Siim Liivik

Siim Liivik
Born (1988-02-14) 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 2008present

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

  1. "Liivik's player profile" (in Finnish). Jatkoaika.com. 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  2. "Game by game" (in Finnish). Liiga. 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  3. "Espoo Blues 2013-14 Roster". Espoo Blues. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  4. "5 new players in OHK". Örebro HK. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  5. Music video of "Häissä" by Jare & VilleGalle featuring Märkä-Simo
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