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Mika Valila
Born (1970-02-28)February 28, 1970,
Södertälje, Sweden
Height
Weight
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
Pro clubs Bodens IK
Borås HC
Diskos Jyväskylä
IF Troja/Ljungby
Jokerit Helsinki
Lukko Rauma
Tappara Tampere
Vantaa HT
NHL Draft 130th overall, 1990
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1989–2005


Mika Välilä (born February 28, 1970) is a retired Swedish-born Finnish professional ice hockey player. Välilä was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League, selected 130th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

Välilä also holds the distinction of scoring the overtime winner in the longest game in Swedish hockey history, scoring in the fifth overtime vs Bofors IK on March 20, 2002.

Career statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Tappara U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 11 8 11 19 6 4 2 3 5 2
1988–89 Tappara Liiga 14 2 5 7 8 3 1 0 1 2
1989–90 Tappara Liiga 44 8 16 24 16 7 2 2 4 4
1990–91 Tappara Liiga 41 10 9 19 16 3 0 1 1 0
1991–92 Jokerit Liiga 30 4 3 7 4 8 1 1 2 2
1991–92 Vantaa HT I-Divisioona 3 3 1 4 2
1992–93 Lukko Liiga 48 8 10 18 24 3 0 0 0 0
1993–94 Lukko Liiga 45 7 7 14 18 9 0 0 0 8
1994–95 IF Troja/Ljungby Division 1 35 14 17 31 54 7 3 2 5 10
1995–96 IF Troja/Ljungby Division 1 29 4 6 10 36 10 3 4 7 8
1996–97 Bodens IK Division 1 19 6 8 14 47
1997–98 Borås HC Division 2 31 10 12 22
1999–00 Diskos I-Divisioona 46 12 24 36 12 6 2 3 5 4
2000–01 Diskos Mestis 18 3 5 8 14 3 0 1 1 2
2001–02 IF Troja/Ljungby Allsvenskan 36 7 10 17 26
2002–03 IF Troja/Ljungby Allsvenskan 36 8 12 20 30 9 5 4 9 0
2003–04 IF Troja/Ljungby Allsvenskan 46 8 15 23 65 10 3 1 4 8
2004–05 IF Troja/Ljungby Allsvenskan 28 4 3 7 14 7 0 0 0 10
Liiga totals 222 39 50 89 86 33 4 4 8 16

Awards and accomplishments[]

  • 1987-1988, U18 EJC Silver Medal
  • 1989-1990, SM-liiga All-Rookie Team
  • 1990, World Junior Championship, Best Player of Team Finland
  • 1991-1992, SM-liiga Champion
  • 1993-1994, SM-liiga Bronze Medal

External links[]

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