| Mika Strömberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
(1970-02-28) February 28, 1970 (age 54) Helsinki, FIN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| SM-l team Former teams |
KalPa Jokerit HPK Nationalliga A HC Fribourg-Gottéron EHC Chur Elitserien Djurgårdens IF | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft |
211th overall, 1990 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1989–2010 | ||
Mika Juhani Strömberg (born February 28, 1970, in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques as their eleventh-round pick, #211 overall, in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.
After a ten-year career with Jokerit, he spent three years in Switzerland, with HC Fribourg-Gottéron and EHC Chur. After coming back to Jokerit for one season Strömberg again went overseas, this time to Stockholm and the Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Elitserien. For the 2006–07 season Strömberg returned to Finland to play for HPK. After his single season for HPK, Strömberg was first contracted by KalPa and then he was bought mid-07/08 season to Jokerit. After the 07/08 season, Strömberg returned to KalPa.
Awards and achievements
- Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenceman in the SM-liiga - 1996
- SM-liiga championship four times with Jokerit: 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1997.
- Gold medal at the 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships; Finland's first IIHF gold medal.
Records
- Jokerit franchise record for most all-time points, goals, and assists by a defenceman.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Jokerit | FIN U20 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Jokerit | FIN U20 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Jokerit | FIN.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Jokerit | FIN U20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Jokerit | FIN.2 | 39 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Jokerit | FIN U20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Jokerit | SM-l | 42 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Urheilukoulu | FIN U20 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Jokerit | FIN U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Jokerit | SM-l | 44 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Jokerit | SM-l | 36 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 1992–93 | Jokerit | SM-l | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Vantaa HT | FIN.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Jokerit | SM-l | 48 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1994–95 | Jokerit | SM-l | 50 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 52 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | Jokerit | SM-l | 50 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 83 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 1996–97 | Jokerit | SM-l | 47 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1997–98 | Jokerit | SM-l | 38 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Jokerit | SM-l | 30 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | HC Fribourg–Gottéron | NLA | 35 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | EHC Chur | NLA | 37 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | EHC Chur | NLA | 43 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Jokerit | SM-l | 45 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 24 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 44 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 34 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HPK | SM-l | 52 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Jokerit | SM-l | 24 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | KalPa | SM-l | 26 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | KalPa | SM-l | 55 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 86 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | KalPa | SM-l | 48 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Viikingit | FIN.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l totals | 651 | 103 | 232 | 335 | 719 | 110 | 18 | 46 | 64 | 90 | ||||
| NLA totals | 115 | 18 | 53 | 71 | 103 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| SEL totals | 102 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 80 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Finland | EJC | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 1989 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
| 1990 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1994 | Finland | OG | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1994 | Finland | WC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1995 | Finland | WC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 1996 | Finland | WCH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | Finland | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1997 | Finland | WC | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | |||
| Senior totals | 40 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 49 | |||
References
- "1990 NHL Entry Draft". nhl.com. NHL. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- "Åtta spelare klara för DIF!". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. 2003-04-15. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- "Mika Strömberg återvänder till Jokerit". svenska.yle.fi (in Swedish). YLE. 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- "Pekka Rautakallio Trophy Winners". azhockey.com. A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded byMarko Kiprusoff | Winner of the Pekka Rautakallio trophy 1995–96 |
Succeeded byBrian Rafalski |
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players
- Finnish ice hockey defencemen
- Finnish ice hockey world championship gold medalists
- HPK players
- Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Jokerit players
- Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic ice hockey players for Finland
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Quebec Nordiques draft picks
- Ice hockey people from Helsinki