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referee and after that tried to assault him, first with his stick and then with his fists, verbally abusing the referee all the while. In 2014 Markus
Palmroth broke the record with 59 PIM. Helminen served as the captain of Ilves from 1999 until the end of his career in 2008, although he was temporarily stripped of his captaincy during the 2006–07 season after being thrown out during a game (he was reinstated after one game). At 44 years of age, Helminen was the oldest active player during the SM-liiga 2007–08 season.
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February 2008, Helminen returned to the national team for one game, his farewell match. Finland faced the Czech Republic in the LG Hockey Tournament, which is part of the European Hockey Tour. Although the tournament is held in Sweden, the match was played in Tampere, which is Helminen's hometown.
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Helminen was voted the best player of the season. He was also selected for the league's All-Star team in three consecutive years having remained one of the top scorers. Helminen also made the SM-liiga record for most penalty minutes in one game with (55PIM), when he first spat towards the
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The following season he was one of the best players for Ilves, being the second highest scorer for his team and third overall in the league. As the centre of the first line, he led Ilves to a league championship victory for the first time in the league's history.
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In the spring of 1988 Helminen started having back problems that would hinder his career for the next couple of years. Because of this injury his 1988–89 season for the
Islanders was a disappointment—although he played spectacularly for New York's AHL
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Helminen ended up playing a lot in the minor leagues. In the fall of 1987 he returned to home soil to play for Ilves again. He proved to be a success and secured a place in the national team for the
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medals in 1994 (bronze) and 1998 (bronze). Helminen remained a favourite pick in the national team consistently through the decade and played an important role in the national team's successes. Helminen participated in 11
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took over in 1994 Helminen was re-instated to the national team. In the 1990s
Finland began gaining consistent success in international ice hockey. This included World Championship medals 1994 (silver) and 1995 (gold) and
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in the fall of 1985. He finished his rookie season with an outstanding 40 points in 66 games. The next fall, however, the new team management sold most of their young players and
Helminen ended up with the
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tournaments between 1985 and 2002. Helminen holds a world record of most international games. Helminen played a total of 331 times for
Finland and scored 52 goals and assisted 155, totaling 207 points.
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was at times very good and he earned the respect of the fans. However, his back would not heal properly until the summer of 1992 after Malmö had won the
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He has a wife, Leena, and two children, Anssi and Nelli.
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farm team for a month—and he left the Islanders for
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3169:Kanada-malja
3122:Barys Astana
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3142:2016-2019,
3133:2015-2016,
3131:Dinamo Riga
3124:2014-2015,
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3051:2020-2021,
3023:Finland U20
2265:SEL totals
2230:NHL totals
644:1984 Sweden
617:2000 Russia
581:1999 Norway
527:1995 Sweden
500:1998 Nagano
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3651:Categories
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3358:References
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3281:, 1993–94)
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