Mikko Luoma

Mikko Luoma
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Born (1976-06-22) June 22, 1976 (age 43)
Jyväskylä, Finland
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for JYP Jyväskylä
Tappara
Edmonton Oilers
Malmö Redhawks
Linköpings HC
HV71
Atlant Moscow Oblast
HC Bolzano
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 181st overall, 2002
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1998–2017

Mikko Luoma (born (1976-06-22)June 22, 1976) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman, who played 3 games in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers. He most notably played in the Liiga and Elitserien.[1]

Playing career

Luoma started his playing career with the Finnish JYP's youth team, playing for them from 1993 until 1998 when he stepped up in JYP's senior team in SM-liiga. In his first two seasons in SM-liiga he totalled 18 points over 104 games. From season 2000–01 to 2002–03 he played with Tappara, totalling 66 points in 164 games.[2]

Luoma was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 6th round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 181st overall, as an over-aged player. He only played one season in North America, largely in the American Hockey League with the Toronto Roadrunners, although he also saw some time with the Oilers.[2]

After NHL and AHL, Luoma moved to Sweden and played in the Swedish elite league Elitserien with Malmö Redhawks in 2004–05 and Linköpings HC from season 2005–06 to 2006–07. For season 2007–08 he signed with HV71 and continued the season with winning the Swedish Championship.[2][3]

He concluded his professional career after spending a single season in the Austrian Hockey League with Italian outfit, HC Bolzano in the 2016–17 season.

He is currently a European Amateur Scout for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993–94 Diskos Jr. Jr. A 13 1 3 4 6
1994–95 Diskos Jr. Jr. A 23 8 17 25 34
1994–95 Diskos II.Div 7 1 2 3 2
1995–96 Diskos Jr. Jr. A 27 4 10 14 56
1995–96 Diskos I.Div 11 0 0 0 2
1996–97 Diskos Jr. Jr. A 4 2 2 4 4
1996–97 Diskos II.Div 34 15 52 67 34 3 0 2 2 6
1997–98 Diskos I.Div 44 2 18 20 60 5 1 0 1 10
1998–99 JYP SM-l 53 2 8 10 60 3 0 0 0 4
1999–00 JYP SM-l 51 2 6 8 58
2000–01 Tappara SM-l 56 10 11 21 72 10 0 2 2 10
2001–02 Tappara SM-l 56 11 18 29 76 10 1 2 3 10
2002–03 Tappara SM-l 55 4 13 17 52 14 2 1 3 12
2003–04 Edmonton Oilers NHL 3 0 1 1 0
2003–04 Toronto Roadrunners AHL 65 4 22 26 54 3 1 0 1 8
2004–05 IF Malmö Redhawks SEL 50 9 9 18 72
2005–06 Linköpings HC SEL 50 7 19 26 105 13 2 1 3 20
2006–07 Linköpings HC SEL 55 7 16 23 60 9 2 5 7 16
2007–08 HV71 SEL 49 10 25 35 58 17 2 5 7 20
2008–09 HV71 SEL 54 5 16 21 58 18 3 8 11 14
2009–10 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 51 1 8 9 70 3 0 2 2 6
2010–11 HV71 SEL 33 3 19 22 70 4 0 1 1 0
2011–12 HV71 SEL 49 4 18 22 48 6 0 2 2 6
2012–13 HV71 SEL 47 1 7 8 50 5 0 0 0 0
2013–14 JYP Liiga 52 4 11 15 48 6 0 3 3 2
2014–15 JYP Liiga 60 8 25 33 60 12 3 4 7 10
2015–16 JYP Liiga 56 4 15 19 34 13 0 6 6 12
2016–17 Modo Hockey Allsv 8 1 0 1 16
2016–17 HC Bolzano EBEL 14 1 2 3 6 9 0 1 1 10
Liiga totals 436 44 107 151 458 68 6 18 24 60
NHL totals 3 0 1 1 0
SEL totals 387 46 129 175 521 72 9 22 31 76
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Latvia
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Canada

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Finland WC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 9 0 2 2 6
2008 Finland WC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 8 0 0 0 6
Senior totals 17 0 2 2 12

Awards and honours

Award Year
Liiga
Player of the Month (September) 2001
Champion (Tappara) 2003
SEL
Best Plus-minus (+19) 2006
Salming Trophy 2008
All-Star Team 2008
Le Mat Trophy (HV71) 2008

References

  1. ^ "Mikko Luoma player profile". Liiga. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  2. ^ a b c "Mikko Luoma - player profile and career stats". European Hockey.Net. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  3. ^ "HV 71 är svenska mästare". Radiosporten (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2009-01-19.[permanent dead link]

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