Lars Helminen

Lars Helminen (born January 1, 1985 in Brighton, Michigan) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman who last played with EHC Black Wings Linz of the Austrian Hockey League. His brother, Dwight, currently plays for the Pelicans Lahti of the SM-Liiga.

Playing career
Lars played for the Compuware Ambassadors in the NAHL during the 2002-03 season. He went on from there to play four years at Michigan Tech. After his senior year, he went straight to the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL for the end of the 2006-07 season.

Lars spent the 2007-08 season in Finland, playing for JYP in the SM-liiga, along with his brother Dwight. Lars then moved to the EBEL playing with Linz EHC.