Mikko Eloranta

Mikko Eloranta (born August 24, 1972 in Aura, Finland) is a retired professional Finnish ice hockey player who last played with TPS Turku of the SM-Liiga. He has represented Finland in both the Olympic Games and the World Cup of Hockey.
==Playing career==
Eloranta was drafted 247th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He played for Boston for two seasons, before he was traded by the Bruins, along with Jason Allison, to the Los Angeles Kings for Jozef Stumpel and Glen Murray on October 24, 2001.
He played for the Kings another two seasons. He then returned to Finland, playing for TPS in the Finnish National League.
In 2004, Eloranta played in Switzerland for the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. Eloranta suffered a major injury in August 2005 during an exhibition game, breaking a bone in his leg, and was not a member of the Silver Medal-winning Finnish Hockey Team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
After 3 seasons with the Lakers, Eloranta signed with Swedish 1st division team, the Malmo Redhawks for the 2007-08 season. Eloranta then returned to his native Finland, linking up with old club TPS for the 2008-09 season.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1995-96 	Ilves 	SM-l 		43 	18 	15 	33 	86 		3 	0 	2 	2 	2
1996-97 	TPS 	SM-l 		31 	6 	15 	21 	52 		10 	5 	2 	7 	6
1997-98 	TPS 	SM-l 		46 	23 	14 	37 	82 		2 	0 	0 	0 	8
1998-99 	TPS 	SM-l 		52 	19 	21 	40 	103 		10 	1 	3 	4 	26
1999-00 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		50 	6 	12 	18 	36 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2000-01 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		62 	12 	11 	23 	38 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2001-02 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		6 	0 	0 	0 	2 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2001-02 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 		71 	9 	9 	18 	54 		7 	1 	1 	2 	2
2002-03 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 		75 	5 	12 	17 	56 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2003-04 	TPS 	SM-l 		54 	23 	19 	42 	87 		6 	0 	1 	1 	39
2004-05 	Rapperswil-Jona 	NLA 		44 	19 	28 	47 	88 		4 	1 	1 	2 	12
2005-06 	Rapperswil-Jona 	NLA 		1 	0 	0 	0 	2 		7 	1 	1 	2 	8
2006-07 	Rapperswil-Jona 	NLA 		33 	11 	14 	25 	60 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2007-08 	Malmo Redhawks 	Swe-1 		36 	10 	14 	24 	74 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2008-09 	TPS 	SM-l 		48 	9 	11 	20 	122 		8 	2 	2 	4 	6
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals		264 	32 	44 	76 	186 		7 	1 	1 	2 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==International Play==
Played for Finland in:
*1998 World Championships (Silver Medal)
*1999 World Championships (Silver Medal)
*2002 Winter Olympics
*2003 World Championships
*2004 World Cup (Silver Medal)
*2005 World Championships
===International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998 	Finland 	WC 	10	1	1	2 	12
1999 	Finland 	WC 	10	1	2	3 	6
2002 	Finland 	OG 	4 	2	0	2 	2
2003 	Finland 	WC 	7 	1	1	2 	16
2004 	Finland 	WCH 	6 	2	0	2 	2
2005 	Finland 	WC 	7 	0	0	0 	0
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	44	7	4	11 	38
==External links==
*
*Mikko Eloranta on nhlfinns.com
Category:Born in 1972
Category:Boston Bruins draft picks
Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:Finnish ice hockey players
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
Category:Ilves Tampere players
Category:Malmö IF Redhawks players
Category:TPS Turku players
Category:2002 Olympian
Category:Retired in 2009
Category:1999 debut