Juuso Riksman

Juuso Riksman ( born April 1, 1977 in Helsinki) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who stands since May 2013 in Ässät Pori in the SM- liiga under contract.

Career

Juuso Riksman began his career as a hockey player in his hometown in the junior department of HIFK Helsinki for the U20 Junior to 1998 he was active from 1994 in the top Finnish league this age group. Then he gave during the season 1997/98, made ​​his professional debut for Hermes Kokkola from the second class I divisioona. After one and a half years at Hermes, the goalkeeper joined the 1999/2000 season of the Swedish Kiruna IF from the third-tier Division 1, with whom he instantly promoted to the second division, the Allsvenskan, reached. After another year at Hermes in the new Finnish second division, the Mestis, he returned for the season 2001/ 02 back to HIFK Helsinki, for which he in his rookie year in the SM- liiga in 21 games a Gegentorschnitt of 2.50 and a catch quota of 91.2 percent had. In parallel, he came to another nine appearances in the Mestis for Haukat and FPS Forssa.

From 2002 to 2004 Riksman stood at MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik in the Swedish Elitserien between the posts. The 2004/05 season he began the HC Alleghe in the Italian Serie A1, but returned mid-season return to Finland, where he was awarded a contract in the SM- liiga at Ilves Tampere. From 2005 to 2007 the national team spent a season with Ilves League rivals Ässät Pori and the capital club Jokerit Helsinki. With both teams, he was runner-up. In the season 2005/ 06 he was able to personally set the scene at Ässät Pori and was initially in December 2005 Player of the Month SM liiga. At the end of the season he was voted into the All-Star team in the league and he received the Urpo - Ylönen trophy as the best goalkeeper. Especially in the main round, he had to convince a Gegentorschnitt of 2.03 and a Fanquote of 93.5 percent in 52 games.

The 2007/08 season was a turbulent for Riksman. He first began this with the St. Louis Blues, for their farm team, the Peoria Rivermen, he admitted in the American Hockey League in his debut against the Rockford IceHogs in less than eight minutes two goals. Thereupon Riksman refused to continue to play for Peoria and he moved to the Swedish Elitserien participants Färjestad BK, where he was able to convince again. For this reason, he received a contract until the end of season when top Russian club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Super League. The season 2008/ 09 was for Riksman the personal best. During his 45 missions in the main round he allowed only 1.76 goals per game and could be distinguished with a catch rate of 94.3 percent, which was the best catch rate of all goalkeepers in the SM- liiga simultaneously. For his good services he received at the end of the season, several major trophies. For the second time in his career, he received the Urpo - Ylönen - Tropähe as the best goalkeeper in the SM- liiga, the Lasse Oksanen trophy - as the best player of the Main Round and the Kultainen kypärä as the best player of the season. In addition, he was also elected for the second time in his career in the All-Star team.

After another year with Jokerit, Riksman was for season 2010/11 committed by his hometown club HIFK Helsinki, with whom he participated in the European Trophy before the start of the SM - liiga game time. For HIFK, he was first team regular in the SM- liiga, but also came in second-rate Mestis for Kiekko -Vantaa used. After the commitment of Dennis Endraß Riksman came only as a substitute goalkeeper used and completed in the summer of 2012 a trial at Atlant Mytischtschi. Having no contract with the KHL club came about, he was obliged by the end of August 2012 Espoo Blues. For the Blues, he completed 35 missions in the wake of the SM- liiga in, before he returned in May 2013 within the League to Ässät Pori.

Internationally

For Finland Riksman participated in the 2009 World Cup and 2004 and 2009 at the Euro Hockey Tour in part, however, came only in the Euro Hockey Tour 2009 to four inserts, while he sat with the other two tournaments exclusively on the bench.

Awards and achievements

  • 2000 promotion to the Allsvenskan with Kiruna IF
  • 2005 SM liiga Player of the Month December
  • 2006 Finnish runner with Ässät Pori
  • 2006 SM liiga All-Star Team
  • 2006 Urpo - Ylönen trophy
  • 2007 Finnish runner with Jokerit Helsinki
  • 2009 SM liiga All-Star Team
  • 2009 Kultainen kypärä
  • Lasse Oksanen trophy - 2009
  • 2009 Urpo - Ylönen trophy
  • 2009 Best catch quota of the SM - liiga
  • 2011 Finnish Champion with Helsingfors IFK
  • 2011 Urpo - Ylönen trophy
  • 2011 SM liiga All-Star Team
Alleghe Hockey Peoria Rivermen (AHL) HockeyAllsvenskan 2000–01 Mestis season 2001–02 SM-liiga season FPS (ice hockey) Swedish Hockey League 2005–06 SM-liiga season 2007–08 Russian Superleague season Farmteam 2008–09 SM-liiga season 2010–11 SM-liiga season Finland men's national ice hockey team 2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Colby Cohen Eero Elo Niklas Hagman Kamil Kreps
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