Mika Noronen

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Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg/14 st 0 lb)
RSL Team F. teams	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Buffalo Sabres Vancouver Canucks AK Bars Kazan
Nationality	Finland
Born	June 17, 1979 (1979-06-17) (age 28), Tampere, FIN
NHL Draft	21st overall, 1997 Buffalo Sabres
Pro career	2000 – present

Mika Noronen (born June 17, 1979 in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender.

Noronen was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft with pick number 21. In his native Finland, he has played for Tappara and HPK in the SM-liiga. He has also played for the Rochester Americans in the AHL.

At the trade deadline in the 2005–06 season, Noronen was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. On March 14th, 2006, Noronen played his first game as a Vancouver Canuck, allowing five goals in a 5–0 loss to the Nashville Predators.

Noronen was the first Finnish goaltender to be credited with a goal in the National Hockey League, a rare feat in itself. He was also the first Buffalo Sabres goaltender to accomplish the feat with his down-the-ice clear that went into the opponent's net on February 14, 2004.^[1]

In August of 2006, Noronen opted to sign with Russian Hockey Super League team AK Bars Kazan rather than sitting on the Canucks bench as back up to Roberto Luongo, making Noronen an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.