- Mikko Viitanen
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Mikko Viitanen Born February 18, 1982
Nurmijärvi, FinlandHeight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) Position Defence Shoots Left SM-liiga team
Former teamsJYP
Blues
Hershey Bears
Lowell Lock Monsters
LukkoNational team 
FinlandNHL Draft 149th overall, 2001
Colorado AvalanchePlaying career 2000–present Mikko Viitanen (born February 18, 1982) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for JYP of the SM-liiga.[1] He was drafted 149th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
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Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs 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 Fin.2 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 Fin.2 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 Fin.2 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — SM-l totals 226 14 31 45 197 39 4 6 10 39 Medal record Competitor for FinlandIce hockey World Junior Championships Bronze 2002 Pardubice International
Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM 2002 Finland WJC 7 0 0 0 4 Junior int'l totals 7 0 0 0 4 References
- ^ "Mikko Viitanen continues with JYP" (in Finnish). JYP. 2009-05-08. http://www.jypliiga.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1765. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
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