Mikko Viitanen | |
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Position | Defence |
Shoots | Left |
Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) |
Teams | Blues Hershey Bears Lowell Lock Monsters Lukko Rauma JYP Jyväskylä Ässät Pori |
Born | Nurmijärvi, Finland | February 18, 1982,
NHL Draft | 149th overall, 2001 Colorado Avalanche |
Pro Career | 2000 – 2016 |
Mikko Viitanen (born February 18, 1982) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman who most notably played in the Finnish Liiga. He was drafted 149th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Viitanen previously played seven seasons with JYP, joining from fellow Liiga club Lukko Rauma in 2009.[1]
On April 23, 2015, Viitanen joined his fourth Finnish Liiga club, in agreeing to a two-year contract with Ässät Pori.[2] Viitanen appeared in 32 games for 5 points in the 2015–16 season. With his campaign limited due to injury and with the toll of 15 professional seasons mounting, Viitanen opted to forgo the final year of his contract with Pori and end his professional hockey career on May 31, 2016.[3]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1999–00 | Chicago Freeze | NAHL | 54 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Ahmat Hyvinkää | Mestis | 41 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2001–02 | Blues | SM-l | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Blues | SM-l | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Haukat | Mestis | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 47 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
2004–05 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 52 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 72 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Lukko | SM-l | 51 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2007–08 | Lukko | SM-l | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Lukko | SM-l | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | JYP | SM-l | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
2009–10 | JYP | SM-l | 48 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2010–11 | JYP | SM-l | 55 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | ||
2010–11 | D Team | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | JYP | SM-l | 35 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | ||
2012–13 | JYP | SM-l | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||
2013–14 | JYP | Liiga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | JYP | Liiga | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
2015–16 | Ässät | Liiga | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Liiga totals | 363 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 368 | 73 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 99 |
Medal record | ||
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Competitor for ![]() | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
Bronze | 2002 Pardubice |
International[]
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2002 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
References[]
- ↑ Mikko Viitanen continues with JYP (Finnish). JYP (2009-05-08). Retrieved on 2011-05-13.
- ↑ Assat Pori make roster additions (Finnish). Ässät Pori (2015-04-23). Retrieved on 2015-04-23.
- ↑ Mikko Viitanen ends professional career (Finnish). Ässät Pori (2016-05-31). Retrieved on 2016-05-31.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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