Mikko Eloranta

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Mikko Eloranta (born August 24, 1972 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey left winger. He has represented Finland in both the Olympic Winter Games and the World Cup of Hockey.

[edit] Career

Eloranta was drafted 247th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He would play for Boston for two seasons, and six games of a third before being traded, along with Jason Allison, to the Los Angeles Kings on October 24, 2001. He played for the Kings another two seasons. He then returned to Finland, playing for TPS in the Finnish National League.

Currently (2006), Eloranta plays 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 Torino, Italy.

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995-96	Ilves Tampere	SM-liiga	43	18	15	33	86	3	0	2	2	2
1996-97	TPS	SM-liiga	31	6	15	21	52	10	5	2	7	6
1997-98	TPS	SM-liiga	46	23	14	37	82	2	0	0	0	8
1998-99	TPS	SM-liiga	52	19	21	40	103	10	1	3	4	26
1999-2000	Boston	NHL	50	6	12	18	36	--	--	--	--	--
2000-01	Boston	NHL	62	12	11	23	38	--	--	--	--	--
2001-02	Boston	NHL	6	0	0	0	2	--	--	--	--	--
2001-02	Los Angeles	NHL	71	9	9	18	54	7	1	1	2	2
2002-03	Los Angeles	NHL	75	5	12	17	56	--	--	--	--	--
2003-04	TPS	SM-liiga	54	23	19	42	87	6	0	1	1	39
2004-05	Rapperswil-Jona	SEHV	44	19	28	47	88	4	1	1	2	12
2005-06	Rapperswil-Jona	SEHV	1	0	0	0	2
NHL Totals			264	32	44	76	186	7	1	1	2	2