Mikko Kalteva

Mikko Kalteva
Born (1984-05-25) May 25, 1984
Hyvinkää, Finland
Height 6 ft 3.5 in (192 cm)
Weight 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 JYP
Jokerit
Södertälje SK
NHL Draft 107th overall, 2002
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 2004–present

Mikko Kalteva (born May 25, 1984) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman currently with JYP of the Finnish Liiga.

Playing career

Kalteva was drafted 107th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. Kalteva joined Jokerit as a 16-year-old junior and played in the Junior A SM-liiga in 2000–01 earning a place in the Pohjola First All-Star Team. Kalteva gained the notice of the Avalanche after selection to the Finnish Jr. team for the World U18 Championships in 2002. Kalteva was also named in the Finnish World Junior Championships in 2003 and 2004, earning a bronze medal on each occasion.

At the end of the 2003–04 season, Kalteva made his SM-liiga debut with Jokerit. In the following season Kalteva was a part of the fringe squad that helped Jokerit take the Silver medal in the Kanada-malja playoffs. Mikko became a duel winner of the Silver medal when he played a prominent defensive role in 2006–07.

On April 23, 2010, after spending his entire career to date with Jokerit, Kalteva left when he signed with Swedish team, Södertälje SK, of the Elitserien for the 2010–11 season.[1]

Upon the completion of his second season with Södertälje, Kalteva returned to Finland signing a one-year contract with JYP on June 30, 2012.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Jokerit SM-l 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 2
2004–05 Jokerit SM-l 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Jokerit SM-l 53 2 1 3 26 — — — — —
2006–07 Jokerit SM-l 54 3 6 9 34 6 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Jokerit SM-l 54 2 7 9 40 14 1 2 3 4
2008–09 Jokerit SM-l 56 0 7 7 34 5 0 0 0 4
2009–10 Jokerit SM-l 33 0 6 6 16 3 0 1 1 4
2010–11 Södertälje SK SEL 46 2 5 7 24 — — — — —
2011–12 Södertälje SK Allsv 44 1 6 7 24 — — — — —
2012–13 JYP Jyväskylä SM-l 45 5 9 14 40 8 0 6 6 8
2013–14 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 31 1 6 7 18 — — — — —
2014–15 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 48 3 10 13 20 12 2 3 5 2
2015–16 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 58 10 19 29 26 13 2 4 6 6
Liiga totals 436 26 71 97 254 71 5 16 21 30
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2003 Halifax
2004 Helsinki

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2002 Finland WJC18 4th 7 0 0 0 6
2003 Finland WJC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 4
2004 Finland WJC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 21 0 2 2 10

References

  1. ↑ "SSK recruit fine defensive player" (in Swedish). Södertälje SK. 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
  2. ↑ "JYP announce signings" (in Finnish). JYP. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
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