Ari Pekka Ahonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 goaltender

Goaltender

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 currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk

Metallurg Magnitogorsk

Metallurg Magnitogorsk is a professional ice hockey team based in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League...

 of the Kontinental Hockey League

Kontinental Hockey League

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. He was drafted in the first round, 27th overall, by the New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils

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 in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft

1999 NHL Entry Draft

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After playing three seasons in Finland's SM-liiga

SM-liiga

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, representing JYP and HIFK

HIFK (ice hockey)

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, Ahonen joined the Devils' American Hockey League

American Hockey League

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 affiliate, the Albany River Rats

Albany River Rats

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. After five seasons with the River Rats, Ahonen returned to Finland in 2006 to represent Blues

Espoo Blues

The Blues are an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Espoo, Finland at the Barona Areena.-Team history:The club was established in February 1984 as Kiekko-Espoo and played their first season in 1984-1985 in the Finnish Second Division...

, but when he found himself serving as backup to Bernd Brückler

Bernd Brückler

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, Ahonen signed with Jokerit

Jokerit

Jokerit is an ice-hockey team from Helsinki, Finland, playing in the Finnish Elite League, SM-liiga. The team has won 6 league championships...

 when no less than three of their goaltenders were injured. With Jokerit

Jokerit

Jokerit is an ice-hockey team from Helsinki, Finland, playing in the Finnish Elite League, SM-liiga. The team has won 6 league championships...

 Ahonen have won silver medals in 2007.
During 2011-12 season Ahonen signed a 2-year deal with Metallurg Magnitogorsk

Metallurg Magnitogorsk

Metallurg Magnitogorsk is a professional ice hockey team based in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League...

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Ahonen is the only goaltender in SM-liiga history to have represented all three teams in the greater Helsinki

Helsinki

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 area: HIFK, Jokerit and Blues.

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	Sv%
1998-99	JYP	SM-liiga		5
1999-00	HIFK	SM-liiga		38
2000-01	HIFK	SM-liiga		37	18	13	4	2101	97	2	2.77	0.000
2001-02	Albany River Rats	AHL		36	6	22	6	2106	106	0	3.02	0.914
2002-03	Albany River Rats	AHL		38	13	20	3	2071	110	1	3.04	0.898
2003-04	Albany River Rats	AHL		50	13	30	6	3012	150	2	2.99	0.902
2004-05	Albany River Rats	AHL		38	16	20	1	2195	114	4	3.12	0.910
2005-06	Albany River Rats	AHL		16	3	13	0	949	63	0	3.98	0.892
2006-07	Blues	SM-liiga		5	1	2	2	308.17	13	0	2.53	0.921
2006-07	Jokerit	SM-liiga		19	8	6	5	1152.17	51	1	2.56
2007-08	Frölunda HC	SEL		47	20	18	9	2737:27	116	4	2,47	0.896
2008-09	Frölunda HC	SEL		14				503	24	1	2,86	0.885
2009-10	KalPa	SM-liiga		43	21	10	9	2479:04	94	6	2,28	0.9031
2010-11	KalPa	SM-liiga		51	23	15	11	2986	106	5	2,13	0.9156
2011-12	KalPa	SM-liiga		18	13	3	2	1092:09	27	2	1,48	0.9416
2011-2012	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL		3	3	0	0	179:44	6	0	2,00	0.940

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