Mikko Viitanen | |
Played For: | Blues Hershey Bears Lowell Lock Monsters Lukko Rauma JYP Jyväskylä Ässät Pori |
Position: | Defence |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 220 |
Shoots: | Left |
Birth Date: | 1982 2, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Nurmijärvi, Finland |
Draft: | 149th overall |
Draft Year: | 2001 |
Draft Team: | Colorado Avalanche |
Career Start: | 2000 |
Career End: | 2016 |
Mikko Viitanen (born February 18, 1982) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman who most notably played in the Finnish Liiga. He was drafted 149th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Viitanen previously played seven seasons with JYP, joining from fellow Liiga club Lukko Rauma in 2009.[1]
On April 23, 2015, Viitanen joined his fourth Finnish Liiga club, in agreeing to a two-year contract with Ässät Pori.[2] Viitanen appeared in 32 games for 5 points in the 2015–16 season. With his campaign limited due to injury and with the toll of 15 professional seasons mounting, Viitanen opted to forgo the final year of his contract with Pori and end his professional hockey career on May 31, 2016.[3]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1998–99 | HPK | FIN U18 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | HPK | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Chicago Freeze | NAHL | 54 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Ahmat | FIN.2 U20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Ahmat | Mestis | 41 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2001–02 | Blues | FIN U20 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Blues | SM-l | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Jukurit | Mestis | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Blues | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Blues | SM-l | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Haukat | Mestis | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 47 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
2004–05 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 52 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 72 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Lukko | SM-l | 51 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2007–08 | Lukko | SM-l | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Lukko | SM-l | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | JYP | SM-l | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
2009–10 | JYP | SM-l | 48 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2010–11 | JYP | SM-l | 55 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | ||
2010–11 | D Team | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | JYP | SM-l | 35 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | ||
2012–13 | JYP | SM-l | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||
2013–14 | JYP | Liiga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | JYP | Liiga | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
2015–16 | Ässät | Liiga | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Liiga totals | 363 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 368 | 73 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 99 | ||||
AHL totals | 114 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — |