Miika Koivisto

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.

Miika Koivisto
Born (1990-07-20) 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

Playing career

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

Regular season and playoffs
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
Gold medal – first place2019 Slovakia
Silver medal – second place2021 Latvia

International
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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 0 2 2 2
2021 Finland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 0 2 2 2
Senior totals 32 0 8 8 10

Awards and honours
Award Year
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Växjö Lakers) 2021, 2023 [5]

References
  1. "2012–13 KalPa player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  2. "Dynamo sign Finnish defenseman Miika Koivisto". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. "Miika Koivisto is the new defenseman at SCB". SC Bern (in German). 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  4. "Vaxjo welcomes Finnish defenseman Miika Koivisto" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. "Vaxjo go 3-for-3 in SHL finals". International Ice Hockey Federation. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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