BOISE, ID – The Idaho Steelheads (@Steelheads), proud ECHL (@ECHL) affiliate of the Dallas Stars (@DallasStars), and Steelheads Head Coach & Director of Hockey Operations Everett Sheen announced today that the Buffalo Sabres (NHL) have reassigned goaltender Topias Leinonen from the Rochester Americans (AHL) to the Steelheads.
Leinonen, 22, has yet to play this season, but appeared in 15 total games last season, split between Rochester and the Jacksonville Icemen.
Through eight games in Rochester, the Finnish goaltender posted a 3-3-0 record with a 3.48 goals against average and an .855 save percentage. In the other seven contests for Jacksonville, Leinonen collected a 3-1-1 record with a 3.24 GAA and an .880 save percentage.
In 2024-25, the 6-foot-5 goaltender played 25 games for Mora IK in Sweden’s second-tier professional league HockeyAllsvenskan, grabbing a 13-10-0 record with a 2.31 GAA and a .910 save percentage.
Leinonen spent 2021-24 playing at the professional and junior level in his home country, splitting time in the pros between JYP in Finland’s top-tier league, Liiga, and with KeuPa HT in the country’s second-tier league Mestis.
He appeared in 24 combined games for the two clubs while also playing in 63 games for JYP’s U20 team, winning 22 games.
The Jyväskylä, Finland native was selected in the 2nd Round (41st overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft by the Sabres.
Leinonen’s addition gives the Steelheads three goaltenders on their roster with 27 players total heading into this weekend’s action against the Allen Americans.
The Idaho Steelheads host the Allen Americans on Friday, October 23rd for their home opener. Call the Steelheads Front Office at 208-383-0080 for Steelheads ticket packages for the upcoming season. Stay up to date with all things Steelheads on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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