Ilkka Mikkola is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman who most notably played for Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga.

The 2009–10 SM-liiga season was the 35th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. TPS won the Kanada-malja and Ilari Filppula from TPS won