Career
He represented Finland in both the Olympic Winter Games and the World Cup of Hockey. Eloranta was drafted 247th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1999 National Hockey League Entry Draft. He played for Boston for two seasons before he was traded by the Bruins, along with Jason Allison, to the Los Angeles Kings for Jozef Stumpel and Glen Murray on 24 October 2001.
He played for the Kings another two seasons.
He then returned to Finland, playing for TPS in the Finnish National League. In 2004, Eloranta played in Switzerland for the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers.
After three seasons with the Kings, Eloranta signed with the Malmo Redhawks of the Swedish 1st division for the 2007-2008 season. Eloranta then returned to his native Finland, linking up with old club TPS for the 2008-2009 season.
