Mika Hannula
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| Position | Right wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) |
| RSL Team | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Born | April 2, 1979, Huddinge, SWE |
| NHL Draft | 269th overall, 2002 Minnesota Wild |
| Pro Career | 2000 – present |
Mika Stefan Hannula (born April 2, 1979, in Huddinge, Sweden to a Swedish mother and a Finnish father (hence the Finnish name)) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the Russian Super League.
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[edit] Playing career
Hannula started playing ice hockey with Finnish team TPS. He is a hard working and quick player with very good skating abilities. He is intensive, works hard and is dangerous around the opponents net.[1]
Hannula was drafted in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by Minnesota Wild with their 9th choice, 269th overall selection. During his career he has played for three different hockey teams in the Stockholm area; AIK Hockey, Djurgårdens IF, and Hammarby IF. He also tried in the States playing for Houston Aeros in American Hockey League during the season 2003-04.[1]
During the semi-final game in the 2006 World Championships in Riga, Latvia against Canada Hannula cross-checked the Canadian player Sidney Crosby to the neck and head area when Crosby was celebrating a goal he just had scored.[2] He was immediately suspended for the final game against Czech Republic, but on August 2, 2006, the IIHF Disciplinary Committee extended his suspension to the first four games of the 2007 World Championships in Moscow, Russia, plus a fine of 5,000 euro (approx. $6,400).[3]
The Swedish club HV71 signed Hannula from Malmö Redhawks on April 21, 2005, for three years.[4] He played for the club in one season and started the 2006-07 season successfully. Although, on November 13, 2006, HV71's general manager Fredrik Stillman announced through the club's web site that Hannula will take an indefinite break from ice hockey due to personal reasons.[5] One week later, November 20, it was noted that he participated in a training session with Stockholm based club Vallentuna BK, where also Hannula's younger brother played at the time.[6] On December 1, HV71's chairman Hans-Göran Frick announced that the club have let go of Hannula and broken his contract, which had one year left.[7] Hannula signed on December 19 with the Russian club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the Russian Super League.
[edit] Off the ice
Hannula has a seven years younger brother, Ronnie, who is also a hockey player.[1]
[edit] Awards
- Played in the Elitserien All-Star Game in 2002.
- Silver medal at the World Championships in 2003.
- Gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in 2006.
- Gold medal at the World Championships in 2006.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998-99 | Lidingö HC | Swe-3 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 47 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Hammarby IF | Swe-2 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000-01 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 45 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2001-02 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 41 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 49 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 72 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 67 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 59 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 47 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 71 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | HV71 | SEL | 45 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | ||
| 2006-07 | HV71 | SEL | 18 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 64 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| SEL totals | 245 | 63 | 64 | 127 | 309 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 36 | ||||
| AHL totals | 67 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 59 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Statistics as of December 1, 2006 [1][8]
[edit] International play
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2006 Turin | Team | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2006 | Team | |
| Silver | 2003 | Team | |
Hannula has played for Sweden in:
- 2003 World Championships (silver medal)
- 2006 Winter Olympics (gold medal)
- 2006 World Championships (gold medal)
[edit] International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Sweden | Oly | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Sweden | WC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 35 | |
| Senior int'l totals | 25 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 37 | |||
Statistics as of May 21, 2006 [1][8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Mika Hannula. Elite Prospects. Retrieved on January 4, 2006.
- ^ Quest for Double Gold: Sweden edges Canada. IHWC.net 2006 (2006-05-20). Retrieved on August 11, 2006.
- ^ Sweden's Mika Hannula suspended four games and fined. IIHF News (2006-08-08). Retrieved on August 11, 2006.
- ^ Daniel Gustafsson (2005-04-21). Mika Hannula klar för HV71 (Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved on August 11, 2006.
- ^ Daniel Gustafsson (2006-11-13). Mika Hannula tar time-out (Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved on November 14, 2006.
- ^ Hannula tränar med Vallentuna (Swedish). jnytt.se (2006-11-21). Retrieved on November 23, 2006.
- ^ HV71 och Hannula går skilda vägar (Swedish). HV71.se (2006-12-01). Retrieved on December 1, 2006.
- ^ a b Mika Hannula - player profile and career stats. European Hockey.Net. Retrieved on April 17, 2006.
Categories: 1979 births | Hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics | Houston Aeros players | HV71 players | Living people | Malmö Redhawks players | Minnesota Wild draft picks | Olympic competitors for Sweden | Olympic gold medalists for Sweden | Swedish ice hockey players | Winter Olympics medalists
