Mika Viinanen

Mika Viinanen
Playing for Lukko Rauma, March 2008
Born (1979-07-21) July 21, 1979
Kaarina, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Lukko
Tappara
Kärpät
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Timrå IK
TPS
Ilves
Playing career 2000–2013

Mika Viinanen (born July 21, 1979) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the SM-liiga for Lukko, Tappara, Karpat, TPS and Ilves. He also played for Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League in Russia and for Timrå IK of the Elitserien in Sweden.

Playing career

Viinanen began his career with TPS playing in their junior setup though he was unable to break into the main roster. After a season in Mestis for Sport, he made his SM-liiga debut for Lukko during the 2001-02 SM-liiga season. He remained until 2004 where he signed a three-year contract with Tappara. He then returned to Lukko in 2007 and stayed for two seasons before signing for Kärpät in 2009.

On July 2, 2010, Viinanen signed a one-year contract with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. He was released by the team three months later and in November 2010 he signed an initial eleven-week contract with Timrå IK of the Elitserien.[1] In January 2011, he signed a contract extension with Timrå to remain with the team for the remainder of the season.

In 2011, Viinanen returned to TPS, eleven years after leaving their junior team. He also had a brief loan spell with EHC Visp in the Switzerland's National League B before joining Ilves the following season, after which he retired from hockey.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01SportMestis431616329170222
2001–02LukkoSM-l5216112764-----
2002–03LukkoSM-l568101882-----
2003–04LukkoSM-l55510153241000
2004–05TapparaSM-l55139228481014
2005–06TapparaSM-l56911207260118
2006–07TapparaSM-l537101764500012
2007–08LukkoSM-l5610192948-----
2008–09LukkoSM-l57981773-----
2009–10Oulun KärpätSM-l5212172964106068
2010-11Chelyabinsk TraktorKHL1623510-----
2010-11Timrå IKSEL35771422-----

References


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