Markus Seikola

Markus Seikola
Date of birth	5th June 1982
place of birth	Laitila , Finland
size	187 cm
Weight	91 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	2000 , 7th round, 209th position Toronto Maple Leafs
Career stations
2000-2006	TPS Turku
2006-2007	Frölunda HC
2007-2008	HPK Hämeenlinna
2008-2010	Ilves Tampere
2010-2011	Södertälje SK
2011-2013	Pelicans Lahti
2013-2015	TPS Turku
2015-2016	VG-62 TuTo Hockey

Markus Seikola (born June 5, 1982 in Laitila ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player who was active for most of his career at TPS Turku in the Liiga . He also played for Frölunda HC and Södertälje SK in the Swedish Elitserien and for Ilves Tampere and Pelicans Lahti in the Liiga. The greatest success of his career was the Finnish championship title with TPS 2011 as well as two medal wins at junior world championships.

Career

Markus Seikola began his career as a hockey player in the youth department of TPS Turku , for whose professional team he made his debut in the SM-liiga in the 2000/01 season . In his rookie year , he immediately became Finnish champion with TPS . He himself scored two goals in his 33 appearances. In the 2003/04 season , the defender and his team only failed in the playoff final. Shortly before the end of the 2005/06 season , Seikola moved to Frölunda HC from the Swedish Elitserien , with whom he was defeated by Färjestad BK in the playoff final . After another season with Sweden, he played for HPK Hämeenlinna in his Finnish homeland in the 2007/08 season . From 2008 to 2010 he ran for the traditional club Ilves Tampere . There he was able to convince, especially in the 2008/09 season , when he was awarded the Pekka-Rautakallio trophy as the best defender of the SM-liiga and was voted into their all-star team.

For the 2010/11 season Seikola was signed by Södertälje SK . With the Elitserien participant, he could not prevent relegation to HockeyAllsvenskan , the second Swedish division, whereupon he joined the Pelicans Lahti from the SM-liiga.

After the 2012/13 season he returned to his home club TPS Turku before ending his career with VG-62 and TuTo Hockey in the 2015/16 season .

International

For Finland , Seikola took part in the junior division of the U18 World Junior Championship in 2000 and the U20 World Junior Championship in 2002 . At the U18 World Cup in 2000 he won the gold medal with his team and the bronze medal at the U20 World Cup in 2002. In the senior sector, he was in his country's squad for the Euro Hockey Tour in 2009 and 2010 .

Achievements and Awards

• 2001 Finnish champion with TPS Turku
• 2009 SM-liiga All-Star Team
• 2009 Pekka Rautakallio Trophy

International

• 2000 gold medal at the U18 Junior World Championship
• 2002 bronze medal at the U20 World Junior Championship

statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Elitserien main round	3	102	10	35	45	72
Elitserien Playoffs	1	17th	1	1	2	22nd
SM liiga main round	13	563	89	114	203	475
SM liiga playoffs	7th	62	3	9	12	44

(Status: end of the 2015/16 season)

Web links

• Markus Seikola at hockeydb.com (English)
• Markus Seikola at eliteprospects.com (English)