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Sami Helenius

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-6    Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: January 22, 1974 in Jokela, Finland

Drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 5th round (102nd overall) of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1996-97 23 Calgary Flames NHL 3 0 1 1 0.33 0 0.10 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.33 0.0
1998-99 25 2 Teams NHL 8 1 0 1 0.13 1 0.06 1 0 9 3 -5 23 0 0 1 0 4 0.50 25.0 109 13:35
1998-99 25 Calgary Flames NHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 3 1 -2 8 0 0 0 0 1 0.25 0.0 41 10:16
1998-99 25 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 4 1 0 1 0.25 1 0.13 1 0 6 2 -3 15 0 0 1 0 3 0.75 33.3 68 16:53
1999-00 26 Colorado Avalanche NHL 33 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 0 9 0 -5 46 0 0 0 0 6 0.18 0.0 233 7:04
2000-01 27 Dallas Stars NHL 57 1 2 3 0.05 1 0.02 25 0 25 1 1 99 1 0 0 0 18 0.32 5.6 607 10:39
2001-02 28 Dallas Stars NHL 39 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 10 0 16 2 -4 58 0 0 0 0 18 0.46 0.0 378 9:41
2002-03 29 2 Teams NHL 15 0 1 1 0.07 0 0.02 9 0 5 0 4 34 0 0 0 0 7 0.47 0.0 162 10:47
2002-03 29 Dallas Stars NHL 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 0 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 0.40 0.0 49 9:49
2002-03 29 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 10 0 1 1 0.10 0 0.03 6 0 3 0 3 28 0 0 0 0 5 0.50 0.0 113 11:16
Career NHL 155 2 4 6 0.04 2 0.01 51 0 65 6 -8 260 1 0 1 0 54 0.35 3.7 1488 9:47

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
2000-01 27 Dallas Stars NHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6 5:53
Career NHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6 5:53

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1990-91 17 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 2 0 0 0 0.00 6
1991-92 18 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 27 7 7 14 0.52 48
1991-92 18 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 13 4 4 8 0.62 24
1991-92 18 Finland EJC-A 6 0 0 0 0.00 22
1992-93 19 Jokerit Helsinki Jr. Fin-Jr. 16 4 5 9 0.56 22
1992-93 19 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
1992-93 19 KalPa Kuopio Jr. Fin-Jr. 13 2 3 5 0.38 18
1992-93 19 Vantaa HT Finland-2 21 3 2 5 0.24 50
1992-93 19 Finland WJC-A 7 0 1 1 0.14 6
1993-94 20 Kiekko-Reipas Lahti Jr. Fin-Jr. 12 4 4 8 0.67 50
1993-94 20 Reipas Lahti Finland 37 2 3 5 0.14 46
1993-94 20 Reipas Lahti Finland-Q 6 0 0 0 0.00 16
1994-95 21 Saint John Flames AHL 69 2 5 7 0.10 217
1995-96 22 Saint John Flames AHL 68 0 3 3 0.04 231
1996-97 23 Saint John Flames AHL 72 5 10 15 0.21 218
1997-98 24 Saint John Flames AHL 63 1 2 3 0.05 7 185 1 0 0 0 46 0.73 2.2
1997-98 24 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 10 0 1 1 0.10 -5 19 0 0 0 0 14 1.40 0.0
1998-99 25 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 42 2 3 5 0.12 -6 193 2 0 0 0 55 1.31 3.6
1998-99 25 Chicago Wolves IHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 -1 11 0 0 0 0 3 0.75 0.0
1998-99 25 Hershey Bears AHL 8 0 0 0 0.00 -4 29 0 0 0 0 5 0.63 0.0
1999-00 26 Hershey Bears AHL 12 0 1 1 0.08 -1 31 0 0 0 0 8 0.67 0.0
2002-03 29 Utah Grizzlies AHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
2002-03 29 Finland WC-A 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
2003-04 30 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 55 0 1 1 0.02 103
2004-05 31 Ilves Tampere Finland 53 0 0 0 0.00 162
2005-06 32 Pelicans Lahti Finland 53 1 3 4 0.08 151
2006-07 33 Pelicans Lahti Finland 53 1 0 1 0.02 126
2007-08 34 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 49 1 6 7 0.14 198
Career AHL 296 8 21 29 0.10 2 925 1 0 0 0 59 0.68 1.7
Career EJC-A 6 0 0 0 0.00 22
Career Fin-Jr. 70 17 19 36 0.51 144
Career Finland 314 9 17 26 0.08 810
Career Finland-2 21 3 2 5 0.24 50
Career Finland-Q 6 0 0 0 0.00 16
Career IHL 56 2 4 6 0.11 -12 223 2 0 0 0 72 1.29 2.8
Career WC-A 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
Career WJC-A 7 0 1 1 0.14 6

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1995-96 22 Saint John Flames AHL 10 0 0 0 0.00 9
1996-97 23 Saint John Flames AHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
1997-98 24 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 25 0 0 0 0
1998-99 25 Hershey Bears AHL 5 0 0 0 0.00 16 0 0 0 0
1999-00 26 Hershey Bears AHL 9 0 0 0 0.00 40 0 0 0 0
2004-05 31 Ilves Tampere Finland 7 0 2 2 0.29 0 4 0 0.00
2006-07 33 Pelicans Lahti Finland 6 0 0 0 0.00 2
2007-08 34 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 13 0 0 0 0.00 29
Career AHL 26 0 0 0 0.00 65 0 0 0 0
Career Finland 26 0 2 2 0.08 0 35 0 0.00
Career IHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 25 0 0 0 0

Transactions

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January 29, 1999: Traded to Tampa Bay by Calgary for future considerations, January 29, 1999.

March 23, 1999: Traded to Colorado by Tampa Bay for future considerations, March 23, 1999.

July 12, 2000: Signed as a free agent by Dallas, July 12, 2000.

May 15, 2002: Signed as a free agent by Jokerit Helsinki (Finland) with Dallas retaining NHL rights, May 15, 2002.

January 11, 2003: Missed majority of 2002-03 season recovering from knee injury suffered in game vs. Chicago (AHL), January 11, 2003.

March 10, 2003: Traded to Chicago by Dallas with Dallas's 7th round choice (Troy Brouwer) in 2004 Entry Draft for Lyle Odelein, March 10, 2003.

August 1, 2003: Signed as a free agent by Jokerit Helsinki (Finland), August 1, 2003.