Siim Liivik
| Siim Liivik | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 14, 1988 Paide, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Örebro HK HIFK Espoo Blues | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Siim Liivik (born February 14, 1988) is an Estonian-Finnish professional ice hockey Winger who currently represents Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career
Liivik started his professional career with HIFK in 2008. Before joining the Helsinki-based club's first team, Liivik played in the United States with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League. He has also represented HIFK at different youth levels.[1]
He made his first appearance for HIFK in the 2008–09 season opener against local rivals Jokerit on September 11, 2008. On September 30, 2008 he scored his first SM-liiga goal when HIFK faced KalPa at home.[2] Liivik won Finnish hockey championship in the 2010–11 season. After his first professional seasons with HIFK, Liivik transferred as a free agent to fellow Liiga outfit, the Espoo Blues on April 8, 2013.[3]
After three seasons with the Blues and a short return stint with HIFK, Liivik signed his first contract abroad in agreeing to a two-year contract with Swedish club, Örebro HK, of the SHL on April 27, 2016.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 44 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | HIFK | SM-l | 58 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | HIFK | SM-l | 40 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HIFK | SM-l | 53 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 89 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | ||
| 2011–12 | HIFK | SM-l | 51 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 149 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 2011–12 | KooKoo | Mestis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HIFK | SM-l | 46 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 54 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 110 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 59 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 82 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | ||
| 2015–16 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HIFK | Liiga | 38 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Liiga totals | 414 | 50 | 72 | 122 | 641 | 57 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 68 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Finland | WJC | 5th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Personal
Under his known nickname Märkä-Simo, Siim Liivik was featured in the music video of the 2011 single "Häissä" by Finnish rappers Jare & VilleGalle. The single released on the Monsp Finnish record label, proved very popular and reached the top of the Finnish Singles Chart. The official music video[5] directed by andrei6000 features Märkä-Simo rapping with the duo.
References
- ↑ "Liivik's player profile" (in Finnish). Jatkoaika.com. 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ↑ "Game by game" (in Finnish). Liiga. 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
- ↑ "Espoo Blues 2013-14 Roster". Espoo Blues. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "5 new players in OHK". Örebro HK. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ↑ Music video of "Häissä" by Jare & VilleGalle featuring Märkä-Simo
External links
- Siim Liivik's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Liivik's player profile on SM-liiga's website (Finnish)