# Ari Ahonen

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{{Short description|Finnish ice hockey player (born 1981)}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Ahonen1 (50471516181) (1).jpg
| caption = Ahonen playing for the [Albany River Rats](/source/Albany_River_Rats) in December 2003
| alt = 
| position = [Goaltender](/source/Goaltender)
| catches = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 187
| played_for = '''[SM-liiga](/source/SM-liiga):'''<br>[JYP](/source/JYP_Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4)<br>[HIFK](/source/HIFK_(ice_hockey))<br>[Espoo Blues](/source/Espoo_Blues)<br>[Jokerit](/source/Jokerit)<br>[KalPa](/source/KalPa)<br>[Ässät](/source/Porin_%C3%84ss%C3%A4t_(men's_ice_hockey))<br>'''[SHL](/source/Swedish_Hockey_League):'''<br>[Frölunda HC](/source/Fr%C3%B6lunda_HC)<br>'''[AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League):'''<br>[Albany River Rats](/source/Albany_River_Rats)<br>'''[KHL](/source/Kontinental_Hockey_League):'''<br>[Metallurg Magnitogorsk](/source/Metallurg_Magnitogorsk)<br>[Barys Astana](/source/Barys_Astana)<br>[Admiral Vladivostok](/source/Admiral_Vladivostok)
| league = [KHL](/source/KHL)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|2|6|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [Jyväskylä](/source/Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4), [Finland](/source/Finland)
| ntl_team = FIN
| draft = 27th overall
| draft_year = 1999
| draft_team = [New Jersey Devils](/source/New_Jersey_Devils)
| name = Ari Ahonen
| image_size =
| career_start = 1998
| career_end = 2018|
}}
{{MedalTableTop| name = no}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ih|FIN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Junior Championships](/source/World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold|[1999](/source/1999_IIHF_World_U18_Championships)|[Germany](/source/Germany)}}
{{MedalBottom}}
'''Ari Ahonen''' (born February 6, 1981) is a Finnish former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [goaltender](/source/goaltender). He was drafted in the first round, 27th overall, by the [New Jersey Devils](/source/New_Jersey_Devils) in the [1999 NHL entry draft](/source/1999_NHL_entry_draft). Ahonen is the only goaltender in SM-liiga history to have represented all three teams in the greater [Helsinki](/source/Helsinki) area: HIFK, Jokerit and Blues.

==Playing career==
thumb|Ahonen in 2007
After playing three seasons in Finland's [SM-liiga](/source/SM-liiga), representing [JYP](/source/JYP_Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4) and [HIFK](/source/HIFK_(ice_hockey)), Ahonen joined the Devils' [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League) affiliate, the [Albany River Rats](/source/Albany_River_Rats). After five seasons with the River Rats, Ahonen returned to Finland in 2006 to represent [Blues](/source/Espoo_Blues), but when he found himself serving as backup to [Bernd Brückler](/source/Bernd_Br%C3%BCckler), Ahonen signed with [Jokerit](/source/Jokerit) when no less than three of their goaltenders were injured. With [Jokerit](/source/Jokerit) Ahonen have won silver medals in 2007.

During the [2011–12](/source/2011-12_KHL_season) season Ahonen signed a two-year deal with [Metallurg Magnitogorsk](/source/Metallurg_Magnitogorsk) of the [Kontinental Hockey League](/source/Kontinental_Hockey_League) (KHL).

Ahonen later continued in the KHL, joining [Kazakhstan](/source/Kazakhstan) based, [Barys Astana](/source/Barys_Astana), for the [2013–14](/source/2013-14_KHL_season) season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astanatimes.kz/index.php?uin=1290953792&pg=1374464633 |title=Barys Hockey Club Returns to Action|publisher=The Astana Times |author= Askar Sultan |accessdate=August 7, 2013}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Regular season===
{| border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:75%;"
|-
! colspan="3" style="background:#fff;"|  
|- style="background:#e0e0e0; text-align:center;"
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports))
! Team
! League
! GP
! W
! L
! OTL
! MIN
! GA
! [SO](/source/Shutout_(ice_hockey))
! [GAA](/source/Goals_against_average)
! [SV%](/source/Save_percentage)
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_SM-liiga_season)
| [JYP](/source/JYP_Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4)
| [SM-l](/source/SM-liiga)
| 5
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [1999–00](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_SM-liiga_season)
| [HIFK](/source/HIFK_(ice_hockey))
| SM-l
| 38
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| [2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_SM-liiga_season)
| HIFK
| SM-l
| 37
| 18
| 13
| 4
| 2101
| 97
| 2
| 2.77
| .920
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [2001–02](/source/2001-02_AHL_season)
| [Albany River Rats](/source/Albany_River_Rats)
| [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
| 36
| 6
| 22
| 6
| 2106
| 106
| 0
| 3.02
| .914
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| [2002–03](/source/2002-03_AHL_season)
| Albany River Rats
| AHL
| 38
| 13
| 20
| 3
| 2171
| 110
| 1
| 3.04
| .898
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [2003–04](/source/2003-04_AHL_season)
| Albany River Rats
| AHL
| 50
| 13
| 30
| 6
| 3012
| 150
| 2
| 2.99
| .902
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| [2004–05](/source/2004-05_AHL_season)
| Albany River Rats
| AHL
| 38
| 16
| 20
| 1
| 2195
| 114
| 4
| 3.12
| .910
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [2005–06](/source/2005-06_AHL_season)
| Albany River Rats
| AHL
| 16
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 949
| 63
| 0
| 3.98
| .892
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_SM-liiga_season)
| [Espoo Blues](/source/Espoo_Blues)
| SM-l
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 308.17
| 13
| 0
| 2.53
| .922
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2006–07
| [Jokerit](/source/Jokerit)
| SM-l
| 20
| 9
| 6
| 5
| 1152.17
| 51
| 1
| 2.67
|.914
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Elitserien_season)
| [Frölunda HC](/source/Fr%C3%B6lunda_HC)
| [SHL](/source/Swedish_Hockey_League)
| 47
| 20
| 18
| 9
| 2737:27
| 116
| 4
| 2.47
| .896
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [2008–09](/source/2008-09_Elitserien_season)
| Frölunda HC
| SEL
| 14
|4
|4
|0
| 503
| 24
| 1
| 2.86
| .885
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_SM-liiga_season)
| [KalPa](/source/KalPa)
| SM-l
| 43
| 21
| 10
| 9
| 2479:04
| 94
| 6
| 2.28
| .903
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [2010–11](/source/2010-11_SM-liiga_season)
| KalPa
| SM-l
| 51
| 23
| 15
| 11
| 2986
| 106
| 5
| 2.13
| .916
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| [2011–12](/source/2011-12_SM-liiga_season)
| KalPa
| SM-l
| 18
| 13
| 2
| 3
| 1092:09
| 27
| 2
| 1.48
| .945
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_KHL_season)
| [Metallurg Magnitogorsk](/source/Metallurg_Magnitogorsk)
| [KHL](/source/Kontinental_Hockey_League)
| 28
| 19
| 8
| 1
| 1581
| 57
| 3
| 2.16
| .929
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
|[2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_KHL_season)
|Metallurg Magnitogorsk
|KHL
|40
|20
|13
|6
|2386
|81
|4
|2.04
|.924
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_KHL_season)
|[Barys Astana](/source/Barys_Astana)
|KHL
|36
|19
|12
|5
|2085
|88
|2
|2.53
|.914
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
|[2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_KHL_season)
|[Admiral Vladivostok](/source/Admiral_Vladivostok)
|KHL
|5
|1
|4
|0
|254
|21
|0
|4.96
|.838
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_Liiga_season)
|[Ässät](/source/Porin_%C3%84ss%C3%A4t_(men's_ice_hockey))
|SM-I
|21
|8
|8
|3
|1123
|49
|1
|2.62
|.906
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
|[2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Liiga_season)
|Ässät
|SM-I
|18
|8
|8
|0
|1005
|41
|1
|2.45
|.910
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Metal_Ligaen_season)
|[Herning Blue Fox](/source/Herning_Blue_Fox)
|[Metal](/source/Metal_Ligaen)
|32
|
|
|
|1831
|
|
|2.33
|.911
|}

==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
|-
| [IIHF World U18 Championships](/source/1999_IIHF_World_U18_Championships) All-Star Team
| [1999](/source/1999_IIHF_World_U18_Championships)
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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{{succession box | before = [Scott Gomez](/source/Scott_Gomez) | title = [New Jersey Devils first-round draft pick](/source/List_of_New_Jersey_Devils_draft_picks) | years = [1999](/source/1999_NHL_Entry_Draft) | after = [David Hale](/source/David_Hale_(ice_hockey))}}
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Category:1981 births
Category:Living people
Category:Ice hockey people from Jyväskylä
Category:Albany River Rats players
Category:Espoo Blues players
Category:Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Kazakhstan
Category:Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
Category:Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
Category:Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Finnish ice hockey goaltenders
Category:Frölunda HC players
Category:HIFK (ice hockey) players
Category:Jokerit players
Category:NHL first-round draft picks
Category:New Jersey Devils draft picks
Category:KalPa players
Category:Barys Astana players
Category:Metallurg Magnitogorsk players
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen

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