Mikko Luoma (born ) is a Finnish former

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, who played 3 games in the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...

with the

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. He most notably played in the

Liiga The Liiga, colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. The league comprises 16 teams from all around Finland with relegation and promotion between the Mesti ...

and

Elitserien Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sports, Elitserien is the highest league, with the second highest named Allsvenskan. Elitserien leagues at present: * Elitserien (badmint ...

Playing career

Luoma started his playing career with the Finnish JYP's youth team, playing for them from 1993 until 1998 when he stepped up to JYP's senior team in

SM-liiga The Liiga, colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. The league comprises 16 teams from all around Finland with relegation and promotion between the Mest ...

. In his first two seasons in SM-liiga he totalled 18 points over 104 games. From season 2000–01 to 2002–03, he played with

Tappara Tappara (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga. They play at ''Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 20 Finnish league championships, wh ...

, totalling 66 points in 164 games. Luoma was selected by the

in the 6th round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 181st overall, as an over-aged player. He only played one season in North America, largely in the

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with the

Toronto Roadrunners The Toronto Roadrunners were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Ricoh Coliseum. In their only season the Roadrunners featured players such as Jani Rita, Brad Winchester, Jamie W ...

, although he also saw some time with the Oilers. After NHL and AHL, Luoma moved to Sweden and played in the Swedish elite league

with

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 ...

in 2004–05 and

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from season 2005–06 to 2006–07. For season 2007–08 he signed with

HV71 HV71 (), often referred to as just HV, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the first tier of Swedish ice hockey. The team played in the 2008–09 Champions Hockey League ...

and continued the season with winning the Swedish Championship. He concluded his professional career after spending a single season in the

Austrian Hockey League The ICE Hockey League (International Central European Hockey League, ICEHL), known as the win2day ICE Hockey League for sponsorship reasons, is a Central European hockey league that also serves as the top-tier ice hockey league in Austria. It c ...

with Italian outfit,

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in the 2016–17 season. He is currently a European Amateur Scout for the

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (N ...

of the NHL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luoma, Mikko 1976 births Atlant Moscow Oblast players Bolzano HC players Chicago Blackhawks scouts Edmonton Oilers draft picks Edmonton Oilers players Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Finnish ice hockey defencemen HV71 players Ice hockey people from Jyväskylä JYP Jyväskylä players Linköping HC players Living people Modo Hockey players Tappara players Toronto Roadrunners players