Christian Heljanko

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Birth place: Porvoo, Finland
Goalie, catches left
6 ' 0" (184 cm) | 187 lb (85 kg)
Birth place: Porvoo, Finland
Goalie, catches left
6 ' 0" (184 cm) | 187 lb (85 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2015 | Team Finland | U18 World Championship | Zug and Lucerne, Switzerland | |
| 19 | 2016 | Jukurit Mikkeli | Mestis | Jukurit Mikkeli defeated Hokki Kajaani 4‑0 in a best of seven gold medal series. | |
| 22 | 2019 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | Tappara Tampere defeated HIFK Helsinki 3‑2 in the bronze medal game. | |
| 25 | 2022 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | Tappara Tampere defeated TPS Turku 4‑1 in a best of seven series. | |
| 26 | 2023 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | Tappara Tampere defeated Pelicans Lahti 4‑1 in a best of seven gold medal series. | |
| 27 | 2024 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | Tappara Tampere defeated Pelicans Lahti 4?1 in a best of seven gold medal series. | |
| IIHF U18 World Championship Medals | |||||
| Finnish Championship Medals | |||||
| Mestis Medals | |||||
| Stripe: | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
| 2012‑13 | Team Finland U16 | | 15 | 2 | 5.00 | 0.867 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 65 | 0 | 120 |
| 2013‑14 | Team Finland U17 | | 16 | 11 | 2.68 | 0.917 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 310 | 0 | 628 |
| 2014‑15 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 17 | 1 | 4.01 | 0.852 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 60 |
| 2014‑15 | Team Finland U18 | | 17 | 5 | 4.08 | 0.842 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 112 | 0 | 309 |
| 2015‑16 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 18 | 9 | 2.65 | 0.899 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 195 | 1 | 498 |
| 2015‑16 | Jukurit Mikkeli | Mestis | 18 | |||||||||
| 2016‑17 | LeKi Lempäälä | Mestis | 19 | 46 | 2.74 | 0.915 | 18 | 23 | 126 | 1362 | 1 | 2750 |
| 2016‑17 | Team Finland U20 | | 19 | 1 | 3.73 | 0.882 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 64 |
| 2017‑18 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 20 | 12 | 2.23 | 0.913 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 285 | 2 | 727 |
| 2017‑18 | LeKi Lempäälä | Mestis | 20 | 14 | 2.71 | 0.919 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 434 | 0 | 850 |
| 2018‑19 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 21 | 47 | 2.48 | 0.903 | 21 | 17 | 114 | 1058 | 5 | 2753 |
| 2019‑20 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 22 | 28 | 2.03 | 0.918 | 15 | 3 | 57 | 636 | 1 | 1683 |
| 2020‑21 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 23 | 43 | 2.09 | 0.910 | 18 | 15 | 89 | 902 | 2 | 2557 |
| 2021‑22 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 24 | 49 | 1.80 | 0.919 | 24 | 11 | 87 | 993 | 9 | 2901 |
| 2021‑22 | Team Finland | | 24 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.955 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 60 |
| 2022‑23 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 25 | 40 | 2.21 | 0.891 | 24 | 7 | 89 | 728 | 3 | 2419 |
| 2022‑23 | Team Finland | | 25 | 1 | 3.87 | 0.882 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 62 |
| 2023‑24 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 26 | 50 | 2.23 | 0.916 | 27 | 10 | 108 | 1184 | 7 | 2902 |
| 2023‑24 | Team Finland | | 26 | 2 | 2.14 | 0.913 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 112 |
| 2024‑25 | Linköping HC | SHL | 27 | 21 | 2.90 | 0.888 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 469 | 1 | 1222 |
| 2024‑25 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 27 | 6 | 2.18 | 0.910 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 131 | 0 | 358 |
| 2024‑25 | Team Finland | | 27 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 60 |
| 2025‑26 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 28 | 18 | 1.99 | 0.919 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 410 | 3 | 1084 |
| Liiga Totals | 287 | 2.14 | 0.911 | 144 | 71 | 607 | 6196 | 32 | 17 026 | |||
| Mestis Totals | 70 | 2.74 | 0.914 | 28 | 30 | 190 | 2014 | 2 | 4158 | |||
| SHL Totals | 21 | 2.90 | 0.888 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 469 | 1 | 1222 | |||
| DEL Totals | 6 | 2.18 | 0.910 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 131 | 0 | 358 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015‑16 | Jukurit Mikkeli | Mestis | 18 | 11 | 1.35 | 0.939 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 246 | 3 | 710 |
| 2017‑18 | LeKi Lempäälä | Mestis | 20 | 4 | 2.00 | 0.956 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 174 | 0 | 289 |
| 2018‑19 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 21 | 11 | 2.18 | 0.914 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 243 | 1 | 634 |
| 2020‑21 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 23 | 9 | 2.40 | 0.911 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 214 | 1 | 525 |
| 2021‑22 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 24 | 15 | 1.59 | 0.930 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 304 | 1 | 869 |
| 2022‑23 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 25 | 14 | 1.44 | 0.935 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 303 | 3 | 875 |
| 2023‑24 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 26 | 16 | 1.72 | 0.933 | 12 | 4 | 29 | 403 | 3 | 1010 |
| 2024‑25 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 27 | 11 | 2.04 | 0.913 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 242 | 3 | 675 |
| Liiga Totals | 65 | 1.79 | 0.926 | 46 | 18 | 117 | 1467 | 9 | 3913 | |||
| Mestis Totals | 15 | 1.44 | 0.946 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 420 | 3 | 999 | |||
| DEL Totals | 11 | 2.04 | 0.913 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 242 | 3 | 675 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2014 | 17 | 2 | 4.58 | 0.847 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 118 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2023 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals | 2 | 4.58 | 0.848 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 118 | |
| World Championship Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U16 4‑Nations 2013 | 16 | 2 | 5.00 | 0.867 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 65 | 0 | 120 |
| Team Finland - U17 2‑Nations 2013 | 16 | 1 | 2.80 | 0.923 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 64 |
| Team Finland - U17 2‑Nations 2013 | 16 | 2 | 2.88 | 0.898 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 125 |
| Team Finland - U17 2‑Nations 2013 | 16 | 2 | 1.50 | 0.935 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 120 |
| Team Finland - U17 5‑Nations 2014 | 16 | 4 | 3.61 | 0.902 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 110 | 0 | 199 |
| Team Finland - U17 4‑Nations 2014 | 17 | 2 | 2.00 | 0.944 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 120 |
| Team Finland - U18 4‑Nations 2014 | 17 | 1 | 5.57 | 0.824 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 65 |
| Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 2014 | 17 | 2 | 2.87 | 0.850 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 126 |
| Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2016 | 19 | 1 | 3.73 | 0.882 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 64 |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Channel One Cup 2021 | 24 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.955 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 60 |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Czech Hockey Games 2023 | 26 | 1 | 3.90 | 0.882 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 62 |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2023 | 26 | 2 | 2.14 | 0.913 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 112 |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Swiss Ice Hockey Games 2024 | 27 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 60 |
| U17 Men Totals | 11 | 2.68 | 0.917 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 310 | 0 | 628 | |
| Men Totals | 5 | 1.84 | 0.928 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 116 | 2 | 294 | |
| U18 Men Totals | 3 | 3.77 | 0.838 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 62 | 0 | 191 | |
| U16 Men Totals | 2 | 5.00 | 0.867 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 65 | 0 | 120 | |
| U20 Men Totals | 1 | 3.73 | 0.882 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 64 |