Mikko Koivu is a retired forward from Finland.

What was the last team Mikko Koivu played for?

The last team Mikko played for was Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL.

How tall is Mikko Koivu?

Mikko Koivu is 189 cm (6'2") tall.

How much does Mikko Koivu weigh?

Mikko Koivu weighs 97 kg (214 lbs).

When was Mikko Koivu born?

Mikko Koivu was born on 1983-03-12 in Turku, FIN.

Mikko Koivu

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Date of Birth: Mar 12, 1983
Age: 43
Place of Birth: Turku, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: TPS
Position: C
Height: 189 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 97 kg / 214 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Player Type: Dangler
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Drafted: 2001 round 1 #6 overall by Minnesota Wild
Agency: Premium
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Father: Jukka Koivu
Brother: Saku Koivu
Nephew: Aatos Koivu

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Mikko Koivu — Career Statistics
S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
97-98	TPS U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	10	3	6	9	4	-
97-98	TPS U16	U16 SM-sarja	22	3	6	9	30	-
98-99	TPS U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	9	7	10	17	10	-
98-99	TPS U16	U16 SM-sarja	21	10	32	42	16	-	Playoffs	5	2	9	11	25	-
98-99	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	4	3	3	6	4	-
99-00	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	11	4	9	13	18	-
99-00	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	30	4	8	12	22	-	Playoffs	13	1	4	5	8	-
99-00	Finland U18	WJC-18	7	0	4	4	8	2
00-01	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	7	2	10	12	2	-
00-01	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	26	9	36	45	26	-	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	6	-
00-01	TPS	SM-liiga	21	0	1	1	2	-1
00-01	Finland U18"C"	WJC-18	6	2	3	5	6	1
00-01	Finland U18 (all)"C"	International-Jr	8	2	4	6	6	-
00-01	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	0	3	3	8	3
00-01	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	16	1	7	8	12	-
01-02	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	0	1	1	12	2
01-02	TPS	SM-liiga	48	4	3	7	34	1	Playoffs	8	0	3	3	4	3
01-02	Finland U20"C"	WJC-20	7	1	5	6	4	1
01-02	Finland U20 (all)"C"	International-Jr	15	4	8	12	10	-
02-03	TPS	SM-liiga	37	7	13	20	20	-5	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	6	3
02-03	Finland (all)	International	2	1	0	1	2	-
03-04	TPSLoan	SM-liiga	45	6	24	30	36	18	Playoffs	13	1	7	8	8	5
03-04	Finland (all)	International	5	0	0	0	2	-
04-05	Houston Aeros	AHL	67	20	28	48	47	-1	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	2	-1
04-05	Finland	WCup	4	0	1	1	2	-
04-05	Finland (all)	International	6	0	1	1	4	-
05-06	Minnesota Wild	NHL	64	6	15	21	40	-9
05-06	Finland Olympics	OG	8	0	0	0	6	-1
05-06	Finland	WC	9	2	2	4	8	0
05-06	Finland (all)	International	21	3	2	5	18	-
06-07	Minnesota Wild	NHL	82	20	34	54	58	6	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	4	-1
06-07	Finland	WC	9	2	2	4	26	3
06-07	Finland (all)	International	9	2	2	4	26	-
07-08	Minnesota Wild"A"	NHL	57	11	31	42	42	13	Playoffs	6	4	1	5	4	0
07-08	Finland"A"	WC	9	4	5	9	6	2
07-08	Finland (all)	International	9	4	5	9	6	-
08-09	Minnesota Wild"A"	NHL	79	20	47	67	66	2
09-10	Minnesota Wild"C"	NHL	80	22	49	71	50	-2
09-10	Finland Olympics	OG	6	0	4	4	2	0
09-10	Finland (all)	International	6	0	4	4	2	-
10-11	Minnesota Wild"C"	NHL	71	17	45	62	50	4
10-11	Finland"C"	WC	9	2	6	8	4	4
10-11	Finland (all)	International	11	2	7	9	8	-
11-12	Minnesota Wild"C"	NHL	55	12	32	44	28	10
11-12	Finland"C"	WC	10	3	8	11	4	0
11-12	Finland (all)	International	10	3	8	11	4	-
12-13	TPSLockout	SM-liiga	10	5	5	10	16	7
12-13	Minnesota Wild"C"	NHL	48	11	26	37	26	2	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	8	-6
12-13	Finland (all)	International	2	0	1	1	2	1
13-14	Minnesota Wild"C"	NHL	65	11	43	54	24	0	Playoffs	13	1	6	7	10	-4
14-15	Minnesota Wild"C"	NHL	80	14	34	48	38	2	Playoffs	10	1	3	4	2	-4
15-16	Minnesota Wild"C"	NHL	82	17	39	56	40	6	Playoffs	6	3	2	5	2	0
15-16	Finland"C"	WC	10	4	6	10	12	8
15-16	Finland (all)	International	10	4	6	10	12	8
16-17	Minnesota Wild"C"	NHL	80	18	40	58	34	27	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	0	-1
16-17	Finland"C"	WCup	3	0	0	0	0	-3
16-17	Finland (all)	International	6	1	2	3	0	-1
17-18	Minnesota Wild"C"	NHL	82	14	31	45	46	9	Playoffs	5	0	4	4	2	-2
18-19	Minnesota Wild"C"	NHL	48	8	21	29	22	-2
19-20	Minnesota Wild"C"	NHL	55	4	17	21	28	2	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	6	0
20-21	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	7	1	1	2	2	-2

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S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
99-00	Finland U18	Viking Cup	4	1	1	2	4	-
03-04	Finland	EHT	5	0	0	0	2	-
05-06	Finland	EHT	4	1	0	1	4	-
11-12	Finland	EHT	2	0	0	0	2	0
12-13	Finland"C"	EHT	2	0	1	1	2	1

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Date	Team	Opp	Score	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	SOG	PPG	SHG	TOI
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Sun 07/02		vs
Thu 04/02		vs
Tue 02/02		vs
Sun 31/01		@
Fri 29/01		@

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Mikko Koivu — Career Totals
League	Regular Season								Postseason
League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	67	20	28	48	0.72	47	-1	1	5	1	0	1	0.20	2	-1
EHT	4	13	1	1	2	0.15	10	1*	0
International	12	97	20	38	58	0.60	86	8*	0
International-Jr	3	43	10	22	32	0.74	32	-	0
NHL	16	1035	206	505	711	0.69	594	68	9	59	11	17	28	0.47	38	-18
OG	2	14	0	4	4	0.29	8	-1	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	5	161	22	46	68	0.42	108	20	3	28	3	12	15	0.54	18	11
U16 SM-sarja	2	43	13	38	51	1.19	46	-	1	5	2	9	11	2.20	25	-
U16 SM-sarja Q	2	19	10	16	26	1.37	14	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	2	11	4	9	13	1.18	18	-	1	7	2	10	12	1.71	2	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	3	58	13	45	58	1.00	60	2*	2	16	2	5	7	0.44	14	-
Viking Cup	1	4	1	1	2	0.50	4	-	0
WC	6	56	17	29	46	0.82	60	17	0
WCup	2	7	0	1	1	0.14	2	-3*	0
WJC-18	2	13	2	7	9	0.69	14	3	0
WJC-20	2	14	1	8	9	0.64	12	4	0

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Mikko Koivu — Career Totals

League

AHL

EHT

International

International-Jr

NHL

1035

206

505

711

SM-liiga

161

U16 SM-sarja

U16 SM-sarja Q

U18 SM-sarja

U20 SM-liiga

Viking Cup

WCup

WJC-18

WJC-20

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Mikko Koivu — Awards by Season
Season	Awards by Season
1998-1999	U16 SM-sarja Silver Medal
1999-2000	U18 WJC Gold Medal U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal
2000-2001	SM-liiga Champion U18 SM-sarja Champion U18 WJC Bronze Medal U20 WJC Silver Medal
2001-2002	U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal U20 WJC Bronze Medal
2003-2004	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2004-2005	AHL All-Star Game World Cup Runner Up
2005-2006	Olympic Silver Medal World Championship Bronze Medal
2006-2007	World Championship Silver Medal
2007-2008	World Championship Bronze Medal World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2009-2010	Olympic Bronze Medal
2010-2011	World Championship Gold Medal World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2011-2012	NHL All-Star Game (Selected, did not play) World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2015-2016	World Championship Silver Medal
2016-2017	NHL Top Defensive Forward (Selke Trophy) Finalist
2021-2022	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#264)

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Mikko Koivu — Transactions
Date	Status	From	To	Source
02/09/2021	Confirmed	Columbus Blue Jackets	Retired	Details
10/10/2020	Confirmed	Minnesota Wild	Columbus Blue Jackets	Details
09/19/2017	Extension	Minnesota Wild	Minnesota Wild	Details
10/22/2012	Confirmed	Minnesota Wild	TPS	Details
07/16/2010	Extension	Minnesota Wild	Minnesota Wild	Details

Mikko Koivu Biography and Trivia

Number 9 retired by Minnesota Wild
Cult/Star player for Finland
Cult/Star player for Houston Aeros
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Cult/Star player for TPS