Ilkka Mikkola

Ilkka Mikkola
Born	(1979-01-18) 18 January 1979 Kiiminki, Finland
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Defenceman
Shot	Left
Played for	Oulun Kärpät TPS Jokerit Lukko
NHL draft	65th overall, 1997 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1996–2017

Ilkka Mikkola (born 18 January 1979) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman who most notably played for Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga.

Playing career

In the time of his 12 seasons in league, Mikkola has won eight championships, which is more than any active player in the league. In the 2004–2005 SM-liiga season, Mikkola was the best defenceman of the league and was also chosen to the SM-liiga All Star-game. Of the eight championships he has won four with Kärpät, one with Jokerit and three with TPS.

Including the eight championships in SM-liiga, Mikkola has also won gold medal in 1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He has also won silver medal in U18 European Championships. Mikkola was drafted to NHL by Montreal Canadiens in third round as 65th overall in 1997 NHL Entry Draft.

Awards and honours

Award	Year
Liiga
All-Star Team	2005
Pekka Rautakallio Trophy	2005

Oulun Kärpät retired Mikkola's number "6" in 2021.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995–96	Kärpät	FIN U18		4	2	0	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Kärpät	FIN U20		21	2	3	5	20		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Kärpät	FIN.2		10	0	4	4	29		2	0	0	0	2
1996–97	Kärpät	FIN U18		1	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Kärpät	FIN U20		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Kärpät	FIN.2		40	7	12	19	30		9	0	0	0	4
1997–98	Kärpät	FIN U20		4	3	2	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Kärpät	FIN.2		28	2	7	9	34		14	1	3	4	16
1998–99	TPS	SM-l		42	1	3	4	41		10	1	0	1	6
1999–2000	TPS	SM-l		54	2	6	8	48		11	0	0	0	6
2000–01	TPS	SM-l		37	3	6	9	22		10	0	1	1	4
2001–02	Jokerit	SM-l		55	3	2	5	14		12	1	3	4	6
2002–03	Jokerit	SM-l		38	4	10	14	8		10	0	1	1	10
2003–04	Kärpät	SM-l		52	3	13	16	22		15	0	2	2	8
2004–05	Kärpät	SM-l		45	4	16	20	44		12	2	4	6	8
2005–06	Kärpät	SM-l		51	7	12	19	48		11	0	3	3	22
2006–07	Kärpät	SM-l		55	8	16	24	94		10	0	0	0	8
2007–08	Kärpät	SM-l		49	3	24	27	60		13	0	9	9	10
2008–09	Kärpät	SM-l		57	8	14	22	78		15	3	5	8	10
2009–10	Kärpät	SM-l		52	3	12	15	48		10	1	3	4	10
2010–11	Kärpät	SM-l		56	3	20	23	38		3	0	0	0	4
2011–12	Kärpät	SM-l		57	4	18	22	58		9	0	3	3	10
2012–13	Kärpät	SM-l		52	1	16	17	50		3	0	0	0	2
2013–14	Lukko	Liiga		60	6	27	33	85		15	1	4	5	8
2014–15	Lukko	Liiga		55	2	10	12	44		14	0	6	6	12
2015–16	Lukko	Liiga		43	3	11	14	38		5	1	1	2	4
2016–17	Kärpät	Liiga		58	1	9	10	58		2	0	0	0	0
SM-l/Liiga totals				968	69	245	314	898		190	10	45	55	148

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995	Finland	U17
1996	Finland	EJC		4	0	0	0	4
1997	Finland	WJC		6	0	0	0	2
1997	Finland	EJC		6	2	5	7	4
1998	Finland	WJC		7	0	0	0	0
1999	Finland	WJC		6	1	6	7	33
Junior totals				29	3	11	14	43

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database