Mighty Dwight, Alex Henry Sign

That's Dwight Helminen battling Zach Parise for the puck. Helminen was a draft pick by the Oilers in 2002 and part of an NHL trade (for Petr Nedved) in March of 2004.


Helminen kicked around the AHL for awhile and seemed to be "in the mix" for a callup to the Rangers but it never came.


So last summer he signed in Finland (SM-LIIGA, played for JYP Jyvaskyla) and scored 20 goals and 45 points. The 20 goals put him in a tie for 10th in the entire league and got him enough notice to get a two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. It'll pay him $475,000 at the NHL level or $100,000 if he is sent to the minors. Helminen has never played in an NHL game. more...