Ville Husso

Ville Husso (born 6 February 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career Husso started his career in the youth setup at HIFK in his hometown of Helsinki. He made his debut with the club's men's team during the 2013–14 Liiga season. He reached the Liiga finals with HIFK in the 2015–16 season, where they fell short to Tappara. Husso excelled with a save percentage (SVS%) of .927 and a goals against average (GAA) of 1.91 that season, while receiving the Urpo Ylönen Award as the Goaltender of the Year. He also competed in the Champions Hockey League with HIFK.

St. Louis Blues On 10 May 2016, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). After attending the Blues' 2016 training camp, he was assigned to American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, on 29 September.

Husso made his North American debut with the Wolves against the Grand Rapids Griffins on 15 October, to begin the 2016–17 season. It was the first of two games he started in with AHL's Chicago Wolves. Through the two games, he posted a SV% of .914 and a GAA of 2.53. He was reassigned to the Missouri Mavericks of the ECHL on 26 October. Husso thrived in net for the Mavericks, where he was fifth on the St. Louis Blues' organizational goaltender depth chart. On 23 December, Husso earned his first professional shutout with 33 saves in a 4–0 victory over the Wichita Thunder. Husso returned to the Chicago Wolves in late December 2016, where he had continued success, posting a SV% of .925 and GAA of 2.21 through five games played for the Wolves.

On 20 July 2019, the Blues re-signed Husso to a one-year, two-way contract extension.

In the pandemic-shortened 2020–21 season, on 31 January 2021, Husso recorded his first win in the NHL, in a 4–1 game over the Anaheim Ducks. On 12 May, Husso recorded his first NHL shutout in a 4–0 win over the Minnesota Wild. The 2021–22 season was a breakout for Husso, who began it as the backup goaltender to Jordan Binnington, but then saw his role expand as Binnington struggled. By the end of the regular season he had taken over the starting position, which in turn raised questions about the future of the team's goaltending, as Binnington was signed to a lengthy and expensive contract, while Husso was to become a free agent. He finished the regular season with a 25–7–6 record and a .919 SV%. The Blues qualified for the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, entering the first round as underdogs against the Minnesota Wild, with Husso starting in net. However, Husso did not perform well in the early games, and with the Blues down 2–1 in the series, Binnington reclaimed the net and led the team on a three-game winning streak to clinch the series. Husso served as backup until Binnington was injured during the second round series against the Colorado Avalanche, at which point he reclaimed the net. The Blues were defeated by the Avalanche in six games, while Husso recorded a .890 SV% in the postseason.

Detroit Red Wings On 8 July 2022, Husso was traded at the 2022 NHL entry draft to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a third-round draft pick. He was immediately signed by the Red Wings to a three-year, $14.25 million contract. Husso made 29 saves in his regular season debut with Detroit on 14 October, earning a shutout in a 3–0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

Anaheim Ducks In the midst of his final season under contract with the Red Wings in 2024–25 and having split the season between the Red Wings and AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, Husso was traded by Detroit to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for future considerations on 25 February 2025. He was directly assigned to remain in the AHL and report to affiliate, the San Diego Gulls.

International play

Husso was a member gold-winning of Finland junior team at the 2014 World Junior Championships, serving as a backup to Juuse Saros. He made two appearances in the tournament.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2011–12 HIFK Jr. A 27 15 11 0 1618 65 3 2.41 .913 10 9 1 604 18 0 1.79 .933 2012–13 HIFK Jr. A 41 24 17 0 2459 108 7 2.63 .909 5 2 3 322 12 0 2.23 .926 2013–14 HIFK Liiga 41 19 14 5 2355 78 2 1.99 .923 2 0 2 144 3 0 1.25 .935 2013–14 HCK Mestis 6 — — — 364 13 0 2.14 .937 — — — — — — — — 2014–15 HIFK Liiga 41 16 11 10 2338 92 3 2.36 .915 3 1 2 159 6 0 2.27 .897 2015–16 HIFK Liiga 39 25 8 6 2328 74 5 1.91 .927 15 9 6 889 23 4 1.55 .935 2016–17 Chicago Wolves AHL 22 13 6 2 1267 50 1 2.37 .920 10 4 6 535 30 0 3.36 .898 2016–17 Missouri Mavericks ECHL 13 4 4 3 688 37 1 3.23 .910 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 San Antonio Rampage AHL 38 15 14 5 2130 86 4 2.42 .922 — — — — — — — — 2018–19 San Antonio Rampage AHL 27 6 17 1 1421 87 1 3.67 .871 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 San Antonio Rampage AHL 42 16 17 8 2438 104 4 2.56 .909 — — — — — — — — 2020–21 St. Louis Blues NHL 17 9 6 1 918 49 1 3.21 .893 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 St. Louis Blues NHL 40 25 7 6 2342 100 2 2.56 .919 7 2 5 410 25 1 3.67 .890 2022–23 Detroit Red Wings NHL 56 26 22 7 3220 167 4 3.11 .896 — — — — — — — — 2023–24 Detroit Red Wings NHL 19 9 5 2 1012 60 0 3.55 .892 — — — — — — — — 2023–24 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 1 1 0 0 60 0 1 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — — 2024–25 Detroit Red Wings NHL 9 1 5 2 439 27 0 3.69 .866 — — — — — — — — 2024–25 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 13 8 4 0 711 32 2 2.70 .912 — — — — — — — — 2024–25 San Diego Gulls AHL 9 7 2 0 539 23 2 2.56 .907 — — — — — — — — 2024–25 Anaheim Ducks NHL 4 1 1 1 201 10 0 2.99 .925 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 San Diego Gulls AHL 17 8 6 3 986 42 3 2.55 .903 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 Anaheim Ducks NHL 20 10 8 2 1146 62 0 3.25 .884 2 0 0 85 3 0 2.12 .900 Liiga totals 121 60 33 21 7,021 244 10 2.09 .922 20 10 10 1192 32 4 1.61 .930 NHL totals 165 81 54 21 9,277 475 7 3.07 .899 9 2 5 410 28 1 3.40 .891

International Year Team Event Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2014 Finland WJC 2 0 1 0 90 7 0 4.68 .854 2015 Finland WJC 7th 3 1 2 0 183 7 1 2.29 .923 Junior totals 5 1 3 0 273 14 1 3.08 .899

Awards and honours Award Year RefLiiga All-Star Team 2016 Urpo Ylönen Award 2016