Mikko Jokela

Mikko Jokela
Born	March 4, 1980 (1980-03-04) (age 31) Lappeenranta, FIN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
SM-l team Former teams	Jokerit Vancouver Canucks
National team	Finland
NHL Draft	96th overall, 1998 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	1997–present

Mikko Jokela (born March 4, 1980 in Lappeenranta, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He played one game in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks in 2003.

Jokela started his ice hockey career with the KalPa junior team, and was selected 96th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils He represented various SM-liiga teams before he signed with the Devils for the 2001–02 NHL season. Jokela spent the season with the AHL Albany River Rats, and after starting the next season in the AHL, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Steve Kariya, where he played his only NHL game in the 2002–03 season.

After another year with the Canucks' AHL affiliate Manitoba Moose, Jokela returned to Finland and signed with HPK. He was made team captain for the 2005–06 season when the team won the SM-liiga championship. In April 2007, he signed a three-year contract with Jokerit.

External links

• Mikko Jokela's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Jatkoaika.com player page

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Name	Jokela, Mikko
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Date of birth	March 4, 1980
Place of birth	Lappeenranta, FIN
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