Mika Välilä Explained

Played For:Bodens IK
Borås HC
Diskos Jyväskylä
IF Troja/Ljungby
Jokerit Helsinki
Lukko Rauma
Tappara Tampere
Vantaa HT
Position:Center
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:195
Birth Date:28 February 1970
Birth Place:Södertälje, Sweden
Draft:130th overall
Draft Year:1990
Draft Team:Pittsburgh Penguins
Career Start:1989
Career End:2005

Mika Välilä (born February 28, 1970) is a retired Swedish-born Finnish professional ice hockey player. Välilä was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League, selected 130th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

Välilä also holds the distinction of scoring the overtime winner in the longest game in Swedish hockey history, scoring in the fifth overtime vs Bofors IK on March 20, 2002.

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
1988–89Tappara U20Jr. A SM-sarja11 8 11 19 64 2 3 5 2
1988–89TapparaLiiga14 2 5 7 83 1 0 1 2
1989–90TapparaLiiga44 8 16 24 167 2 2 4 4
1990–91TapparaLiiga41 10 9 19 163 0 1 1 0
1991–92JokeritLiiga30 4 3 7 48 1 1 2 2
1991–92Vantaa HTI-Divisioona3 3 1 4 2
1992–93LukkoLiiga48 8 10 18 243 0 0 0 0
1993–94LukkoLiiga45 7 7 14 189 0 0 0 8
1994–95IF Troja/LjungbyDivision 135 14 17 31 547 3 2 5 10
1995–96IF Troja/LjungbyDivision 129 4 6 10 3610 3 4 7 8
1996–97Bodens IKDivision 119 6 8 14 47
1997–98Borås HCDivision 231 10 12 22
1999–00DiskosI-Divisioona46 12 24 36 126 2 3 5 4
2000–01DiskosMestis18 3 5 8 143 0 1 1 2
2001–02IF Troja/LjungbyAllsvenskan36 7 10 17 26
2002–03IF Troja/LjungbyAllsvenskan36 8 12 20 309 5 4 9 0
2003–04IF Troja/LjungbyAllsvenskan46 8 15 23 6510 3 1 4 8
2004–05IF Troja/LjungbyAllsvenskan28 4 3 7 147 0 0 0 10
Liiga totals222395089863344816

Awards and accomplishments