| Konsta Helenius | |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 2006 |
| Birth Place: | Ylöjärvi, Finland |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lbs: | 181 |
| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Right |
| League: | NHL |
| Team: | Buffalo Sabres |
| Prospect League: | AHL |
| Prospect Team: | Rochester Americans |
| Former Teams: | Jukurit |
| Ntl Team: | FIN |
| Draft: | 14th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2024 |
| Draft Team: | Buffalo Sabres |
| Career Start: | 2022 |
Konsta Helenius (born 11 May 2006) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League (AHL), as a prospect to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 14th overall by the Sabres in the 2024 NHL entry draft.
On 7 February 2024, while playing with Mikkelin Jukurit of the Liiga, Helenius became the second youngest player in Liiga history to record a hat trick, after Tuomo Ruutu, and fifth to do so before the age of 18.[1] He finished the season with 14 goals and 36 points in 51 games. Following the season, he was selected 14th overall in the 2024 NHL entry draft by the Buffalo Sabres, with whom he signed an entry-level contract on 8 July.[2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 2022–23 | Tappara | U20 SM-sarja | 19 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Jukurit | Liiga | 33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Jukurit | Liiga | 51 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Liiga totals | 84 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Finland | U17 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | Finland | U18 | 5th | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Finland | U18 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Finland | WC | 8th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 24 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6 | ||||
| Senior totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||