Iiro Tarkki

Iiro Tarkki
Born (1985-07-01) July 1, 1985
Rauma, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 Oulun Kärpät
Lukko Rauma
SaiPa
Espoo Blues
Anaheim Ducks
National team  Finland
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2004–2015

Iiro Tarkki (born July 1, 1985) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey goaltender. His final team was Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga.Iiro is the younger brother of goaltender Tuomas Tarkki.[1]

Playing career

He has previously played for the Espoo Blues.[2] On May 6, 2011, Tarkki signed a one-year entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[3]

Tarkki made his NHL debut for the Ducks on January 8, 2012, against the Columbus Blue Jackets, after primary goaltender Jonas Hiller was injured late in the first period.[4] He led the Ducks to a 7–4 victory and racked up his first career NHL win.[5][6]

On October 2, 2013, he became free agent after cancellation of a contract with Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[7]

On December 31, 2015, Oulun Kärpät told the media that they have terminated Tarkki's contract and that Tarkki retires immediately.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2004–05 Lukko SM-l 1 0 0 0 20 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — —
2006–07 SaiPa SM-l 2 1 1 0 120 7 0 3.50 .841 — — — — — — — —
2007–08 SaiPa SM-l 40 10 19 7 2331 94 4 2.42 .910 — — — — — — — —
2008–09 SaiPa SM-l 48 14 27 6 2753 129 1 2.81 .914 3 3 0 189 6 0 1.90 .938
2009–10 Espoo Blues SM-l 54 22 22 9 3228 131 2 2.44 .918 3 1 2 220 7 0 1.91 .937
2010–11 Espoo Blues SM-l 55 20 20 14 3218 112 5 2.09 .924 18 10 8 1097 40 3 2.19 .924
2011–12 Syracuse Crunch AHL 50 24 17 4 2788 114 2 2.45 .925 4 1 3 244 15 0 3.68 .881
2011–12 Anaheim Ducks NHL 1 1 0 0 41 3 0 4.39 .700 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 39 20 11 6 2278 90 4 2.37 .913 14 7 7 881 35 2 2.38 .918
NHL totals 1 1 0 0 41 3 0 4.39 .700 — — — — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ eliteprospects.com – Tuomas Tarkki
  2. ↑ Blues' 2010–11 Roster
  3. ↑ Ducks Signs Finnish Goaltender Tarkki
  4. ↑ Corey Perry scores three goals as Ducks topple Blue Jackets - BostonHerald.com
  5. ↑ Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks Game Recap – 01/08/2012
  6. ↑ "Iiro Tarkki player profile". Anaheim Ducks. 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  7. ↑ "Салават Юлаев" расторг контракт с вратарем Ииро Таркки
  8. ↑ Sokkiuutinen: Kärppien maalivahti Iiro Tarkki lopetti uransa! (In finnish)

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