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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| position = [[Goaltender]]
| catches = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 187
| team = [[Barys Astana]]
| former_teams = '''[[SM-liiga]]:''' [[JYP Jyväskylä|JYP]] [[HIFK (ice hockey)|HIFK]] [[Espoo Blues]] [[Jokerit]] [[KalPa]] '''[[Swedish Hockey League|SHL]]:''' [[Frölunda HC]] '''[[American Hockey League|AHL]]:''' [[Albany River Rats]] '''[[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]:''' [[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]]
| league = [[KHL]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|2|6|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jyväskylä]], [[Finland]]
| ntl_team = FIN
| draft = 27th overall
| draft_year = 1999
| draft_team = [[New Jersey Devils]]
| image = Ari Ahonen.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| career_start = 1998
|}}
{{MedalTableTop|name = no}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ih|FIN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|World Junior Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1999 IIHF World U18 Championships|1999]]|[[Germany]]}}
{{MedalBottom}}
'''Ari Ahonen''' (born February 6, 1981) is a Finnish professional [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]] currently playing for [[Barys Astana]] of the [[Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL). He was drafted in the first round, 27th overall, by the [[New Jersey Devils]] in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft]].

After playing three seasons in Finland's [[SM-liiga]], representing [[JYP Jyväskylä|JYP]] and [[HIFK (ice hockey)|HIFK]], Ahonen joined the Devils' [[American Hockey League]] affiliate, the [[Albany River Rats]]. After five seasons with the River Rats, Ahonen returned to Finland in 2006 to represent [[Espoo Blues|Blues]], but when he found himself serving as backup to [[Bernd Brückler]], Ahonen signed with [[Jokerit]] when no less than three of their goaltenders were injured. With [[Jokerit]] Ahonen have won silver medals in 2007.
During 2011-12 season Ahonen signed a 2-year deal with [[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]].

Ahonen is the only goaltender in SM-liiga history to have represented all three teams in the greater [[Helsinki]] area: HIFK, Jokerit and Blues.

Ahonen joined [[KHL]] team [[Barys Astana]] for 2013-14 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astanatimes.kz/index.php?uin=1290953792&pg=1374464633 |title=Barys Hockey Club Returns to Action|publisher=The Astana Times |author= Askar Sultan |accessdate=August 7, 2013}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Regular season===
{| border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:75%;"
|-
! colspan="3" style="background:#fff;"|
! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"|
|- style="background:#e0e0e0; text-align:center;"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! W
! L
! OTL
! MIN
! GA
! [[Shutout (ice hockey)|SO]]
! [[Goals against average|GAA]]
! [[Save percentage|SV%]]
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[1998–99 SM-liiga season|1998–99]]
| [[JYP Jyväskylä|JYP]]
| [[SM-liiga|SM-l]]
| 5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1999–2000 SM-liiga season|1999–00]]
| [[HIFK (ice hockey)|HIFK]]
| SM-l
| 38
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2000–01 SM-liiga season|2000–01]]
| HIFK
| SM-l
| 37
| 18
| 13
| 4
| 2101
| 97
| 2
| 2.77
| 0.000
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2001-02 AHL season|2001–02]]
| [[Albany River Rats]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 36
| 6
| 22
| 6
| 2106
| 106
| 0
| 3.02
| 0.914
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2002-03 AHL season|2002–03]]
| Albany River Rats
| AHL
| 38
| 13
| 20
| 3
| 2071
| 110
| 1
| 3.04
| 0.898
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2003-04 AHL season|2003–04]]
| Albany River Rats
| AHL
| 50
| 13
| 30
| 6
| 3012
| 150
| 2
| 2.99
| 0.902
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2004-05 AHL season|2004–05]]
| Albany River Rats
| AHL
| 38
| 16
| 20
| 1
| 2195
| 114
| 4
| 3.12
| 0.910
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2005-06 AHL season|2005–06]]
| Albany River Rats
| AHL
| 16
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 949
| 63
| 0
| 3.98
| 0.892
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2006–07 SM-liiga season|2006–07]]
| [[Espoo Blues]]
| SM-l
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 308.17
| 13
| 0
| 2.53
| 0.921
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2006–07
| [[Jokerit]]
| SM-l
| 19
| 8
| 6
| 5
| 1152.17
| 51
| 1
| 2.56
|
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2007–08 Elitserien season|2007–08]]
| [[Frölunda HC]]
| [[Swedish Hockey League|SHL]]
| 47
| 20
| 18
| 9
| 2737:27
| 116
| 4
| 2.47
| 0.896
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2008-09 Elitserien season|2008–09]]
| Frölunda HC
| SEL
| 14
|
|
|
| 503
| 24
| 1
| 2.86
| 0.885
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2009–10 SM-liiga season|2009–10]]
| [[KalPa]]
| SM-l
| 43
| 21
| 10
| 9
| 2479:04
| 94
| 6
| 2.28
| 0.903
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2010-11 SM-liiga season|2010–11]]
| KalPa
| SM-l
| 51
| 23
| 15
| 11
| 2986
| 106
| 5
| 2.13
| 0.916
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| [[2011-12 SM-liiga season|2011–12]]
| KalPa
| SM-l
| 18
| 13
| 3
| 2
| 1092:09
| 27
| 2
| 1.48
| 0.945
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2011–12 KHL season|2011–12]]
| [[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]]
| [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]
| 17
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 1018:06
| 33
| 2
| 1.94
| 0.934
|}

==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
|-
| [[1999 IIHF World U18 Championships|IIHF World U18 Championships]] All-Star Team
| [[1999 IIHF World U18 Championships|1999]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Eliteprospects}}
*{{hockeydb|45127}}

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{{succession box | before = [[Scott Gomez]] | title = [[List of New Jersey Devils draft picks|New Jersey Devils first round draft pick]] | years = [[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999]] | after = [[David Hale (ice hockey)|David Hale]]}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahonen, Ari}}
[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Jyväskylä]]
[[Category:Albany River Rats players]]
[[Category:Espoo Blues players]]
[[Category:Finnish expatriate ice hockey people]]
[[Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden]]
[[Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]
[[Category:Finnish ice hockey players]]
[[Category:Frölunda HC players]]
[[Category:HIFK (ice hockey) players]]
[[Category:Jokerit players]]
[[Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks]]
[[Category:New Jersey Devils draft picks]]
[[Category:KalPa players]]
[[Category:Barys Astana players]]
[[Category:Metallurg Magnitogorsk players]]

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