Siim Liivik (born 14 February 1988) is an Estonian-Finnish professional

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winger who is currently an

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Playing career

Liivik started his professional career with

HIFK HIFK, the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK ) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 on ...

in 2008. Before joining the Helsinki-based club's first team, Liivik played in the

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with the

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of the

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. He has also represented HIFK at different youth levels. He made his first appearance for HIFK in the 2008–09 season opener against local rivals

Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (English: Jokers or Jesters) are a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team won six league championships as a member of the Finnish SM-liiga (1973, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, and 2002). Jokerit plays its ...

on 11 September 2008. On 30 September 2008 he scored his first SM-liiga goal when HIFK faced

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at home. Liivik won Finnish hockey championship in the

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season. After his first professional seasons with HIFK, Liivik transferred as a free agent to fellow Liiga outfit, the

Espoo Blues The Espoo Blues were an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They played in Espoo, Finland, at the Espoo Metro Areena. The club went bankrupt at the end of the 2015–16 Liiga season. History The club was established in February 1984 as Kiekko-Espoo ...

on 8 April 2013. 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.

International play

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

Under his known nickname Märkä-Simo, Siim Liivik was featured in the music video of the 2011 single "Häissä" by Finnish rappers

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. The single released on the Monsp Finnish record label, proved very popular and reached the top of the

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. The official music videoMusic video of "Häissä" by Jare & VilleGalle featuring Märkä-Simo
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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Achievements

SM-liiga

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(Finnish Ice hockey champion):

* EBEL-League (Austrian Ice hockey champion): 2018–19

References

External links

*
Liivik's player profile on SM-liiga's website
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 Sportspeople 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 {{Estonia-icehockey-bio-stub