Mikko Mäkelä

Mikko Mäkelä
Born	February 28, 1965 (1965-02-28) (age 46) Tampere, FIN
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Islanders Los Angeles Kings Buffalo Sabres Boston Bruins
National team	Finland
NHL Draft	65th overall, 1983 New York Islanders
Playing career	1984–1999

Mikko Matti Mäkelä (born February 28, 1965 in Tampere, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey left wing. Known as the "Flying Finn", he was drafted in the fourth round, 65th overall, by the New York Islanders in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

Mäkelä made his NHL debut with the Islanders in the 1985–86 season. In four-plus seasons with the Islanders, Mäkelä scored 95 goals, including 37 in the 1987–88 season. The Islanders traded Mäkelä to the Los Angeles Kings during the 1989–90 season in exchange for Hubie McDonough and Ken Baumgartner.

After finishing the 1989–90 season with Los Angeles, Mäkelä was traded again before the 1990–91 season. This time, he went to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Mike Donnelly. After one season in Buffalo, Mäkelä returned to Europe, spending two-plus seasons playing in his native Finland and one in Sweden.

Mäkelä returned to the NHL following the 1994–95 NHL lockout, appearing in 11 games with the Boston Bruins during the shortened 1994–95 season. Mäkelä returned to Europe for the remainder of his career, playing two seasons in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga before returning to Sweden and Finland for his final two seasons.

Mäkelä appeared in 423 NHL games in his career, scoring 118 goals and adding 147 assists. He also appeared in 18 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring three goals and recording eight assists.

External links

• Mikko Mäkelä's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Teemu Selänne	Winner of the Kultainen kypärä trophy 1991–92	Succeeded by Juha Riihijärvi
Preceded by Bryan Maxwell	Lethbridge Hurricanes head coach 2002–04	Succeeded by Lindsay Hofford

Persondata
Name	Makala, Mikko
Alternative names
Short description	Finnish ice hockey player
Date of birth	February 28, 1965
Place of birth	Tampere, FIN
Date of death
Place of death

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