Mika Alatalo

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

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

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
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

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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

• 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.