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AHONEN

Name: Ari Ahonen
Position: Goaltender
Date of Birth: 2/6/81
Place of Birth: Jyvaskyla, Finland
Height: 6/2
Weight: 172
Last Club:  Jyvaskyla (Finnish Jr. League)
Acquired:  1999 Entry Draft, Devils 1st choice (27th overall).
Other:  Ari chose not to attend his first training camp with the New Jersey Devils in September 1999.   He chose instead to stay in Finland to be the number one goaltender in the European Leagues.