Mikael Seppälä
| Mikael Seppälä | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 8, 1994 Ylivieska, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ELH team Former teams |
HC Sparta Praha KalPa Tappara HV71 | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Mikael Seppälä (born March 8, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).
Playing career
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]
After two years in Jönköping with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League, having helped the club avoid relegation to the Allsvenskan in a play-out series in both campaigns, Seppälä left HV71 at the conclusion of the 2024–25 season.[4]
On 1 July 2025, Seppälä was signed to a one-year contract to join Czech based HC Sparta Praha of the ELH.[5]
Career statistics
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2022 Finland | |
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2021 Latvia | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Finland | WC | 
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Finland | WC | 
|
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Finland | WC | 7th | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Finland | WC | 7th | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Liiga | ||
| Champion (Tappara) | 2022 | [6] |
References
- ^ "Pelaaja › Mikael Seppälä - jatkoakia" (in Finnish). jatkoaika.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ^ "Hokki-kapteeni Mikael Seppälä siirtyy vahvistamaan KalPan puolustusta". kalpa.fi (in Finnish). 7 December 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Mikael Seppälä ja Aleksi Klemetti jatkosopimuksiin KalPan kanssa" (in Finnish). 1 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Thank you for your time" (in Swedish). HV71. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Champion in Sparta! Mikael Seppälä is coming" (in Czech). HC Sparta Praha. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Finnish championship goes to Tappara". International Ice Hockey Federation. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database