Simo Mälkiä

Simo Mälkiä
Born (1983-08-21) August 21, 1983
Lappeenranta, FIN
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for KooKoo
Jukurit
SaiPa
Jokerit
Playing career 20002012

Simo Mälkiä (born August 21, 1983 in Lappeenranta, Finland) is a Finnish former ice hockey defenceman. He played in the Finnish SM-liiga for SaiPa and Jokerit. He retired on February 20, 2012 due to injury.

His father Heikki Mälkiä also played professional hockey, spending much of his career with Saipa and is currently head coach of HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in the Austrian Hockey League.

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