Mika Hannula
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| Position | Right wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Elitserien Team F. Teams |
HV71 Malmö Redhawks |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Born | April 2, 1979, Huddinge, SWE |
| NHL Draft | 269th overall, 2002 Minnesota Wild |
| Pro Career | 2000 – present |
Mika Hannula (born April 2, 1979, in Huddinge, Sweden to a Swedish mother and a Finnish father (hence the Finnish name)) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player under contract with HV71 in Elitserien, currently on an indefinite break from ice hockey due to personal reasons.[1]
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[edit] Playing career
Hannula started playing ice hockey with Finnish team TPS. As of now he plays as a rightwinger with HV71 in Elitserien. He is a hard working and quick player with very good skating abilities.[2] He is intensive, works hard and is dangerous around the opponents net. HV71 signed Hannula on April 21, 2005, for three years.[3]
Hannula was drafted in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by Minnesota Wild with their 9th choice, 269th overall selection. During his career he has played for three different hockey teams in the Stockholm area; AIK Hockey, Djurgårdens IF, and Hammarby IF. He also tried in the States playing for Houston Aeros in American Hockey League during the season 2003-04.[2]
During the semi-final game in the 2006 World Championships in Riga, Latvia against Canada Hannula cross-checked the Canadian player Sidney Crosby to the neck and head area when Crosby was celebrating a goal he just had scored.[4] He was immediatley suspended for the final game against Czech Republic, but on August 2, 2006, the IIHF Disciplinary Committee extended his suspension to the first four games of the 2007 World Championships in Moscow, Russia, plus a fine of 5,000 euro (approx. $6,400).[5]
On November 13, 2006, HV71's general manager Fredrik Stillman announced through HV71's web site that Hannula will take an indefinite break from ice hockey due to personal reasons.[1]
[edit] Awards
- Played in the Elitserien All-Star Game in 2002.
- Silver medal at the 2003 World Championships.
- Gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
- Gold medal at the 2006 World Championships.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998-99 | Lidingö HC | Swe-3 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 47 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Hammarby IF | Swe-2 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000-01 | Malmö Redhawks | Elit | 45 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2001-02 | Malmö Redhawks | Elit | 41 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | Malmö Redhawks | Elit | 49 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 72 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 67 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 59 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | Malmö Redhawks | Elit | 47 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 71 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | HV71 | Elit | 45 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | ||
| Elitserien totals | 227 | 54 | 58 | 112 | 245 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 36 | ||||
| AHL totals | 67 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 59 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Statistics as of April 17, 2006 [2][6]
[edit] International play
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2006 Turin | Team | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2006 | Team | |
| Silver | 2003 | Team | |
Hannula has played for Sweden in:
- 2003 World Championships (silver medal)
- 2006 Winter Olympics (gold medal)
- 2006 World Championships (gold medal)
[edit] International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Sweden | Oly | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Sweden | WC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 35 | |
| Senior int'l totals | 25 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 37 | |||
Statistics as of May 21, 2006 [2][6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Daniel Gustafsson. Mika Hannula tar time-out (Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved on November 14, 2006.
- ^ a b c d Mika Hannula. Elite Prospects. Retrieved on January 4, 2006.
- ^ Mika Hannula klar för HV71 (Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved on August 11, 2006.
- ^ Quest for Double Gold: Sweden edges Canada. IHWC.net 2006. Retrieved on August 11, 2006.
- ^ Sweden's Mika Hannula suspended four games and fined. IIHF News. Retrieved on August 11, 2006.
- ^ a b Mika Hannula - player profile and career stats. European Hockey.Net. Retrieved on April 17, 2006.
