Aleksi Mäkelä (ice hockey, born 1995)

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Aleksi Mäkelä
Born (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 (age 29)
Tampere, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
team
Former teams		 Free Agent
Ilves
Ässät
NHL draft 182nd overall, 2013
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2013–present

Aleksi Mäkelä (born 8 February 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman.[1] He is currently an unrestricted free agent and has played in the top ranked Liiga. Mäkelä was selected by the Dallas Stars in the seventh round, 182nd overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Mäkelä made his SM-liiga debut playing with Ilves during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.[2]

Following two full seasons in the Liiga with Ässät, Mäkelä left as a free agent to secure a one-year contract with second division Mestis club, Lempäälän Kisa, on August 14, 2018.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Ilves Jr. A 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2012–13 Ilves Jr. A 37 8 9 17 42 — — — — —
2012–13 Ilves SM-l 7 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
2013–14 Ilves Jr. A 25 3 11 14 16 2 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Ilves Liiga 9 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2013–14 LeKi Mestis 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2014–15 Ilves Liiga 30 0 6 6 22 — — — — —
2014–15 LeKi Mestis 7 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Ilves Liiga 42 0 2 2 20 — — — — —
2015–16 LeKi Mestis 12 0 2 2 10 — — — — —
2015–16 Ilves Jr. A 1 0 0 0 2 7 1 0 1 2
2016–17 Ässät Liiga 48 0 2 2 26 3 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Ässät Liiga 33 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
2018–19 LeKi Mestis 43 3 8 11 26 2 0 0 0 2
2019–20 Drakkars de Caen FRA.1 19 2 8 10 14 3 1 2 3 0
2020–21 Remparts de Tours FRA.1 12 0 3 3 16 — — — — —
Liiga totals 169 2 12 14 82 3 0 0 0 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Finland WJC 7th 5 0 1 1 4
Junior totals 5 0 1 1 4

References

  1. ^ "Aleksi Mäkelä player profile". jatkoaika.com. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. ^ "2012-13 Ilves player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  3. ^ "LeKi sign Makela to contract" (in Finnish). LeKi. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.[permanent dead link‍]


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