| Mika Helkearo | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 4, 1960, Forssa, FIN |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| Pro clubs | SM-liiga HIFK HPK Jokerit 1. Divisioona FPS |
| Playing career | 1977–1996 |
Mika Helkearo (born October 4, 1960) is a retired professional ice hockey player. He was born in Forssa, Finland.
Helkearo is best known from his tenure in Finnish First Division team FPS where he posted 817 points in 580 First Division games.
Helkearo also played in the top league of Finland, the SM-liiga where he played two seasons for HIFK, 1981–82 and 1982–83, one season for HPK, 1983–84 and a single game for Jokerit in 1993–94 season.
Helkearo retired in 1996. Helkearo was 36 years of age when he retired.
Helkearo's jersey number 15 has been retired by FPS.
Career statistics[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977-78 | FPS | 1. Divisioona | 34 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1978-79 | FPS | 1. Divisioona | 36 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1979-80 | FPS | 1. Divisioona | 34 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1980-81 | FPS | 1. Divisioona | 33 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1981-82 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 36 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1982-83 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1983-84 | HPK | SM-liiga | 37 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1984-85 | FPS | 1. Divisioona | 33 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1985-86 | FPS | 1. Divisioona | 44 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1986-87 | FPS | 1. Divisioona | 44 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1987-88 | FPS | 1. Divisioona | 35 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1988-89 | FPS | 1. Divisioona | 44 | 28 | 70 | 98 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1989-90 | FPS | 1. Divisioona | 40 | 28 | 67 | 95 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1990-91 | FPS | 1. Divisioona | 31 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1991-92 | FPS | 1. Divisioona | 43 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992-93 | FPS | 1. Divisioona | 36 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | FPS | 1. Divisioona | 38 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | FPS | 1. Divisioona | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | FPS | 1. Divisioona | 41 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| SM-liiga Totals | 99 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1. Divisioona Totals | 580 | 295 | 522 | 817 | 178 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||||
References[]
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