Mikko Viitanen
| Mikko Viitanen | |
|---|---|
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| Born | February 18, 1982 Nurmijärvi, Finland |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Liiga team Former teams |
JYP Blues Hershey Bears Lowell Lock Monsters Lukko |
| NHL Draft | 149th overall, 2001 Colorado Avalanche |
| Playing career | 2000–present |
Mikko Viitanen (born February 18, 1982) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for JYP of the Finnish Liiga.[1] He was drafted 149th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Chicago Freeze | NAHL | 54 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Ahmat Hyvinkää | Fin.2 | 41 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Blues | SM-l | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Blues | SM-l | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Haukat | Fin.2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 47 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 52 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 72 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lukko | SM-l | 51 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Lukko | SM-l | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Lukko | SM-l | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | JYP | SM-l | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | JYP | SM-l | 48 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | JYP | SM-l | 55 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | ||
| 2010–11 | D Team | Fin.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | JYP | SM-l | 35 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 2012–13 | JYP | SM-l | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||
| 2013–14 | JYP | Liiga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Liiga totals | 310 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 297 | 65 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 85 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Finland
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2002 Pardubice | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Finland | WJC |  |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Mikko Viitanen continues with JYP" (in Finnish). JYP. 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2011-05-13.