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Mikael Seppälä

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Mikael Seppälä
Born (1994-03-08) March 8, 1994 (age 30)
Ylivieska, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams
HV71
KalPa
Tappara
National team  Finland
Playing career 2013–present

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

Playing career

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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

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Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Finland
Silver medal – second place 2021 Latvia

International

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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
2023 Finland WC 7th 8 0 3 3 2
Senior totals 20 0 4 4 4

Awards and honours

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Award Year
Liiga
Champion (Tappara) 2022 [4]

References

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  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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