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Finland Mikko Viitanen

#3 Ässät / Liiga - 15/16

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Mikko Viitanen Facts

Date of Birth
Feb 18, 1982
Position
D
Age
42
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Nurmijärvi, FIN
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Jää-Ahmat
Status
Retired
Drafted
2001 round 5 #149 overall by Colorado Avalanche
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
2-time Liiga Champion 2
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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

Player Period Teams
Jani Tuppurainen (F) 1999-2015 7 Chicago Freeze, JYP
Éric Perrin (F) 2003-2015 7 Hershey Bears, JYP
Olli Malmivaara (D) 2001-2013 7 Finland (EHT), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), JYP
Miika Lahti (F) 2008-2015 7 D Team, JYP
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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