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Finland Niko Mikkola
#77 Florida Panthers / NHL - 24/25
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Apr 27, 1996
Position
D
Age
28
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Kiiminki, FIN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
KKP
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$2,500,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers / Signed
Drafted
2015 round 5 #127 overall by St. Louis Blues
Agency
PREMIUM

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Niko Mikkola Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2011-12 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 8* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 24* 0* 1* 1* 10* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
2012-13 KalPa U17 U17 SM-sarja Q 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
KalPa U17 U17 SM-sarja 18* 1* 5* 6* 24* -* |
KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 12* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
2013-14 KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 46* 4* 13* 17* 103* -* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 6 -
2014-15 KalPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 37* 9* 14* 23* 80* 7* |
KalPa Liiga 10* 0* 1* 1* 4* -1* |
Hokki Mestis 5* 1* 0* 1* 8* -2* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 2 -3
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 7* 0* 2* 2* 6* -1* |
2015-16 KalPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 10 -6
KalPa Liiga 55* 3* 6* 9* 22* -7* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 4 2
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 6* 3* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 17* 0* 1* 1* 18* 2* |
2016-17 KalPa Liiga 56* 4* 11* 15* 89* 6* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 4 -1
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* -5* |
2017-18 Tappara Liiga 50* 2* 9* 11* 54* 11* | Playoffs 16 0 1 1 10 9
Finland (all) International 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2018-19 San Antonio Rampage AHL 70* 2* 7* 9* 41* -3* |
Finland WC 10* 2* 3* 5* 0* 3* |
Finland (all) International 13* 2* 3* 5* 2* 3* |
2019-20 St. Louis Blues NHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* 3* |
San Antonio Rampage AHL 48* 2* 12* 14* 24* -3* |
2020-21 St. Louis Blues NHL 30* 1* 2* 3* 11* -11* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 0
2021-22 St. Louis Blues NHL 54* 3* 10* 13* 55* -6* | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 8 0
2022-23 St. Louis Blues NHL 50* 0* 3* 3* 35* 2* |
New York Rangers NHL 31* 1* 2* 3* 23* 4* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 12 2
2023-24 Florida Panthers NHL 82* 3* 14* 17* 69* 11* | Playoffs 24 2 2 4 22 4
2024-25 Florida Panthers NHL 19* 0* 8* 8* 20* 1* |
Projected NHL 82* 0* 35* 35* 86* 4* |
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Niko Mikkola Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 KalPa Champions HL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2016-17 KalPa Champions HL 8* 0* 2* 2* 10* 0* |
Finland EHT 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* -5* |
2017-18 Tappara Champions HL 8* 0* 2* 2* 0* 3* |
Finland EHT 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2018-19 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |

Niko Mikkola Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 118* 4* 19* 23* 0.19* 65* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 3 20* 0* 4* 4* 0.20* 10* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 14* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 24* 2* 3* 5* 0.21* 6* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 24* 0* 3* 3* 0.13* 24* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 4 171* 9* 27* 36* 0.21* 169* 9* | 3 29 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.17 * 18 * 10 *
Mestis 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 8* -2* | 1 7 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.14 * 2 * -3 *
NHL 6 271* 8* 40* 48* 0.18* 213* 4* | 4 47 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.17 * 44 * 6 *
U16 SM-sarja 1 24* 0* 1* 1* 0.04* 10* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 9* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U17 SM-sarja 1 18* 1* 5* 6* 0.33* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U17 SM-sarja Q 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 58* 4* 13* 17* 0.29* 109* -* | 1 8 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.25 * 6 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 37* 9* 14* 23* 0.62* 80* 7* | 1 8 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.13 * 10 * -6 *
WC 1 10* 2* 3* 5* 0.50* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *

Niko Mikkola Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/01/2023
07/01/2023 Confirmed New York Rangers Florida Panthers
02/09/2023
02/09/2023 Confirmed St. Louis Blues New York Rangers
07/17/2022
07/17/2022 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
01/30/2020
01/30/2020 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
05/31/2018
05/31/2018 Confirmed Tappara St. Louis Blues
05/29/2017
05/29/2017 Confirmed KalPa Tappara
02/16/2015
02/16/2015 Loan KalPa Hokki
Player Biography and Trivia

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #111 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters


Career transactions
- 2014-09-04 • Signed to a three-year contract with KalPa
- 2012-Summer• Transferred from Kärpät U16 to KalPa U18

Career assingments
- 2015-02-16 • Loaned to Hokki by KalPa until the end of the season
- 2014-2015 • Assigned to KalPa U20

Other memorable dates
- 2016-01-05 • Won World Junior Championship gold medal
- 2015-12-23 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2015-09-12 • Scored first Liiga goal against Kärpät(Sami Aittokallio)
- 2015-01-07 • Scored first Liiga assist point against Tappara
- 2014-12-27 • Made Liiga debut (vs. Kärpät) +/-: 0 PIM: 0 S: 1 TOI: 14:33