Ilkka Mikkola

Ilkka Mikkola
Date of birth	January 18, 1979
place of birth	Kiiminki , Finland
size	182 cm
Weight	89 kg
position	defender
number	# 6
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1997 , 3rd lap, 65th position Montréal Canadiens
Career stations
1998-2001	TPS Turku
2001-2003	Jokerit Helsinki
2003-2013	Kärpät Oulu
2013-2016	Lukko Rauma
2016-2017	Kärpät Oulu

Ilkka Tapani Mikkola (born January 18, 1979 in Kiiminki ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player who was under contract for many years with Kärpät Oulu , Lukko Rauma , Jokerit Helsinki and TPS Turku in the SM-liiga .

Career

Oskari Korpikari played in the youth field for Kärpät Oulu and was selected as a youth player in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft in the third round as a total of 65th player by the Montréal Canadiens , for whom he never played. Before the 1998/99 season , Mikkola moved to TPS Turku , with whom he was champion three times in a row, before he was under contract from 2001 to 2003 with Jokerit Helsinki , with whom he was also champion in 2002. Before the 2003/04 season , Mikkola received a contract with Kärpät Oulu , from whose youth he comes. Since moving to Kärpät, the defender has won the championship title in the SM-liiga four times in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008, was runner-up in 2003 and third in 2006. In addition, he reached the final of the IIHF European Champions Cup twice with Kärpät in 2005 and 2006 , with the two Russian representatives HK Awangard Omsk and HK Dynamo Moscow being defeated. Between 1998 and 2008, with the exception of 2003 and 2006, Mikkola won the Finnish championship eight times.

In April 2013, Mikkola Kärpät Oulu left for Lukko Rauma , after leading his team onto the ice as team captain in the previous six game years .

International

For Finland , Mikkola took part in the Junior World Championships in 1997 , 1998 and 1999 . At the U20 World Cup in 1998, Mikkola and his team were world champions.

Achievements and Awards

1999 Finnish champion with TPS Turku 2000 Finnish champion with TPS Turku 2001 Finnish champion with TPS Turku 2002 Finnish champion with Jokerit Helsinki 2003 IIHF Continental Cup win with Jokerit Helsinki 2004 Finnish champion with Kärpät Oulu 2005 Finnish champion with Kärpät Oulu 2005 Pekka Rautakallio Trophy

2005 2nd place at the IIHF European Champions Cup with Kärpät Oulu 2006 2nd place at the IIHF European Champions Cup with Kärpät Oulu 2007 Finnish champion with Kärpät Oulu 2008 Finnish champion with Kärpät Oulu 2009 Finnish runner-up with Kärpät Oulu

International

• 1996 silver medal at the U18 European Junior Championship
• 1998 gold medal at the Junior World Championship

SM liiga statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Main round	13	643	52	154	206	565
Playoffs	13	142	8th	31	39	112

(Status: end of the 2010/11 season)

Web links

• Ilkka Mikkola at eurohockey.com
• Ilkka Mikkola at eliteprospects.com (English)