Mikko Koivu

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Position Centre
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg/14 st 4 lb)
NHL Team Minnesota Wild
Nationality Flag of Finland Finland
Born March 12, 1983 (1983-03-12) (age 25),
Turku, FIN
NHL Draft 6th overall, 2001
Minnesota Wild
Pro career 2000 – present

Mikko Sakari Koivu (born March 12, 1983), is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward and the brother of Montreal Canadiens center Saku Koivu.

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[edit] Playing career

Mikko Koivu was selected 6th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild. He played for TPS in the Finnish SM-liiga before making his NHL debut in the 2005–06 season. In the season 2004-2005, he played for the Houston Aeros. A picture of Mikko: [1]

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 TPS SM-l 21 0 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- --
2001–02 TPS SM-l 48 4 3 7 34 8 0 3 3 4
2002–03 TPS SM-l 37 7 13 20 20 7 2 2 4 6
2003–04 TPS SM-l 45 6 24 30 36 13 1 7 8 8
2004–05 Houston Aeros AHL 67 20 28 48 47 5 1 0 1 2
2005–06 Minnesota Wild NHL 64 6 15 21 40 -- -- -- -- --
2006–07 Minnesota Wild NHL 82 20 34 54 58 5 1 0 1 4
2007–08 Minnesota Wild NHL 57 11 31 42 42 6 4 1 5 4
NHL totals 203 37 80 117 140 11 5 1 6 8


Medal Year Team Tournament
Image:Med_2.png‎ 2004 Flag of Finland Finland World Cup
Image:Med_2.png‎ 2006 Flag of Finland Finland Olympics, Turin
Image:Med_3.png 2006 Flag of Finland Finland IHWC, Riga
Image:Med_2.png‎ 2007 Flag of Finland Finland IHWC, Moscow
Image:Med_3.png‎ 2008 Flag of Finland Finland IHWC, Halifax

[edit] International play

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Silver 2006 Turin Ice hockey

[edit] See also

Notable families in the NHL

[edit] External links

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Gaborik • Koivu • Bouchard • Burns • Thelen • Pouliot • Sheppard • Gillies
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