Goaltender Riku Helenius Reassigned to ECHL Mississippi
December 9, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release
NORFOLK, VA - The Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL affiliate of the Norfolk Admirals, have reassigned goaltender Riku Helenius to the ECHL Mississippi Sea Wolves, it was announced today by Admirals General Manager Mike Butters.
Helenius, a 6-foot-3, 202-pound goaltender from Palkane, Finland, appeared in two preseason games for the Admirals, going 1-1-0 with a 4.00 goals-against average and .840 save percentage. He has not appeared in a regular season game with Norfolk.
The 20-year-old went 3-4-1 in his first eight games of North American professional hockey this season with the ECHL Augusta Lynx, posting a 4.41 goals-against average and .874 save percentage. He recorded his first Norfolk American pro win in his North American pro debut, stopping 44 of 46 shots on October 21 at Gwinnett.
Helenius appeared in his first North American season last year with the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League. He notched a 22-12-6 record in 41 games with a 2.42 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage.
Helenius was originally drafted in the first round (15th overall) by Tampa Bay in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
The Admirals will return to Scope this week with contests against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins tomorrow and against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Friday and Saturday. All three games begin at 7:15 p.m.
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