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Miika Elomo (21 April 1977 – 9 February 2025) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player.
| Miika Elomo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
21 April 1977 Turku, Finland | ||
| Died |
9 February 2025 (aged 47) Val d'Oise, France | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL draft |
23rd overall, 1995 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 1994–2005 | ||
Drafted 23rd overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1995 NHL entry draft, Elomo played just two games for the Capitals before he was traded in 2000 to the Calgary Flames, although he never played for the organization. He returned to Finland for the Espoo Blues. He retired after the 2004–05 season due to a wrist injury.
Elomo died at his home in Val d'Oise on 9 February 2025, at the age of 47, while he was serving as the coach of Ligue Magnus side Jokers.[1][2]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | TPS | FIN U18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | TPS | FIN U20 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | TPS | FIN U18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 30 | ||
| 1994–95 | TPS | FIN U20 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | TPS | SM-l | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Kiekko-67 | FIN.2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | TPS | FIN U20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | TPS | SM-l | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Kiekko-67 | FIN.2 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 52 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | HIFK | SM-l | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | TPS | SM-l | 36 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 59 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 72 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | TPS | SM-l | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Blues | SM-l | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Blues | SM-l | 50 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Blues | SM-l | 50 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Blues | SM-l | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l totals | 230 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 322 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 24 | ||||
| AHL totals | 216 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 250 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1995 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1995 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| 1996 | Finland | WJC | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 23 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 32 | |||
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
References
edit- ^ https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/miika-elomon-kuolemasta-uutta-tietoa/9098386
- ^ "Tidligere Storhamar-trener Elomo er død". Dagbladet. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.