Siim Liivik
| Siim Liivik | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
14 February 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 | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent HIFK Espoo Blues Örebro HK KooKoo EC KAC | ||
| National team |
 Finland and Estonia | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Siim Liivik (born 14 February 1988) is an Estonian-Finnish professional ice hockey winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent.
Playing career[edit]
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 11 September 2008. On 30 September 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 8 April 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 27 April 2016.[4]
International play[edit]
Liivik was a represented Finland national team in the World U20 Championships for in 2008. Liivik opted to join the Estonian national team in the November 2018 Baltic Challenge Cup.
Personal[edit]
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.
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| 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 | ||
| 2016–17 | Örebro HK | SHL | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | KooKoo | Liiga | 42 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | EC KAC | EBEL | 54 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | ||
| 2019–20 | EC KAC | EBEL | 43 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Liiga totals | 456 | 54 | 84 | 138 | 720 | 57 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 68 | ||||
| EBEL totals | 97 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 34 | ||||
International[edit]
| 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 | ||||
Achievements[edit]
SM-liiga[edit]
- Kanada-malja (Finnish Ice hockey champion): 2010–11
- EBEL-League (Austrian Ice hockey champion): 2018–19
References[edit]
- ^ "Liivik's player profile" (in Finnish). Jatkoaika.com. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Game by game" (in Finnish). Liiga. 30 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ "Espoo Blues 2013-14 Roster". Espoo Blues. 1 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "5 new players in OHK". Örebro HK. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ Music video of "Häissä" by Jare & VilleGalle featuring Märkä-Simo
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Liivik's player profile on SM-liiga's website (in Finnish)
| International | |
|---|---|
| Artists | |
- 1988 births
- EC KAC players
- Espoo Blues players
- Estonian emigrants to Finland
- Estonian ice hockey left wingers
- Finnish ice hockey left wingers
- HIFK (ice hockey) players
- Kiekko-Vantaa players
- KooKoo players
- Living people
- Örebro HK players
- Sportspeople from Paide
- Waterloo Black Hawks players
- Ice hockey people from Vantaa
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Austria
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Estonian expatriate ice hockey people
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Austria