Mikko Eloranta
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| Mikko Eloranta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
24 August 1972 Aura, FIN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
TPS Ilves Boston Bruins Los Angeles Kings SC Rapperswil-Jona | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft |
247th overall, 1999 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2009 | ||
Mikko Henrikki Eloranta (born 24 August 1972) is a Finnish former ice hockey player who played with TPS Turku of the SM-Liiga. He represented Finland in both the Olympic Winter Games and the World Cup of Hockey.
Playing career
Eloranta was drafted 247th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He played for Boston for two seasons before he was traded by the Bruins, along with Jason Allison, to the Los Angeles Kings for Jozef Stumpel and Glen Murray on 24 October 2001.[1]
He played for the Kings another two seasons. He then returned to Finland, playing for TPS in the Finnish National League.
In 2004, Eloranta played in Switzerland for the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. Eloranta suffered a major injury in August 2005 during an exhibition game, breaking a bone in his leg, and was not a member of the Silver Medal-winning Finnish Hockey Team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
After three seasons with the Kings, Eloranta signed with the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish 1st division for the 2007–08 season. Eloranta then returned to his native Finland, linking up with old club TPS for the 2008–09 season.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | TPS | FIN U20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | TPS | FIN U20 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | TPS | FIN U20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | TPS | FIN U20 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Kiekko–67 | FIN.2 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Kiekko–67 | FIN.2 | 40 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Ilves | SM-l | 43 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Kiekko–67 | FIN.2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | TPS | SM-l | 31 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 52 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | TPS | SM-l | 46 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | TPS | SM-l | 52 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 103 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 50 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 62 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 71 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 75 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | TPS | SM-l | 54 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 87 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | ||
| 2004–05 | SC Rapperswil–Jona | NLA | 44 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | SC Rapperswil–Jona | NLA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | SC Rapperswil–Jona | NLA | 33 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Malmö Redhawks | SWE.2 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 74 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | TPS | SM-l | 48 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 122 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | PaKa | FIN.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | PaKa | FIN.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | TarU | FIN.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l totals | 274 | 98 | 95 | 193 | 532 | 39 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 87 | ||||
| NHL totals | 264 | 32 | 44 | 76 | 186 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
| ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
1998 Zurich | Ice hockey |
|
1999 Oslo | Ice hockey |
| World Cup | ||
|
2004 Toronto | |
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Finland | WC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1999 | Finland | WC | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2002 | Finland | OG | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2003 | Finland | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| 2004 | Finland | WCH | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Finland | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 46 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 38 | |||
References
- ^ "Allison traded to Kings". cbcsport.ca. 2001-10-26. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database