- Mikko Eloranta
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Mikko Eloranta Born 24 August 1972
Aura, FINHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) Position Left Wing Shoots Left SM-Liiga team
Former teamsTPS
Boston Bruins
Los Angeles KingsNational team 
FinlandNHL Draft 247th overall, 1999
Boston BruinsPlaying career 1995–present Mikko Eloranta (born 24 August 1972 in Aura, Finland) is a former Finnish ice hockey who plays with TPS Turku of the SM-Liiga. He represented Finland in both the Olympic Winter Games and the World Cup of Hockey.
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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.[1]
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 Swedish 1st division team, the Malmo Redhawks 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 Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995-96 Ilves SM-l 43 18 15 33 86 3 0 2 2 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 3 4 26 1999-00 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 Rapperswil-Jona NLA 44 19 28 47 88 4 1 1 2 12 2005-06 Rapperswil-Jona NLA 1 0 0 0 2 7 1 1 2 8 2006-07 Rapperswil-Jona NLA 33 11 14 25 60 -- -- -- -- -- 2007-08 Malmo Redhawks Swe-1 36 10 14 24 74 -- -- -- -- -- 2008-09 TPS SM-l 48 9 11 20 122 8 2 2 4 6 NHL Totals 264 32 44 76 186 7 1 1 2 2 International Play
Medal record Competitor for FinlandWorld Championships Silver 1998 Zurich Ice hockey Silver 1999 Oslo Ice hockey World Championships Silver 2004 Canada Ice hockey Played for Finland in:
- 1998 World Championships (Silver Medal)
- 1999 World Championships (Silver Medal)
- 2002 Winter Olympics
- 2003 World Championships
- 2004 World Cup (Silver Medal)
- 2005 World Championships
International statistics
Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM 1998 Finland WC 10 1 1 2 12 1999 Finland WC 10 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 int'l totals 44 7 4 11 38 References
- ^ "Allison traded to Kings". cbcsport.ca. 2001-10-26. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2001/10/24/allison011024.html. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
External links
- Mikko Eloranta's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Mikko Eloranta on nhlfinns.com
Categories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Aura, Finland
- Boston Bruins draft picks
- Boston Bruins players
- Finnish ice hockey players
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Ilves players
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Malmö Redhawks players
- Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
- TPS players
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