Ari Ahonen

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Birth place: Jyväskylä, Finland
Goalie, catches left
6 ' 2" (187 cm) | 187 lb (85 kg)
Birth place: Jyväskylä, Finland
Goalie, catches left
6 ' 2" (187 cm) | 187 lb (85 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1999 | Team Finland | U18 World Championship | Füssen and Kaufbeuren, Germany | |
| 19 | 2001 | Team Finland | U20 World Championship | Moscow and Podolsk, Russia | |
| 26 | 2007 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | Kärpät Oulu defeated Jokerit Helsinki 3‑0 in a best of five gold medal series. | |
| IIHF U18 World Championship Medals | |||||
| IIHF U20 World Championship Medals | |||||
| Finnish Championship Medals | |||||
| Stripe: | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
| 1998‑99 | Team Finland U18 | | 17 | 5 | 1.32 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 94 | 1 | 273 | |
| 1999‑00 | HIFK Helsinki | EHL | 18 | 6 | 3.16 | 0.893 | 15 | 125 | 1 | 285 | ||
| 1999‑00 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 18 | 24 | 3.12 | 0.901 | 11 | 7 | 70 | 638 | 1 | 1347 |
| 1999‑00 | Team Finland U20 | | 18 | 4 | 2.78 | 0.910 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 81 | 0 | 172 |
| 2000‑01 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 19 | 37 | 2.77 | 0.920 | 18 | 13 | 97 | 1108 | 2 | 2102 |
| 2000‑01 | Team Finland U20 | | 19 | 9 | 1.45 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 129 | 1 | 538 | |
| 2001‑02 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 20 | 36 | 3.02 | 0.914 | 6 | 22 | 106 | 1126 | 0 | 2106 |
| 2002‑03 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 21 | 38 | 3.04 | 0.898 | 13 | 20 | 110 | 966 | 1 | 2171 |
| 2003‑04 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 22 | 50 | 2.99 | 0.902 | 13 | 30 | 150 | 1374 | 2 | 3012 |
| 2004‑05 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 23 | 38 | 3.12 | 0.910 | 16 | 20 | 114 | 1156 | 4 | 2195 |
| 2005‑06 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 24 | 16 | 3.98 | 0.892 | 3 | 13 | 63 | 522 | 0 | 949 |
| 2006‑07 | Blues Espoo | SM-Liiga | 25 | 5 | 2.53 | 0.922 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 153 | 0 | 308 |
| 2006‑07 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 25 | 20 | 2.67 | 0.914 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 576 | 1 | 1212 |
| 2006‑07 | Team Finland | | 25 | 3 | 2.33 | 0.897 | 7 | 61 | 0 | 180 | ||
| 2007‑08 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 26 | 47 | 2.52 | 0.898 | 115 | 1008 | 4 | 2742 | ||
| 2008‑09 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 27 | 14 | 2.86 | 0.886 | 24 | 186 | 1 | 503 | ||
| 2009‑10 | KalPa Kuopio | SM-Liiga | 28 | 43 | 2.28 | 0.903 | 21 | 12 | 94 | 875 | 6 | 2475 |
| 2010‑11 | KalPa Kuopio | SM-Liiga | 29 | 51 | 2.13 | 0.915 | 23 | 15 | 106 | 1146 | 5 | 2986 |
| 2011‑12 | KalPa Kuopio | SM-Liiga | 30 | 18 | 1.48 | 0.942 | 13 | 2 | 27 | 435 | 2 | 1092 |
| 2011‑12 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 30 | 28 | 2.16 | 0.929 | 19 | 8 | 57 | 746 | 3 | 1581 |
| 2011‑12 | Team Finland | | 30 | 1 | 2.07 | 0.857 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 58 | ||
| 2012‑13 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 31 | 40 | 2.04 | 0.924 | 20 | 13 | 81 | 987 | 4 | 2386 |
| 2012‑13 | Team Finland | | 31 | 2 | 2.56 | 0.891 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 117 |
| 2013‑14 | Barys Astana | KHL | 32 | 36 | 2.53 | 0.914 | 19 | 12 | 88 | 932 | 2 | 2085 |
| 2014‑15 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 33 | 5 | 4.97 | 0.838 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 109 | 0 | 254 |
| 2015‑16 | Ässät Pori | Liiga | 34 | 21 | 2.62 | 0.906 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 473 | 1 | 1123 |
| 2016‑17 | Ässät Pori | Liiga | 35 | 18 | 2.45 | 0.910 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 413 | 1 | 1005 |
| Liiga Totals | 237 | 2.42 | 0.914 | 112 | 73 | 551 | 5817 | 19 | 13 650 | |||
| AHL Totals | 178 | 3.12 | 0.905 | 51 | 105 | 543 | 5144 | 7 | 10 433 | |||
| KHL Totals | 109 | 2.35 | 0.918 | 59 | 37 | 247 | 2774 | 9 | 6306 | |||
| SHL Totals | 61 | 2.57 | 0.896 | 139 | 1194 | 5 | 3245 | |||||
| European Hockey League Totals | 6 | 3.16 | 0.893 | 15 | 125 | 1 | 285 | |||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999‑00 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 18 | 2 | 3.53 | 0.885 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 119 |
| 2000‑01 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 19 | 5 | 1.36 | 0.961 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 221 | 1 | 396 |
| 2007‑08 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 26 | 7 | 2.48 | 0.908 | 17 | 168 | 1 | 412 | ||
| 2008‑09 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 27 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | ||
| 2009‑10 | KalPa Kuopio | SM-Liiga | 28 | 10 | 2.36 | 0.893 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 209 | 0 | 636 |
| 2010‑11 | KalPa Kuopio | SM-Liiga | 29 | 7 | 2.68 | 0.897 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 157 | 1 | 404 |
| 2011‑12 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 30 | 12 | 2.84 | 0.915 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 343 | 1 | 677 |
| 2012‑13 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 31 | 5 | 2.55 | 0.914 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 117 | 0 | 259 |
| 2013‑14 | Barys Astana | KHL | 32 | 1 | 1.79 | 0.943 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 67 |
| Liiga Totals | 24 | 2.28 | 0.916 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 641 | 2 | 1555 | |||
| KHL Totals | 18 | 2.69 | 0.916 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 493 | 1 | 1003 | |||
| SHL Totals | 9 | 2.34 | 0.911 | 17 | 173 | 1 | 435 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U18 World Championship 1999 | 17 | 5 | 1.32 | 0.940 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 94 | 1 | 273 |
| Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2000 | 18 | 4 | 2.78 | 0.910 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 81 | 0 | 172 |
| Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2001 | 19 | 6 | 1.34 | 0.933 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 111 | 1 | 358 |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 10 | 1.81 | 0.923 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 192 | 1 | 530 | |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 5 | 1.32 | 0.940 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 94 | 1 | 273 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | GAA | SV% | W | L | GA | SV | SO | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 1999 | 18 | |||||||||
| Team Finland - U20 5‑Nations 2000 | 19 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | ||
| Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2000 | 19 | 1 | 3.00 | 0.857 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 60 |
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Ceska Poijivstovna Cup 2006 | 25 | 1 | 4.02 | 0.875 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Channel One Cup 2006 | 25 | 2 | 1.50 | 0.917 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 120 | ||
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Oddset Hockey Games 2012 | 31 | 1 | 2.07 | 0.857 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 58 | ||
| Team Finland - EHT ‑ Channel One Cup 2012 | 31 | 2 | 2.56 | 0.891 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 117 |
| Men Totals | 6 | 2.37 | 0.891 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 114 | 0 | 355 | |
| U20 Men Totals | 3 | 1.67 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 180 | ||
| U18 Men Totals |