Mika Alatalo

Finnish ice hockey player

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Ice hockey player

Mika Alatalo

Born|  (1971-06-11) June 11, 1971 (age 53)
Oulu, FIN
Height|  6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight|  196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position|  Left wing
Shot|  Left
Serie A team
Former teams|  HC Pustertal Wölfe
KooKoo
Lukko
TPS
Luleå HF
Phoenix Coyotes
HC Thurgau
Herlev Hornets
National team|  Finland
NHL draft|  203rd overall, 1990
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career|  1988-2009

Medal record

Men's ice hockey
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
|  1994 Lillehammer | Team competition

Mika Antero Alatalo (born June 11, 1971 in Oulu, Finland) is a former professional ice hockey forward.

## Playing career

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He played 152 games in the National Hockey League for the Phoenix Coyotes. He has most recently played for Herlev Hornets and formerly for HC Thurgau. He last played for Hockey Club Pustertal-Val Pusteria in Italy's Serie A.

## Career statistics

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### Regular season and playoffs

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Season | Team  | League  | GP  | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM
1988–89 | KooKoo | Liiga | 34  | 8  | 6  | 14  | 10  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1989–90 | KooKoo  | Liiga  | 41  | 3  | 5  | 8  | 22  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1990–91 | Lukko | Liiga  | 39  | 10  | 1  | 11  | 10  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1991–92 | Lukko  | Liiga  | 43  | 20  | 17  | 37  | 32  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2
1992–93 | Lukko  | Liiga  | 48  | 16  | 19  | 35  | 38  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
1993–94 | Lukko  | Liiga  | 45  | 19  | 15  | 34  | 77  | 9  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 4
1994–95 | TPS | Liiga  | 44  | 23  | 13  | 36  | 59  | 13  | 2  | 5  | 7  | 8
1995–96 | TPS  | Liiga  | 49  | 19  | 18  | 37  | 44  | 11  | 3  | 4  | 7  | 8
1996–97 | Luleå HF | SEL | 50  | 19  | 18  | 37  | 54  | 10  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 22
1997–98 | Luleå HF  | SEL  | 45  | 14  | 10  | 24  | 56  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
1998–99 | TPS  | Liiga  | 53  | 14  | 23  | 37  | 44  | 10  | 6  | 3  | 9  | 6
1999–2000 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 82  | 10  | 17  | 27  | 36  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2
2000–01 | Phoenix Coyotes  | NHL  | 70  | 7  | 12  | 19  | 22  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2001–02 | TPS  | Liiga  | 56  | 20  | 22  | 42  | 95  | 8  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 12
2002–03 | TPS  | Liiga  | 55  | 13  | 16  | 29  | 68  | 7  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 28
2003–04 | TPS  | Liiga  | 37  | 12  | 14  | 26  | 32  | 13  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 8
2004–05 | TPS  | Liiga  | 55  | 11  | 15  | 26  | 28  | 6  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0
2005–06 | TPS  | Liiga  | 35  | 1  | 8  | 9  | 18  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0
2006–07 | TPS  | Liiga  | 47  | 7  | 11  | 18  | 28  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
2007–08  | HC Thurgau | SUI II | 36  | 17  | 28  | 45  | 56  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2008–09 | Herlev Hornets | DNK | 19  | 7  | 6  | 13  | 28  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2008–09 | HC Pustertal | ITA | 8  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 6  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Liiga totals  | 681  | 196  | 203  | 399  | 605  | 86  | 21  | 20  | 41  | 76

### International

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1989 | Finland | EJC | 6  | 3  | 5  | 8  | 8
1989 | Finland  | WJC | 7  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 8
1990 | Finland  | WJC  | 7  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 0
1991 | Finland  | WJC  | 6  | 4  | 3  | 7  | 12
1993 | Finland | WC | 6  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2
1994 | Finland  | OG | 7  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 2
1994 | Finland  | WC  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 8
1998 | Finland  | WC  | 10  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 4
Junior totals  | 26  | 10  | 12  | 22  | 28
Senior totals  | 29  | 5  | 2  | 7  | 16

## External links

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* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
* Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mika Alatalo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.