Roster

HOVINEN, NIKO

32
POSITION: GOALTENDER
BORN: 03/16/1988
HEIGHT: 6-7
WEIGHT: 200
ORIGIN: HELSINKI FINLAND ()
CAREER HIGH STATS:  (per game)
HOVINEN'S SEASON HIGHS:
  1st Period 2nd Period 3rd Period Game
SAVES 17 (03/09/2013) 12 (02/01/2013) 10 (04/21/2013) 38 (02/15/2013)
GOALS AGAINST 2 (04/06/2013) 3 (03/09/2013) 3 (03/09/2013) 6 (03/09/2013)
SHOTS FACED 18 (02/15/2013) 13 (02/01/3013) 12 (03/09/2013) 41 (02/15/2013)
CAREER STATS:
SEASON TEAM LEAGUE GPI MIN AVG W L OTL SO GA SAVES TSF SPCT
2006-2007 Jokerit FNL 1 60 4.00 0 1 0 0 4 27 31 0.871%
2007-2008 Jokerit FNL 4 125 12.04 0 2 0 0 25 60 85 0.705%
2008-2009 Lahti Pelicans FNL 21 1121 3.05 7 11 0 2 57 463 520 0.890%
2009-2010 Lahti Pelicans FNL 18 944 2.99 5 9 1 1 47 498 545 0.914%
2010-2011 Lahti Pelicans FNL 49 2826 2.59 19 26 2 3 122 1431 1553 0.921%
2011-2012 Lahti Pelicans FNL 41 2358 2.27 26 13 0 5 89 1036 1125 0.921%
2012-2013 Trenton ECHL 16 841 3.14 4 6 3 0 44 352 396 0.887%
2012-2013 OKC AHL 10 612 2.94 5 3 2 1 30 248 278 0.889%
COLLEGIATE TOTALS: 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000%
BARONS TOTALS: 10 612 2.94 5 3 2 1 30 248 278 0.892%
PRO TOTALS: 160 8887 2.82 66 71 8 12 418 4115 4533 0.908%
CAREEER NOTES:
  • In first season in North America after playing parts of 6 seasons in Finland’s top league, SM-liiga, with Jokerit Helsinki and the Lahti Pelicans
  • Teammate of the Barons’ Antti Tyrvainen while with Lahti from 2009-11.
  • Represented Finland in the Under-17 World Hockey Championships in 2004-05 season.
  • Served as the third goaltender on Finland’s gold-medal winning team at the 2011 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia.
  • Originally selected by Minnesota in the fifth round (132nd overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
SEASON NOTES:
  • Opened this season, his first in North America, with Trenton of the ECHL.
  • Claimed off waivers by Edmonton from Philadelphia Jan. 25 and assigned to OKC.
  • Made Barons' and AHL debuts Feb. 1 vs. Charlotte, a 3-2 win with 28 saves.
  • Earned his first AHL shutout in the regular season finale April 21 vs. Houston, stopping 20 shots.
ARTICLES:
05/04/2013 - Barons Game Notes - May 4 by Jim Byers
04/27/2013 - Barons Game Notes - April 27 by Jim Byers
04/26/2013 - Barons Game Notes - April 26 by Jim Byers
04/22/2013 - Barons Week in Review: April 15 - 21 by Jim Byers
04/21/2013 - Barons Blank Aeros in Regular Season Finale by Cassie Gage
04/06/2013 - Barons Game Notes - April 6 by Jim Byers
04/06/2013 - WOLVES BLANK BARONS, 3-0 by Cassie Gage
04/05/2013 - Barons Game Notes - April 5 by Jim Byers
03/09/2013 - Cornet scores twice but Barons fall to Rockford 7-4 by Josh Evans
03/08/2013 - Barons stunned by late Rockford goal; fall 4-3 in a shootout by Josh Evans
03/04/2013 - Barons trip Charlotte 4-2, take 2 of 3 on road by Jim Byers
03/02/2013 - Barons Open Road Trip With Shootout Win Over Texas by Eric Rodgers
02/18/2013 - Barons Week in Review: February 11 - 17 by Jim Byers
02/16/2013 - Barons Shutout in Cedar Park, 4-0 by Eric Rodgers
02/09/2013 - Barons Game Notes - February 9 by Jim Byers
02/08/2013 - Barons Game Notes - February 8 by Jim Byers
02/08/2013 - Barons Rally to Down Griffins, 4-3 by Cassie Gage
02/01/2013 - Barons Game Notes - February 1 by Jim Byers
01/31/2013 - Barons Game Notes - January 31 by Jim Byers
01/29/2013 - Barons Week in Review: January 21 - 27 by Jim Byers