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Finland Markus Seikola
#22 TUTO Hockey / Mestis - 15/16
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jun 05, 1982
Position
D
Age
42
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Laitila, FIN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
LaJy
Status
Retired
Drafted
2000 round 7 #209 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

Seikola is a big defenseman with a very good shot. Skilled with the puck, he excels on the powerplay. Can lay on the body, but does so rarely. Solid defensively. Pretty mobile.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

Team Staff profile of Markus Seikola also available

© Photo: Timo Savela

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Markus Seikola Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
1997-98 TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 10* 4* 4* 8* 0* -* |
TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja 20* 5* 6* 11* 24* -* |
TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -
1998-99 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 36* 2* 10* 12* 24* -* |
1999-00 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 29* 16* 10* 26* 8* -* |
TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 9* 2* 1* 3* 6* -* | Playoffs 13 1 0 1 0 -
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 1* 4* 5* 4* 6* |
2000-01 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 26* 13* 7* 20* 6* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
TPS SM-liiga 23* 1* 0* 1* 16* 10* | Playoffs 10 1 0 1 0 5
2001-02 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 0* 1* 1* 2* 3* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 2 0
TPS SM-liiga 51* 4* 4* 8* 20* 7* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 12 3
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 2* 3* 16* 2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 14* 2* 3* 5* 24* -* |
2002-03 TPS SM-liiga 56* 5* 4* 9* 36* -2* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 2 -6
2003-04 TPS SM-liiga 46* 3* 6* 9* 12* 5* | Playoffs 13 0 1 1 6 4
2004-05 TPS SM-liiga 56* 5* 9* 14* 14* 17* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 4 -3
2005-06 TPS SM-liiga 41* 2* 3* 5* 18* -7* |
Frölunda HC Elitserien 9* 3* 5* 8* 6* 2* | Playoffs 17 1 1 2 22 3
2006-07 Frölunda HC Elitserien 49* 5* 14* 19* 46* -8* |
2007-08 HPK SM-liiga 45* 5* 8* 13* 74* -7* |
2008-09 Ilves SM-liiga 50* 18* 27* 45* 95* 17* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -1
2009-10 Ilves SM-liiga 55* 17* 22* 39* 84* -7* | Relegation 5 3 0 3 8 3
2010-11 Södertälje SK Elitserien 44* 2* 16* 18* 20* -13* | Kvalserien SHL 10 1 3 4 33 0
2011-12 Pelicans SM-liiga 52* 16* 16* 32* 48* 15* | Playoffs 16 0 5 5 18 -1
2012-13 Pelicans SM-liiga 55* 13* 11* 24* 42* -9* |
2013-14 TPS Liiga 15* 0* 2* 2* 12* -10* |
2014-15 TPS Liiga 18* 0* 2* 2* 4* -7* |
2015-16 VG-62 Suomi-sarja 4* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* |
TUTO Hockey Mestis 5* 0* 2* 2* 27* 3* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 31 2

Markus Seikola Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Finland EHT 6* 1* 3* 4* 6* -1* |
2009-10 Finland EHT 6* 2* 4* 6* 8* 2* |
2013-14 TPS ET 5* 2* 1* 3* 2* -* |

Markus Seikola Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EHT 2 12* 3* 7* 10* 0.83* 14* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 5* 2* 1* 3* 0.60* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 14* 2* 3* 5* 0.36* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 13 563* 89* 114* 203* 0.36* 475* 22* | 8 67 6 * 9 * 15 * 0.22 * 52 * 4 *
Mestis 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 27* 3* | 1 6 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.17 * 31 * 2 *
Elitserien (SHL) 3 102* 10* 35* 45* 0.44* 72* -19* | 2 27 2 * 4 * 6 * 0.22 * 55 * 3 *
Suomi-sarja 1 4* 0* 2* 2* 0.50* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 24* 6* 6* 12* 0.50* 28* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 10* 4* 4* 8* 0.80* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 67* 18* 20* 38* 0.57* 32* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 36* 15* 9* 24* 0.67* 14* 3* | 3 17 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.12 * 2 * 0 *
WJC-18 1 7* 1* 4* 5* 0.71* 4* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 2* 3* 0.43* 16* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Markus Seikola Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/05/2016
05/05/2016 Confirmed TUTO Hockey Retired
02/15/2016
02/15/2016 Extension TUTO Hockey TUTO Hockey
02/08/2016
02/08/2016 Confirmed VG-62 TUTO Hockey
11/20/2015
11/20/2015 Extension VG-62 VG-62
11/02/2015
11/02/2015 Confirmed TPS VG-62
04/09/2013
04/09/2013 Confirmed Pelicans TPS
04/14/2011
04/14/2011 Confirmed Södertälje SK Pelicans
04/12/2010
04/12/2010 Confirmed Ilves Södertälje SK
04/02/2009
04/02/2009 Extension Ilves Ilves
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Ilves

Cult/Star player for Pelicans

Career transactions
- 2013-04-09 • Signed by TPS
- 2011-04-14 • Signed by Pelicans
- 2010-04-12 • Signed by Södertälje
- 2008-05-01 • Signed by Ilves
- 2007-04-21 • Signed by HPK
- 2006-01-26 • Signed Frölunda