Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed goaltender
Riku Helenius to a two-year contract.
Financial terms of the deal for the 24-year-old native of Finland were not
disclosed, but the first year of the contract will be a two-way deal and the
second year will be a one-way pact.
The Lightning selected Helenius with the 15th overall pick of the 2006 NHL
Entry Draft and he made his NHL debut for the club in 2009. He appeared in
just one game, stopping both shots he faced in a relief effort against the
Philadelphia Flyers.
Helenius compiled a 1.64 goals against average and a .936 save percentage in
33 games for JYP of Finland's SM-liiga last season. He spent much of the
2008-09 campaign in North America, playing in the ECHL and AHL, posting a
record of 9-15-0-1 with a 2.72 GAA in 25 games for Norfolk of the AHL.
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