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.
