Mikael Seppälä (born March 8, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for HV71 in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
| Mikael Seppälä | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 8, 1994 Ylivieska, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
HV71 KalPa Tappara | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career
editSeppälä made his Liiga debut playing with KalPa during the 2013–14 Liiga season.
In 2015 he was playing for and was the captain of Hokki of the Finnish Mestis.[1] Seppälä transferred back to KalPa in the end of 2016,[2] leaving the captain position in Hokki in the middle of the season. He signed a contract extension with KalPa in 2019.[3]
Career statistics
edit| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2022 Finland | |
 |
2021 Latvia | |
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Finland | WC | 
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Finland | WC | 
|
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Finland | WC | 7th | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Liiga | ||
| Champion (Tappara) | 2022 | [4] |
References
edit- ^ "Pelaaja › Mikael Seppälä - jatkoakia" (in Finnish). jatkoaika.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ^ "Hokki-kapteeni Mikael Seppälä siirtyy vahvistamaan KalPan puolustusta". kalpa.fi (in Finnish). 7 December 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Mikael Seppälä ja Aleksi Klemetti jatkosopimuksiin KalPan kanssa" (in Finnish). 1 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Finnish championship goes to Tappara". International Ice Hockey Federation. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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