Mikko Mäenpää

Mikko Mäenpää (born April 19, 1983) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for JYP Jyväskylä in the Liiga.

Playing career He could not break through into Tappara roster at young age, so he moved to JYP in 2002. He also made brief visits to Pelicans and Mestis teams Jukurit and Sport. After a full season in Jukurit in 2005-06 when the team won Mestis title, he moved to HPK and made a breakthrough season in SM-liiga, having 40 points. After the 2006-2007 season, Mäenpää was chosen to the SM-liiga All-Star Team.

He signed a contract with Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the summer, but ended up playing for their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Syracuse Crunch. He returned to HPK mid-season, only to continue to Skellefteå AIK in the Swedish Elitserien later in the season. He played two more seasons in HPK until 2010 and had seasons of 47 and 30 points. He was then selected to the national team for the 2010 IIHF World Championship for the first time in his career.

He then returned to Elitserien and signed for Frölunda HC for the 2010–11 season before signing for Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League in Russia for 2011–12. In 2012–13 he played 25 matches for HC CSKA Moscow and moved to Lev Prague after that. On July 2, 2015, he signed a one-year deal to continue his professional career with HC Ambrì-Piotta, a Swiss team competing in the National League A.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Tappara Jr. A 351081830 51014 2001–02 Tappara Jr. A 39131225201 ————— 2002–03 JYP Jr. A 41340 ————— 2002–03 JYP SM-l 90004 ————— 2003–04 Sport Mestis 21010 ————— 2003–04 JYP SM-l 4002244 20002 2004–05 Jukurit Mestis 40224 ————— 2004–05 JYP SM-l 90110 ————— 2004–05 Pelicans SM-l 320220 ————— 2005–06 Jukurit Mestis 406101675 62132 2006–07 HPK SM-l 5214264048 932510 2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 70226 ————— 2007–08 HPK SM-l 1332518 ————— 2007–08 Skellefteå AIK SEL 1134712 501125 2008–09 HPK SM-l 5811364740 61126 2009–10 HPK SM-l 4312183072 1754926 2010–11 Frölunda HC SEL 468101846 ————— 2011–12 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 5114233758 40334 2012–13 CSKA Moscow KHL 292248 ————— 2012–13 HC Lev Praha KHL 31120 41122 2013–14 HC Lev Praha KHL 310121210 2229116 2014–15 JYP Liiga 193121526 122686 2015–16 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 466313716 ————— 2016–17 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 344202424 ————— 2017–18 JYP Liiga 454232732 62134 2018–19 JYP Liiga 2353816 30110 Liiga totals 34852125177316 5513152854

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2000 Finland U17 9th 3 0 0 0 2 2001 Finland WJC18 60114 2010 Finland WC 6th 70112 2012 Finland WC 4th 101456 Junior totals 90116 Senior totals 171568