Mikko Mäenpää

Mikko Mäenpää
Born (1983-04-19) April 19, 1983
Tampere, Finland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NLA team
Former teams
HC Ambrì-Piotta
JYP
Pelicans
HPK
Syracuse Crunch
Skellefteå AIK
Frölunda HC
Amur Khabarovsk
CSKA Moscow
HC Lev Praha
National team  Finland
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2002present

Mikko Mäenpää (born April 19, 1983) is Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for HC Ambrì-Piotta in the National League A (NLA).

Playing career

He could not break through into Tappara roster at young age, so he moved to JYP in 2002. He also made brief visits to Pelicans and Mestis teams Jukurit and Sport. After full season in Jukurit in 2005-06 when the team won Mestis title, he moved to HPK and made a breakthrough season in SM-liiga, having 40 points. After the 2006-2007 season, Mäenpää was chosen to the SM-liiga All-Star Team.[1]

He signed a contract with Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the summer, but ended up playing for their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Syracuse Crunch. He returned to HPK mid-season, only to continue to Skellefteå AIK in the Swedish Elitserien later in the season. He played two more seasons in HPK until 2010 and had seasons of 47 and 30 points. He was then selected to the national team for the 2010 IIHF World Championship for the first time in his career.

He then returned to Elitserien and signed for Frölunda HC for the 2010–11 season before signing for Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League in Russia for 2011–12. In 2012–13 he played 25 matches for HC CSKA Moscow and moved to Lev Prague after that. On July 2, 2015, he signed a one-year deal to continue his professional career with HC Ambrì-Piotta, a Swiss team competing in the National League A.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Tappara Jr. A 351081830 51014
2001–02 Tappara Jr. A 39131225201
2002–03 JYP Jr. A 41340
2002–03 JYP SM-l 90004
2003–04 Sport Mestis 21010
2003–04 JYP SM-l 4002244 20002
2004–05 Jukurit Mestis 40224
2004–05 JYP SM-l 90110
2004–05 Pelicans SM-l 320220
2005–06 Jukurit Mestis 406101675 62132
2006–07 HPK SM-l 5214264048 932510
2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 70226
2007–08 HPK SM-l 1332518
2007–08 Skellefteå AIK SEL 1134712 501125
2008–09 HPK SM-l 5811364740 61126
2009–10 HPK SM-l 4312183072 1754926
2010–11 Frölunda HC SEL 468101846
2011–12 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 5114233758 40334
2012–13 CSKA Moscow KHL 292248
2012–13 HC Lev Praha KHL 31120 41122
2013–14 HC Lev Praha KHL 310121210 2229116
2014–15 JYP Liiga 193121526 122686
Liiga totals 2804399142268 4611132450

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Finland U17 9th 3 0 0 0 2
2001 Finland WJC U18 3rd 60114
2010 Finland WC 6th 70112
2012 Finland WC 4th 101456
Junior totals 90116
Senior totals 171568

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