Miika Koivisto
| Miika Koivisto | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
20 July 1990 Vaasa, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Växjö Lakers KalPa Lukko Jukurit Oulun Kärpät Dynamo Moscow SC Bern | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Miika Koivisto (born 20 July 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League SHL), where he has won 2 SHL championships in 2021 and 2023.
Playing career
[edit]Koivisto made his professional debut in the Finnish SM-liiga, playing with KalPa during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.[1]
After six seasons in the Liiga, Koivisto attracted interest abroad and agreed to a one-year contract as a free agent with Russian outfit, HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on May 4, 2018.[2]
Koivisto played a lone season with Dynamo before moving to the Swiss National League (NL), agreeing to a one-year contract SC Bern on 11 June 2019.[3] On November 3, 2019, SC Bern released Koivisto who put up only 2 assists and struggled defensively in 15 games with the team. He was signed the following day to commence a two-year deal with Swedish outfit, Växjö Lakers of the SHL.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Sport | FIN U18 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Sport | FIN.2 U18 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Sport | FIN.2 U20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Sport | FIN.2 U20 Q | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Sport | FIN.2 U20 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Sport | FIN U20 | 41 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Sport | FIN U20 | 38 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Sport | Mestis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Sport | Mestis | 45 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | KalPa | SM-l | 57 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | KalPa | Liiga | 60 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | KalPa | Liiga | 49 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Lukko | Liiga | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | KeuPa HT | Mestis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Jukurit | Liiga | 56 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Kärpät | Liiga | 55 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 48 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | SC Bern | NL | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 36 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 32 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 27 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 301 | 23 | 112 | 135 | 150 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2019 Slovakia | |
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2021 Latvia | |
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Finland | OG | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Finland | WC | 5th | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Finland | WC | 
|
10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Finland | WC | 
|
9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 32 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | ||||
Awards and honours
[edit]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| SHL | ||
| Le Mat Trophy (Växjö Lakers) | 2021, 2023 | [5] |
References
[edit]- ^ "2012–13 KalPa player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "Dynamo sign Finnish defenseman Miika Koivisto". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Miika Koivisto is the new defenseman at SCB". SC Bern (in German). 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Vaxjo welcomes Finnish defenseman Miika Koivisto" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Vaxjo go 3-for-3 in SHL finals". International Ice Hockey Federation. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- SC Bern players
- HC Dynamo Moscow players
- Finnish ice hockey defencemen
- Mikkelin Jukurit players
- KalPa players
- KeuPa HT players
- Lukko players
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for Finland
- Oulun Kärpät players
- Vaasan Sport players
- Växjö Lakers players
- Sportspeople from Vaasa
- Finnish ice hockey defenceman stubs