Mikko Henrikki Eloranta (born 24 August 1972) is a
Finnish former
ice hockey
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player who played with
TPS Turku of the
SM-Liiga
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. He represented
Finland
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in both the
Olympic Winter Games
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and the
World Cup of Hockey
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.
Playing career
Eloranta was drafted 247th overall by the
Boston Bruins
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in the
1999 NHL Entry Draft. He played for Boston for two seasons before he was traded by the Bruins, along with
Jason Allison
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, to the
Los Angeles Kings
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for
Jozef Stumpel and
Glen Murray on 24 October 2001.
He played for the Kings another two seasons. He then returned to Finland, playing for
TPS
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in the Finnish National League.
In 2004, Eloranta played in
Switzerland
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for the
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
The SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers are a professional ice hockey club from Rapperswil, Switzerland, and are members of the National League.
History
The Lakers were founded in 1945 and were known as SC Rapperswil-Jona until 2005, when the club change ...
. 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
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in
Turin
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,
Italy
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.
After three seasons with the Kings, Eloranta signed with the
Malmö Redhawks
The Malmö Redhawks (colloquially referred to simply as Malmö or by past abbreviation MIF) are a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Malmö which plays in the SHL, with Malmö Arena as the venue for home games.
The history of the te ...
of the Swedish 1st division 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 and playoffs
International
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
Boston Bruins draft picks
Boston Bruins players
Finnish ice hockey left wingers
Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Ilves players
Los Angeles Kings players
Malmö Redhawks players
New York Rangers scouts
Olympic ice hockey players for Finland
People from Aura, Finland
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers players
HC TPS players
Ice hockey people from Southwest Finland
21st-century Finnish sportsmen