Mikko Eloranta

Mikko Eloranta
Born	(1972-08-24) 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.

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

Mikko Eloranta

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

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