Mikael Ruohomaa (born 17 November 1988) is a

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professional

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player. He is currently playing for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

Ruohomaa made his

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debut playing with

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during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season. On May 1, 2018, Ruohomaa left Finland for the first time in his professional career, signing as a free agent to a one-year contract with Russian outfit,

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (russian: Нефтехимик Нижнекамск, en, Nizhnekamsk Petrochemist) is a professional ice hockey team based in Nizhnekamsk, in the Tatarstan, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. They are members ...

of the KHL. After notching 33 points in 49 games in his debut 2018–19 season in the KHL with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Ruohomaa opted to continue in Russia, signing an improved one-year contract with HC Sibir Novosibirsk on May 1, 2019. Ruohomaa left the KHL following his second season with Sibir Novosibirsk in

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and signed a two-year contract with Swedish SHL club, Leksands IF, on 15 July 2021.

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International

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* 1988 births Living people Finnish ice hockey centres Jokipojat players JYP-Akatemia players JYP Jyväskylä players KalPa players KOOVEE players Leksands IF players Lempäälän Kisa players HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players Oulun Kärpät players People from Loimaa HC Sibir Novosibirsk players Ice hockey people from Southwest Finland {{Finland-icehockey-centre-stub