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Finland Mikko Kousa
#44 SaiPa / Liiga - 24/25
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time Slovakian Extraliga Champion 1
Date of Birth
May 11, 1988
Position
D
Age
36
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Lahti, FIN
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Vesikansan Kiekko
Contract
24/25

A right-handed offensive minded defenseman. Well-rounded, plays smart and knows his limitations. A good skater, has a crisp first pass and can score some goals from the point. His size is a limitation against big forwards, limiting his effectiveness around his own net. EP (2019)

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Mikko Kousa Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Kiekkoreipas U16 U16 SM-sarja 19* 3* 4* 7* 55* -* |
2004-05 Kiekkoreipas U18 U18 SM-sarja 29* 4* 9* 13* 26* -* | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 4 -
2005-06 Kiekkoreipas U18 U18 SM-sarja 2* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* |
Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 31* 3* 9* 12* 28* -6* | Relegation 8 0 2 2 10 -
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2006-07 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 35* 2* 14* 16* 106* -8* | Playoffs 14 7 3 10 16 5
Suomi U20 Mestis 3* 1* 1* 2* 6* 2* |
2007-08 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 36* 15* 19* 34* 74* 3* |
Pelicans SM-liiga 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 1
Suomi U20 Mestis 11* 2* 1* 3* 10* -7* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 2* 3* 4* -3* |
2008-09 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
Pelicans SM-liiga 53* 1* 9* 10* 36* -8* | Playoffs 10 1 1 2 4 4
2009-10 Pelicans SM-liiga 23* 2* 4* 6* 57* -8* |
HeKi Mestis 6* 1* 2* 3* 8* 1* |
2010-11 HIFK SM-liiga 53* 10* 12* 22* 34* 12* | Playoffs 16 1 5 6 4 4
2011-12 HIFK SM-liiga 59* 12* 22* 34* 46* 20* | Playoffs 4 0 3 3 4 -4
Finland (all) International 13* 2* 1* 3* 8* 0* |
2012-13 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 19* 2* 8* 10* 14* -8* |
MODO Hockey Elitserien 16* 1* 4* 5* 12* -6* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 -2
Finland (all) International 15* 0* 1* 1* 8* 5* |
2013-14 Jokerit Liiga 57* 5* 13* 18* 72* 0* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -1
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
2014-15 Lukko Liiga 57* 11* 18* 29* 28* -8* | Playoffs 14 2 5 7 10 -2
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2015-16 Medvescak Zagreb KHL 12* 2* 2* 4* 4* 0* |
SC Bern NLA 11* 3* 2* 5* 10* -8* |
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2016-17 Djurgårdens IF SHL 16* 0* 2* 2* 4* -10* |
Pelicans Liiga 20* 5* 7* 12* 8* 7* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 -3
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2017-18 Pelicans “A” Liiga 50* 12* 19* 31* 48* -6* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -1
2018-19 Pelicans “A” Liiga 50* 10* 24* 34* 22* 14* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 0
2019-20 HIFK Liiga 54* 10* 23* 33* 40* -11* |
2020-21 HIFK Liiga 49* 4* 24* 28* 34* -7* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 1
2021-22 Pelicans Liiga 25* 0* 6* 6* 14* -12* |
2022-23 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 45* 4* 15* 19* 26* -2* | Playoffs 7 1 4 5 8 1
2023-24 HK Nitra Slovakia 11* 1* 3* 4* 4* 0* | Playoffs 21 1 11 12 14 -1
2024-25 SaiPa “A” Liiga 19* 2* 11* 13* 10* 2* |
Projected Liiga 54* 6* 31* 37* 28* 6* |

Mikko Kousa Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 HIFK ET 6* 1* 4* 5* 8* -* |
2011-12 HIFK ET 6* 0* 3* 3* 4* -* |
Finland EHT 9* 1* 0* 1* 4* -2* |
2012-13 Finland EHT 9* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2013-14 Jokerit ET 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
Finland EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
2014-15 Lukko Champions HL 6* 1* 2* 3* 10* 2* |
Finland EHT 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2015-16 SC Bern Swiss Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2016-17 Djurgårdens IF Champions HL 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |

Mikko Kousa Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 2 8* 2* 2* 4* 0.50* 10* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 45* 4* 15* 19* 0.42* 26* -2* | 1 7 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.71 * 8 * 1 *
EHT 6 30* 1* 3* 4* 0.13* 10* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 3 18* 2* 8* 10* 0.56* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 6 40* 2* 5* 7* 0.18* 20* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 2 31* 4* 10* 14* 0.45* 18* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 14 571* 84* 193* 277* 0.49* 449* -6* | 10 64 4 * 19 * 23 * 0.36 * 32 * -1 *
Mestis 3 20* 4* 4* 8* 0.40* 24* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 1 11* 3* 2* 5* 0.45* 10* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL (Elitserien) 2 32* 1* 6* 7* 0.22* 16* -16* | 1 5 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.20 * 2 * -2 *
Slovakia 1 11* 1* 3* 4* 0.36* 4* 0* | 1 21 1 * 11 * 12 * 0.57 * 14 * -1 *
Swiss Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 19* 3* 4* 7* 0.37* 55* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 31* 4* 11* 15* 0.48* 30* -* | 1 3 2 * 1 * 3 * 1.00 * 4 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 103* 20* 43* 63* 0.61* 208* -10* | 2 22 7 * 5 * 12 * 0.55 * 26 * 5 *
WJC-20 1 6* 1* 2* 3* 0.50* 4* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mikko Kousa Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/28/2024
06/28/2024 Confirmed HK Nitra SaiPa
11/16/2023
11/16/2023 Confirmed No team HK Nitra
10/06/2022
10/06/2022 Confirmed Pelicans Düsseldorfer EG
10/13/2021
10/13/2021 Confirmed HIFK Pelicans
05/07/2019
05/07/2019 Confirmed Pelicans HIFK
01/17/2018
01/17/2018 Extension Pelicans Pelicans
12/17/2016
12/17/2016 Confirmed Djurgårdens IF Pelicans
09/01/2016
09/01/2016 Confirmed SC Bern Djurgårdens IF
11/30/2015
11/30/2015 Confirmed Medvescak Zagreb SC Bern
10/12/2015
10/12/2015 Confirmed Lukko Medvescak Zagreb
07/21/2014
07/21/2014 Confirmed Jokerit Lukko
04/29/2013
04/29/2013 Confirmed MODO Hockey Jokerit
01/13/2013
01/13/2013 Confirmed Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod MODO Hockey
05/02/2012
05/02/2012 Confirmed HIFK Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
05/23/2011
05/23/2011 Extension HIFK HIFK
05/05/2010
05/05/2010 Confirmed Pelicans HIFK
Player Biography and Trivia

Career transactions
- 2013-01-13 • Signed to a four-month contract by MODO
- 2012-12-31 • Bought out by Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
- 2012-05-02 • Signed to a one-year contract by Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
- 2011-05-23 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by HIFk
- 2010-05-05 • Signed to a one-year contract by HIFK