Mikael Seppälä

Mikael Seppälä (born March 8, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for HV71 in the SHL (Swedish Hockey League).

Mikael Seppälä
Born (1994-03-08) March 8, 1994
Ylivieska, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 Tappara
KalPa
National team  Finland
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

Seppälä made his Liiga debut playing with KalPa during the 2013–14 Liiga season.

In 2015 he was playing for and was the captain of Hokki of the Finnish Mestis.[1] Seppälä transferred back to KalPa in the end of 2016,[2] leaving the captain position in Hokki in the middle of the season. He signed a contract extension with KalPa in 2019.[3]

Career statistics
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Finland
Silver medal – second place2021 Latvia

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2021 Finland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 0 0 0 0
2022 Finland WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 0 1 1 2
Senior totals 12 0 1 1 2

Awards and honours
Award Year
Liiga
Champion (Tappara) 2022 [4]

References
  1. "Pelaaja › Mikael Seppälä - jatkoakia" (in Finnish). jatkoaika.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  2. "Hokki-kapteeni Mikael Seppälä siirtyy vahvistamaan KalPan puolustusta". kalpa.fi (in Finnish). 7 December 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. "Mikael Seppälä ja Aleksi Klemetti jatkosopimuksiin KalPan kanssa" (in Finnish). 1 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. "Finnish championship goes to Tappara". International Ice Hockey Federation. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.


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