, he played in the 1997 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Compuware minor ice hockey team.[1]
He was drafted 244th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. Dwight played junior hockey for the U.S. Junior National Team in the United States Hockey League (USHL) and college hockey at the University of Michigan for the Wolverines. On March 3, 2004, the New York Rangers acquired his rights from the Oilers along with a 2004 second round draft pick and Steve Valiquette in exchange for Petr Nedvěd and Jussi Markkanen.[citation needed]
Since turning professional, Helminen has played for the Charlotte Checkers in the ECHL and the Hartford Wolf Pack in the American Hockey League (AHL), before signing with JYP Jyväskylä in the Finnish SM-liiga in 2007.[citation needed]
Helminen signed a one-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on July 3, 2008. He was then assigned to the Hurricanes' affiliate, the Albany River Rats of the AHL. Helminen made his NHL debut in the 2008–09 season after an injury to Brandon Sutter. He played in 23 regular season games by season's end with the Hurricanes, as well as one playoff game.[citation needed]
On July 16, 2009, Helminen signed a one-year contract with the San Jose Sharks.[2] In the 2009–10 season, on February 11, 2010, Helminen scored his first goal with the Sharks, against the Detroit Red Wings. On April 22, 2010, he scored a goal against the Colorado Avalanche in the Sharks' first-round playoff series.[citation needed]
Midway through the 2011–12 season, Helminen left KLH Chomutov of the Czech first division league to return to North America, signing with the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL on February 6, 2012.[3]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 39 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 39 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 41 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 41 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 28 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 77 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 80 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | JYP | SM-l | 52 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 54 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 74 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Pelicans | SM-l | 60 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Piráti Chomutov | CZE.1 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 20 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honors[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CCHA All-Tournament Team | 2003 | [4] |
References[]
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- ^ "Sharks sign four players, re-sign Vesce". San Jose Sharks. 2009-07-16. Archived from the original on 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ^ "Wings add NHL experience". Kalamazoo Wings. 2012-02-06. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
External links[]
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Albany River Rats players
- American men's ice hockey centers
- American people of Finnish descent
- Carolina Hurricanes players
- Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010) players
- Edmonton Oilers draft picks
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Ice hockey people from Michigan
- JYP Jyväskylä players
- Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players
- Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey players
- Lahti Pelicans players
- People from Hancock, Michigan
- People from Brighton, Michigan
- San Jose Sharks players
- Sportspeople from Metro Detroit
- USA Hockey National Team Development Program players
- Worcester Sharks players