Riku Helenius (born March 1, 1988) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender.

Helenius was selected 15th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning,[1] partly on the strength of his silver medal-winning performance for the Finnish national men's hockey team in the 2006 under-18 World Junior Championships.

For the 2011–12 season he returned to Finland and signed with JYP Jyväskylä of the SM-liiga, where he won the league championship and the Urpo Ylönen trophy for best goaltender.

[5] On April 14, 2014, Helenius agreed to a multi-year contract with Finnish club Jokerit of the KHL.

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