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Finland Mikko Koivu
#9 Columbus Blue Jackets / NHL - 20/21
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship Silver Medal 2
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
2-time World Championship Bronze Medal 2
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
Date of Birth
Mar 12, 1983
Position
C
Age
41
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Turku, FIN
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
TPS
Status
Retired
Drafted
2001 round 1 #6 overall by Minnesota Wild
Agency
PREMIUM

Koivu is a big center with terrific two-way smarts. Has very good all-around offensive ability and skates well. Could play a more aggressive style and use his size more to his advantage. Is an outstanding leader.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

Father: Jukka Koivu
Brother: Saku Koivu
Nephew: Aatos Koivu

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Mikko Koivu Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 10* 3* 6* 9* 4* -* |
TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja 22* 3* 6* 9* 30* -* |
1998-99 TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 9* 7* 10* 17* 10* -* |
TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja 21* 10* 32* 42* 16* -* | Playoffs 5 2 9 11 25 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 4* 3* 3* 6* 4* -* |
1999-00 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 11* 4* 9* 13* 18* -* |
TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 30* 4* 8* 12* 22* -* | Playoffs 13 1 4 5 8 -
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 0* 4* 4* 8* 2* |
2000-01 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 7 2 10 12 2 -
TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 26* 9* 36* 45* 26* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 6 -
TPS SM-liiga 21* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
Finland U18 “C” WJC-18 6* 2* 3* 5* 6* 1* |
Finland U18 (all) “C” International-Jr 8* 2* 4* 6* 6* -* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 3* 3* 8* 3* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 16* 1* 7* 8* 12* -* |
2001-02 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 2* 0* 1* 1* 12* 2* |
TPS SM-liiga 48* 4* 3* 7* 34* 1* | Playoffs 8 0 3 3 4 3
Finland U20 “C” WJC-20 7* 1* 5* 6* 4* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) “C” International-Jr 15* 4* 8* 12* 10* -* |
2002-03 TPS SM-liiga 37* 7* 13* 20* 20* -5* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 6 3
Finland (all) International 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2003-04 TPS SM-liiga 45* 6* 24* 30* 36* 18* | Playoffs 13 1 7 8 8 5
Finland (all) International 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2004-05 Houston Aeros AHL 67* 20* 28* 48* 47* -1* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 2 -1
Finland WCup 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2005-06 Minnesota Wild NHL 64* 6* 15* 21* 40* -9* |
Finland OG 8* 0* 0* 0* 6* -1* |
Finland WC 9* 2* 2* 4* 8* 0* |
Finland (all) International 21* 3* 2* 5* 18* -* |
2006-07 Minnesota Wild NHL 82* 20* 34* 54* 58* 6* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 4 -1
Finland WC 9* 2* 2* 4* 26* 3* |
Finland (all) International 9* 2* 2* 4* 26* -* |
2007-08 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 57* 11* 31* 42* 42* 13* | Playoffs 6 4 1 5 4 0
Finland “A” WC 9* 4* 5* 9* 6* 2* |
Finland (all) International 9* 4* 5* 9* 6* -* |
2008-09 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 79* 20* 47* 67* 66* 2* |
2009-10 Minnesota Wild “C” NHL 80* 22* 49* 71* 50* -2* |
Finland OG 6* 0* 4* 4* 2* 0* |
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 4* 4* 2* -* |
2010-11 Minnesota Wild “C” NHL 71* 17* 45* 62* 50* 4* |
Finland “C” WC 9* 2* 6* 8* 4* 4* |
Finland (all) International 11* 2* 7* 9* 8* -* |
2011-12 Minnesota Wild “C” NHL 55* 12* 32* 44* 28* 10* |
Finland “C” WC 10* 3* 8* 11* 4* 0* |
Finland (all) International 10* 3* 8* 11* 4* -* |
2012-13 TPS SM-liiga 10* 5* 5* 10* 16* 7* |
Minnesota Wild “C” NHL 48* 11* 26* 37* 26* 2* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 8 -6
Finland (all) International 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
2013-14 Minnesota Wild “C” NHL 65* 11* 43* 54* 24* 0* | Playoffs 13 1 6 7 10 -4
2014-15 Minnesota Wild “C” NHL 80* 14* 34* 48* 38* 2* | Playoffs 10 1 3 4 2 -4
2015-16 Minnesota Wild “C” NHL 82* 17* 39* 56* 40* 6* | Playoffs 6 3 2 5 2 0
Finland “C” WC 10* 4* 6* 10* 12* 8* |
Finland (all) International 10* 4* 6* 10* 12* 8* |
2016-17 Minnesota Wild “C” NHL 80* 18* 40* 58* 34* 27* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 -1
Finland “C” WCup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
Finland (all) International 6* 1* 2* 3* 0* -1* |
2017-18 Minnesota Wild “C” NHL 82* 14* 31* 45* 46* 9* | Playoffs 5 0 4 4 2 -2
2018-19 Minnesota Wild “C” NHL 48* 8* 21* 29* 22* -2* |
2019-20 Minnesota Wild “C” NHL 55* 4* 17* 21* 28* 2* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 6 0
2020-21 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* -2* |

Mikko Koivu Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Finland U18 Viking Cup 4* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
2003-04 Finland EHT 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2005-06 Finland EHT 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
2011-12 Finland EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2012-13 Finland “C” EHT 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |

Mikko Koivu Career Totals

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 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 5 161* 22* 46* 68* 0.42* 108* 20* | 3 28 3 * 12 * 15 * 0.54 * 18 * 11 *
NHL 16 1 035* 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 * * * * * *
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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mikko Koivu Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/09/2021
02/09/2021 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Retired
10/10/2020
10/10/2020 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Columbus Blue Jackets
09/19/2017
09/19/2017 Extension Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
10/22/2012
10/22/2012 Confirmed Minnesota Wild TPS
07/16/2010
07/16/2010 Extension Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 9 retired by Minnesota Wild

Cult/Star player for Finland

Cult/Star player for Houston Aeros

Cult/Star player for Minnesota Wild

Cult/Star player for TPS