Niko Hovinen

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Niko Hovinen
2015-03-21 Leksands IF-Malmo Redhawks Niko Hovinen 01.jpg
Born (1988-03-16) 16 March 1988 (age 35)
Helsinki, Finland
Height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 Vaasan Sport
Jokerit
Pelicans
Oklahoma City Barons
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Admiral Vladivostok
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Luleå HF
Oulun Kärpät
Medveščak Zagreb
KalPa
KooKoo
Lausanne HC
Iserlohn Roosters
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
NHL Draft 132nd overall, 2006
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 2005–present

Niko Hovinen (born 16 March 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for HIFK of The SM-Liiga in Finland.

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Playing career

Jokerit

Niko Hovinen's SM-liiga career started during the 2005–06 season when Hovinen dressed for a single regular-season Jokerit game as backup to Joonas Hallikainen, after Tim Thomas abruptly left the team only a day before the start of the 2005–06 regular season. Hovinen returned to the junior team for the rest of the season. He made his first SM-liiga start on 23 November 2006, against SaiPa, again called up when three Jokerit goaltenders were injured.

During the 2007–08 season, Hovinen served as backup to Jussi Markkanen. Hovinen was relegated to no. 3 goaltender when Jokerit acquired Joni Puurula from SaiPa just before the end of regular season. Hovinen dressed up to serve as backup for Joni Puurula in several games during the 2007–08 playoffs as Jussi Markkanen got himself injured during the first game of playoffs.

Pelicans

During the off-season of 2007–08 SM-liiga season, Niko Hovinen was contracted to Pelicans. For the first time, Niko Hovinen will play outside of Jokerit-organization in 2008–09 season.

A tall goaltender at 196 cm, Hovinen covers the net very well and is considered a highly promising goaltender prospect.[ citation needed ]

Niko Hovinen with the Oklahoma City Barons. Niko Hovinen - OKC Barons (1).jpg
Niko Hovinen with the Oklahoma City Barons.

Hovinen was ranked #10 on the International Scouting Service's list of goaltender prospects for the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He was drafted in the fifth round, 132nd overall, by the Minnesota Wild.

North America

Hovinen signed a two-year entry level contract with the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers on 17 May 2011. [1] He remained with the Pelicans through the 2011–12 season. [2]

On 25 January 2013 the Edmonton Oilers claimed Hovinen off unconditional waivers. [3] He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons, where he remained to end the 2013–14 season.

Back to Europe

On 2 July 2013, Hovinen's NHL rights were retained by the Oilers after he was tendered a qualifying offer. He opted to return to Europe signing a contract with Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), before moving on to fellow KHL team Admiral Vladivostok.

He split the 2014–15 season between EC Salzburg of Austria and Swedish teams Luleå HF and Malmö Redhawks. In the 2015–16 campaign, Hovinen was back in his native Finland for a second stint with the Pelicans. On 13 June 2016, he put pen to paper on a deal with Medvescak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League [4] and parted ways with the club in November 2016. Later that month, he was picked up by KalPa of the Finnish top-flight Liiga. [5] Following a stint at fellow Liiga outfit KooKoo, he signed with Lausanne HC of the Swiss NLA on February 7, 2017. [6]

A free agent from his 2018–19 season stint in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga with the Iserlohn Roosters, Hovinen familiarly returned to the Ligga, agreeing to a one-year contract with Vaasan Sport on 7 October 2019. [7]

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Medal record
Representing Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Slovakia

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLT/OTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
2006–07 Jokerit SM-l 101060404.00.871————————
2007–08 JokeritSM-l40101251205.78.833————————
2008–09 Pelicans SM-l21712111105422.92.896100113015.72.667
2009–10 PelicansSM-l185739444712.99.914————————
2010–11 PelicansSM-l4917255282612232.59.921————————
2011–12 PelicansSM-l412112623588952.26.9218524421722.30.925
2012–13 Trenton Titans ECHL 164638414403.14.889————————
2012–13 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 105326123012.94.892————————
2013–14 Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL 1821308564303.01.916————————
2013–14 Admiral Vladivostok KHL71403821602.51.921————————
2014–15 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 5400248521.21.955————————
2014–15 Luleå HF SHL 101040406.00.692————————
2014–15 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 96305432102.32.91612—————2.38.915
2015–16 Oulun Kärpät Liiga1000163011.30.500————————
2015–16PelicansLiiga2359310805913.28.876422241801.99.932
2016–17 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL51402452205.39.842————————
2016–17 KalPa Liiga84224812102.62.910————————
2016–17 KooKoo Liiga134547593202.53.910————————
2016–17 Lausanne HC NLA 100040203.00.936————————
2017–18 KalPaLiiga22127313193751.68.9376233351402.51.902
2018–19 KalPaLiiga51223051402.75.880————————
2018–19 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 23815013827503.00.900————————
Liiga totals1796374149630443122.69.90813746952822.58.920

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References

  1. ↑ "Flyers sign (G) Hivonen". philadelphiaflyers.com. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Sarah Baicker (17 May 2011). "Flyers sign goalie Hovinen to entry-level contract". CSNPhilly.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Oilers claim G Niko Hovinen off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers - Edmonton Oilers - Transactions". edmontonoilers.com. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Finn Hovinen will be in goal in Zagreb's Den". www.medvescak.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Uutiset - Eero Kilpeläinen sivussa jouluun asti, Niko Hovinen KalPa-paitaan". www.kalpa.fi. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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  7. ↑ "Niko Hovinen signs with Sport" (in Finnish). Vaasan Sport. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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