Mikko Jokela
| Mikko Jokela | |||
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| Born |
March 4, 1980 Lappeenranta, FIN |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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Liiga team Former teams |
KooKoo HIFK SaiPa Vancouver Canucks HPK Jokerit HC Dinamo Minsk Timrå IK KalPa EC VSV |
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| NHL Draft | 96th overall, 1998 New Jersey Devils |
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| Playing career | 1997–present | ||
Mikko Jokela (born March 4, 1980) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with KooKoo in the Finnish Liiga. Jokela played one game in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks in 2003.
Jokela started his ice hockey career with the KalPa junior team, and was selected 96th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils He represented various SM-liiga teams before he signed with the Devils for the 2001–02 NHL season. Jokela spent the season with the AHL Albany River Rats, and after starting the next season in the AHL, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Steve Kariya, where he played his only NHL game in the 2002–03 season.
After another year with the Canucks' AHL affiliate Manitoba Moose, Jokela returned to Finland and signed with HPK. He was made team captain for the 2005–06 season when the team won the SM-liiga championship. In April 2007, he signed a three-year contract with Jokerit. However, he moved to KHL team HC Dynamo Minsk after his second season with Jokerit. After spending the 2009-10 season with Minsk, he took his game to Sweden and joined SHL side Timrå IK for the 2010-11 campaign. In 2011, he embarked on a three-year stint with HIFK in the Finnish Liiga.
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