Mika Strömberg
Mika Juhani Strömberg (born February 28, 1970 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques as their eleventh-round pick, #211 overall, in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
| Mika Strömberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 28, 1970 Helsinki, FIN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| SM-l team Former teams |
KalPa Jokerit HPK Nationalliga A HC Fribourg-Gottéron EHC Chur Elitserien Djurgårdens IF | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft |
211th overall, 1990 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1989–2010 | ||
After a ten-year career with Jokerit, he spent three years in Switzerland, with HC Fribourg-Gottéron and EHC Chur. After coming back to Jokerit for one season Strömberg again went overseas, this time to Stockholm and the Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Elitserien.[2] For the 2006–07 season Strömberg returned to Finland to play for HPK. After his single season for HPK, Strömberg was first contracted by KalPa and then he was bought mid-07/08 season to Jokerit.[3] After the 07/08 season, Strömberg returned to KalPa.
Awards and achievements
- Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenceman in the SM-liiga - 1996[4]
- SM-liiga championship four times with Jokerit: 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1997.
- Gold medal at the 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships; Finland's first IIHF gold medal.
Records
- Jokerit franchise record for most all-time points, goals, and assists by a defenceman.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Jokerit | FIN Jr | 34 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Jokerit | FIN Jr | 33 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Jokerit | FIN II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Jokerit | FIN Jr | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Jokerit | FIN II | 39 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Jokerit | FIN Jr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Jokerit | SM-l | 42 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Urheilukoulu | FIN Jr | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Jokerit | FIN Jr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Jokerit | SM-l | 44 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Jokerit | SM-l | 36 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 1992–93 | Jokerit | SM-l | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Vantaa HT | FIN II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Jokerit | SM-l | 48 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1994–95 | Jokerit | SM-l | 50 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 52 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | Jokerit | SM-l | 50 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 83 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 1996–97 | Jokerit | SM-l | 47 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1997–98 | Jokerit | SM-l | 38 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Jokerit | SM-l | 30 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 35 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | EHC Chur | NLA | 37 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | EHC Chur | NLA | 43 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Jokerit | SM-l | 45 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 24 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 44 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 34 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HPK | SM-l | 52 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Jokerit | SM-l | 24 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | KalPa | SM-l | 26 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | KalPa | SM-l | 55 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 86 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | KalPa | SM-l | 48 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Viikingit | FIN IV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l totals | 651 | 103 | 232 | 335 | 719 | 110 | 18 | 46 | 64 | 90 | ||||
| NLA totals | 115 | 18 | 53 | 71 | 103 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| SEL totals | 102 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 80 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Finland | EJC | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 1989 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
| 1990 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1994 | Finland | OG | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1994 | Finland | WC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1995 | Finland | WC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 1996 | Finland | WCH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | Finland | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1997 | Finland | WC | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | |||
| Senior totals | 40 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 49 | |||
References
- "1990 NHL Entry Draft". nhl.com. NHL. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- "Åtta spelare klara för DIF!". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. 2003-04-15. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- "Mika Strömberg återvänder till Jokerit". svenska.yle.fi (in Swedish). YLE. 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- "Pekka Rautakallio Trophy Winners". azhockey.com. A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
External links
- Mika Strömberg career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Mika Strömberg career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Marko Kiprusoff |
Winner of the Pekka Rautakallio trophy 1995–96 |
Succeeded by Brian Rafalski |
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