Lars Helminen
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| 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 | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
JYP (SM-liiga) Linz EHC (EBEL) | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2007–2009 | ||
Lars Helminen (born January 1, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the ECHL, SM-Liiga, and Austrian Hockey League.[1] His brother, Dwight, played parts of two seasons in the National Hockey League.[2]
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[]
- ^ Lars Helminen career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved July 15, 2015
- ^ Dwight Helminen career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved July 15, 2015
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1985 births
- Ice hockey players from Michigan
- Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) players
- Living people
- People from Brighton, Michigan
- American people of Finnish descent
- Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- Sportspeople from Metro Detroit