Ari Ahonen

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Goaltender
catches = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 187
team = Frölunda HC
league = SEL
nationality = FIN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1981|2|6|mf=y
birth_place = Jyväskylä, FIN
draft = 27th overall
draft_year = 1999
draft_team = New Jersey Devils


career_start = 1998|

Ari Pekka Ahonen (born February 6, 1981 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Frölunda Indians of the SEL. 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.

Ahonen is the only goaltender in SM-liiga history to have represented all three teams in the greater Helsinki area: HIFK, Jokerit and Blues.

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