Mika Strömberg
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Mika Strömberg (born February 28, 1970 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman. 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 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.
[edit] Career Stats
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1989-90 Jokerit FNL 42 2 15 17 42 -- -- -- -- --
1990-91 Jokerit FNL 44 4 16 20 36 -- -- -- -- --
1991-92 Jokerit FNL 36 7 14 21 32 9 2 3 5 16
1992-93 Jokerit FNL 16 2 5 7 6
1993-94 Jokerit FNL 48 17 8 25 53 12 1 3 4 8
1994-95 Jokerit FNL 50 15 25 40 52 11 5 5 10 10
1995-96 Jokerit FNL 50 15 12 27 83 11 1 11 12 10
1996-97 Jokerit FNL 47 11 31 42 38 9 4 5 9 10
1997-98 Jokerit FNL 38 7 11 18 56 8 1 5 6 2
1998-99 Jokerit FNL 30 4 15 19 32 -- -- -- -- --
1999-00 Fribourg-Gotteron Swiss 35 8 15 23 24 4 0 1 1 0
2000-01 Chur Swiss 37 4 17 21 53 11 3 7 10 35
2001-02 Chur Swiss 43 6 21 27 28
2002-03 Jokerit FNL 45 2 14 16 26 10 1 3 4 6
2003-04 Djurgardens IF Stockholm SEL 24 6 0 6 24 4 1 0 1 2
2004-05 Djurgardens IF Stockholm SEL 44 1 6 7 16 12 0 0 0 2
2005-06 Djurgardens IF Stockholm SEL 34 2 11 13 40 -- -- -- -- --
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[edit] Awards
- Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenseman 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 only IIHF gold medal to date.
[edit] Records
- Jokerit franchise record for most all-time points, goals, and assists by a defenseman.
| Preceded by Marko Kiprusoff |
Winner of the Pekka Rautakallio trophy 1995-96 |
Succeeded by Brian Rafalski |
