Mikko Luoma

Mikko Luoma (born ) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman, who played 3 games in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers. He most notably played in the Liiga and Elitserien.

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. 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, totalling 66 points in 164 games.

Luoma was selected by the Edmonton Oilers 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 American Hockey League with the Toronto Roadrunners, although he also saw some time with the Oilers.

He concluded his professional career after spending a single season in the Austrian Hockey League with Italian outfit, HC Bolzano in the 2016–17 season.

He is currently a European Amateur Scout for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1993–94 Diskos FIN.2 U20 13 1 3 4 6 — — — — — 1994–95 Diskos FIN.2 U20 23 8 17 25 34 — — — — — 1994–95 Diskos FIN.3 7 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 1995–96 Diskos FIN.2 U20 27 4 10 14 56 — — — — — 1995–96 Diskos FIN.2 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1996–97 Diskos FIN.2 U20 4 2 2 4 4 — — — — — 1996–97 Diskos FIN.3 34 15 52 67 34 3 0 2 2 6 1997–98 Diskos FIN.2 44 2 18 20 60 5 1 0 1 10 1998–99 JYP SM-l 53 2 8 10 60 3 0 0 0 4 1999–00 JYP SM-l 51 2 6 8 58 — — — — — 2000–01 Tappara SM-l 56 10 11 21 72 10 0 2 2 10 2001–02 Tappara SM-l 56 11 18 29 76 10 1 2 3 10 2002–03 Tappara SM-l 55 4 13 17 52 14 2 1 3 12 2003–04 Edmonton Oilers NHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Toronto Roadrunners AHL 65 4 22 26 54 3 1 0 1 8 2004–05 Malmö Redhawks SEL 50 9 9 18 72 — — — — — 2005–06 Linköpings HC SEL 50 7 19 26 105 13 2 1 3 20 2006–07 Linköpings HC SEL 55 7 16 23 60 9 2 5 7 16 2007–08 HV71 SEL 49 10 25 35 58 17 2 5 7 20 2008–09 HV71 SEL 54 5 16 21 58 18 3 8 11 14 2009–10 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 51 1 8 9 70 3 0 2 2 6 2010–11 HV71 SEL 33 3 19 22 70 4 0 1 1 0 2011–12 HV71 SEL 49 4 18 22 48 6 0 2 2 6 2012–13 HV71 SEL 47 1 7 8 50 5 0 0 0 0 2013–14 JYP Liiga 52 4 11 15 48 6 0 3 3 2 2014–15 JYP Liiga 60 8 25 33 60 12 3 4 7 10 2015–16 JYP Liiga 56 4 15 19 34 13 0 6 6 12 2016–17 Modo Hockey Allsv 8 1 0 1 16 — — — — — 2016–17 HC Bolzano EBEL 14 1 2 3 6 9 0 1 1 10 Liiga totals 436 44 107 151 458 68 6 18 24 60 NHL totals 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — — SEL totals 387 46 129 175 521 72 9 22 31 76

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2006 Finland WC 9 0 2 2 6 2008 Finland WC 8 0 0 0 6 Senior totals 17 0 2 2 12

Awards and honours Award Year Liiga Player of the Month (September) 2001 Champion (Tappara) 2003 SEL Best P Plus–minus (+19) 2006 Salming Trophy 2008 All-Star Team 2008 Le Mat Trophy (HV71) 2008