Riku Helenius

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size =
team=Tampa Bay Lightning
former_teams =
prospect_team = Seattle Thunderbirds
prospect_league = WHL
league = NHL
position = Goaltender
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 202
nickname =
nationality = FIN
birth_date = birth date and age|1988|3|3|mf=y
birth_place = Pälkäne, FIN
draft = 15th overall
draft_year = 2006
draft_team = Tampa Bay Lightning
career_start = TBA

Riku Helenius (born March 3, 1988 in Pälkäne, Finland) is an ice hockey goaltender.

Playing career

Helenius was drafted 15th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning, partly on the strength of his silver-medal-winning performance for the Finnish national men's hockey team in the 2006 under-18 World Junior Championships. He played for Ilves during the 2006–2007 season but due to a shoulder injury only played four games.

The Seattle Thunderbirds selected Riku Helenius with the 46th overall selection in the 2007 CHL Import Draft. Helenius joined the Thunderbirds roster at the start of the 2007–2008 season. In December 2007 Helenius was selected as goalie for the Finish World Junior Team in the 2008 IIHF World Junior Championships.

International play

Played for Finland in:

*2006 IIHF World U18 Championships (silver medal)

International statistics