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Finland Mikko Viitanen

#3 Ässät / Liiga - 15/16

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1. Mathias From 45 28 34 62
2. Jesper Thörnberg 47 27 35 62
3. Nikolaj Krag Christensen 47 21 34 55
4. Brett Thompson 43 25 27 52
5. Josh Winquist 43 18 32 50
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Mikko Viitanen Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
42
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
2-time Liiga Champion 2
Team Staff profile of Mikko Viitanen also available

Mikko Viitanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 20* 1* 4* 5* 2* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -
1998-99 HPK U18 U18 SM-sarja 36* 3* 6* 9* 40* -* |
HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1999-00 Chicago Freeze NAHL 53* 4* 6* 10* 126* -* |
2000-01 Ahmat Hyvinkää U20 U20 I-divisioona 9* 3* 4* 7* 41* -* |
Ahmat Hyvinkää Mestis 41* 3* 9* 12* 66* -4* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 2
2001-02 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 10* 1* 3* 4* 16* 7* |
Blues SM-liiga 3* 0* 0* 0* 6* -2* |
Jukurit Mestis 21* 0* 3* 3* 26* 16* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 0* 0* 4* 5* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 18* 0* 0* 0* 16* -* |
2002-03 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Blues SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
KJT Mestis 9* 0* 1* 1* 56* -1* |
2003-04 Hershey Bears AHL 20* 1* 1* 2* 14* -1* |
Reading Royals ECHL 47* 0* 4* 4* 21* -2* | Playoffs 13 0 1 1 8 -
2004-05 Hershey Bears AHL 22* 0* 1* 1* 6* -1* |
Reading Royals ECHL 52* 3* 3* 6* 47* 8* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 8 -
2005-06 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 72* 1* 7* 8* 56* -3* |
2006-07 Lukko SM-liiga 51* 8* 16* 24* 44* -8* | Playoffs 2 0 2 2 2 0
2007-08 Lukko SM-liiga 13* 2* 0* 2* 6* -2* |
2008-09 Lukko SM-liiga 18* 0* 0* 0* 6* 0* |
JYP SM-liiga 37* 2* 6* 8* 30* 0* | Playoffs 15 3 1 4 6 4
2009-10 JYP SM-liiga 48* 2* 6* 8* 44* 11* | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 2 1
2010-11 JYP SM-liiga 55* 0* 3* 3* 61* 10* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 29 -2
D Team Mestis 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2011-12 JYP SM-liiga 35* 0* 4* 4* 36* 8* | Playoffs 14 3 1 4 18 7
2012-13 JYP SM-liiga 36* 2* 1* 3* 58* 8* | Playoffs 9 1 0 1 26 -1
2013-14 JYP Liiga 13* 0* 1* 1* 6* -2* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -4
2014-15 JYP Liiga 21* 2* 0* 2* 34* 1* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 14 2
2015-16 Ässät “A” Liiga 32* 1* 4* 5* 37* -7* |

Mikko Viitanen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -3* |
2011-12 TPS ET 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2012-13 JYP ET 8* 0* 0* 0* 8* -* |
2013-14 JYP ET 8* 1* 1* 2* 18* -* |
2014-15 JYP Champions HL 7* 0* 0* 0* 6* 0* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2016-17 JYP U18 Dir. of Coaching
JYP Mestis (W) Head Coach
2017-18 JYP U18 Dir. of Coaching
2018-19 JYP U18 Dir. of Coaching
JYP Mestis (W) Head Coach
2019-20 JYP Liiga Sports Manager
2020-21 JYP Liiga Sports Manager
JYP Liiga Asst. Coach From Dec 27th
2021-22 JYP Liiga Sports Manager
2022-23 JYP Liiga Sports Manager
2023-24 JYP Liiga Sports Manager
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Mikko Viitanen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 114* 2* 9* 11* 0.10* 76* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 1 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 2 99* 3* 7* 10* 0.10* 68* 6* | 2 21 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.05 * 16 * - *
EHT 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 3 21* 1* 1* 2* 0.10* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 18* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 12 363* 19* 41* 60* 0.17* 368* 18* | 8 73 8 * 7 * 15 * 0.21 * 99 * 7 *
Mestis 4 72* 3* 13* 16* 0.22* 148* 9* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 2 *
NAHL 1 53* 4* 6* 10* 0.19* 126* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 20* 1* 4* 5* 0.25* 2* -* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 1 36* 3* 6* 9* 0.25* 40* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 I-divisioona 1 9* 3* 4* 7* 0.78* 41* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 12* 1* 3* 4* 0.33* 16* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Mikko Viitanen Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/31/2016
05/31/2016 Confirmed Ässät Retired
04/23/2015
04/23/2015 Confirmed JYP Ässät
04/09/2014
04/09/2014 Extension JYP JYP
02/14/2013
02/14/2013 Extension JYP JYP
05/10/2012
05/10/2012 Extension JYP JYP
10/01/2011
10/01/2011 Extension JYP JYP
05/08/2009
05/08/2009 Extension JYP JYP

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