Mikael Seppälä
| Mikael Seppälä | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 8, 1994 Ylivieska, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
HV71 KalPa Tappara | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Mikael Seppälä (born March 8, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for HV71 in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career
[edit]Seppälä made his Liiga debut playing with KalPa during the 2013–14 Liiga season.
In 2015 he was playing for and was the captain of Hokki of the Finnish Mestis.[1] Seppälä transferred back to KalPa in the end of 2016,[2] leaving the captain position in Hokki in the middle of the season. He signed a contract extension with KalPa in 2019.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2022 Finland | |
 |
2021 Latvia | |
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Finland | WC | 
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Finland | WC | 
|
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Finland | WC | 7th | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours
[edit]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Liiga | ||
| Champion (Tappara) | 2022 | [4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pelaaja › Mikael Seppälä - jatkoakia" (in Finnish). jatkoaika.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ^ "Hokki-kapteeni Mikael Seppälä siirtyy vahvistamaan KalPan puolustusta". kalpa.fi (in Finnish). 7 December 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Mikael Seppälä ja Aleksi Klemetti jatkosopimuksiin KalPan kanssa" (in Finnish). 1 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Finnish championship goes to Tappara". International Ice Hockey Federation. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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