Mikko Jokela
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Position | Defence |
Shoots | Right |
Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg/13 st 12 lb) |
SM-l Team F. teams |
Jokerit Vancouver Canucks |
Nationality | Finland |
Born | March 4, 1980 , Lappeenranta, Finland |
NHL Draft | 96th overall, 1998 New Jersey Devils |
Pro career | 1997 – present |
Mikko Jokela (born March 4, 1980 in Lappeenranta, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He played one game in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks in 2003.
Jokela started his ice hockey career with the KalPa junior team, and was selected 96th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils He represented various SM-liiga teams before he signed with the Devils for the 2001–02 NHL season. Jokela spent the season with the AHL Albany River Rats, and after starting the next season in the AHL, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Steve Kariya, where he played his only NHL game in the 2002–03 season.
After another year with the Canucks' AHL affiliate Manitoba Moose, Jokela returned to Finland and signed with HPK. He was made team captain for the 2005–06 season when the team won the SM-liiga championship. In April 2007, he signed a three-year contract with Jokerit.