Mikko Mäenpää

Mikko Mäenpää
Born	April 19, 1983 (1983-04-19) (age 28) Tampere, Finland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
SEL team	Frölunda HC
National team	Finland
Playing career	2002–present

Mikko Mäenpää (born April 19, 1983 in Tampere) is Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Frölunda HC in Elitserien.

Playing career

He could not break through into Tappara roster at young age, so he moved to JYP in 2002. He also made brief visits to Pelicans and Mestis teams Jukurit and Sport. After full season in Jukurit in 2005-06 when the team won Mestis title, he moved to HPK and made a breakthrough season in SM-liiga, having 40 points.

He signed contract with Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the summer, but ended up playing for their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Syracuse Crunch. He returned to HPK mid-season, only to continue to Skellefteå AIK in the Swedish Elitserien later in the season. He played two more seasons in HPK until 2010 and had seasons of 47 and 30 points. He was then selected to the national team for the 2010 IIHF World Championship for the first time in his career.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Tappara	Jr. A		35	10	8	18	30		5	1	0	1	4
2001–02	Tappara	Jr. A		39	13	12	25	201		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	JYP	Jr. A		4	1	3	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	JYP	SM-liiga		9	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Sport	Mestis		2	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	JYP	SM-liiga		40	0	2	2	44		2	0	0	0	2
2004–05	Jukurit	Mestis		4	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	JYP	SM-liiga		9	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Pelicans	SM-liiga		32	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Jukurit	Mestis		40	6	10	16	75		6	2	1	3	2
2006–07	HPK	SM-liiga		52	14	26	40	48		9	3	2	5	10
2007–08	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		7	0	2	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HPK	SM-liiga		13	3	2	5	18		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Skellefteå AIK	SEL		11	3	4	7	12		5	0	1	1	25
2008–09	HPK	SM-liiga		58	11	36	47	40		6	1	1	2	6
2009–10	HPK	SM-liiga		43	12	18	30	72		17	5	4	9	26
SM-liiga totals				256	40	87	127	226		34	9	7	16	44

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	Finland Jr.	WJC U18	6	0	1	1	4
2010	Finland	WC	7	0	1	1	2
Senior int' totals			20	1	2	3	18

External links

• Mikko Mäenpää's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Mikko Mäenpää's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Mikko Mäenpää – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net

Persondata
Name	Mäenpää, Mikko
Alternative names
Short description	Finnish ice hockey player
Date of birth	1983-4-19
Place of birth	Tampere, Finland
Date of death
Place of death