Miika Koivisto

Miika Koivisto (born 20 July 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League SHL), where he has won 2 SHL championships in 2021 and 2023.

Playing career Koivisto made his professional debut in the Finnish SM-liiga, playing with KalPa during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.

After six seasons in the Liiga, Koivisto attracted interest abroad and agreed to a one-year contract as a free agent with Russian outfit, HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on May 4, 2018.

Koivisto played a lone season with Dynamo before moving to the Swiss National League (NL), agreeing to a one-year contract SC Bern on 11 June 2019. On November 3, 2019, SC Bern released Koivisto who put up only 2 assists and struggled defensively in 15 games with the team. He was signed the following day to commence a two-year deal with Swedish outfit, Växjö Lakers of the SHL.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2006–07 Sport FIN U18 35 0 9 9 32 — — — — — 2007–08 Sport FIN.2 U18 20 1 19 20 18 — — — — — 2007–08 Sport FIN.2 U20 4 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 2 2008–09 Sport FIN.2 U20 Q 14 1 3 4 6 — — — — — 2008–09 Sport FIN.2 U20 22 3 3 6 16 8 0 2 2 2 2009–10 Sport FIN U20 41 2 14 16 44 — — — — — 2010–11 Sport FIN U20 38 5 18 23 38 — — — — — 2010–11 Sport Mestis 5 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2011–12 Sport Mestis 45 6 11 17 12 11 1 4 5 2 2012–13 KalPa SM-l 57 6 11 17 32 5 0 0 0 2 2013–14 KalPa Liiga 60 2 13 15 36 — — — — — 2014–15 KalPa Liiga 49 0 18 18 24 6 1 2 3 0 2015–16 Lukko Liiga 24 1 8 9 12 — — — — — 2015–16 KeuPa HT Mestis 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2016–17 Jukurit Liiga 56 4 33 37 24 — — — — — 2017–18 Kärpät Liiga 55 10 29 39 22 15 3 5 8 6 2018–19 Dynamo Moscow KHL 48 3 15 18 22 6 1 1 2 0 2019–20 SC Bern NL 15 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 2019–20 Växjö Lakers SHL 36 3 13 16 18 — — — — — 2020–21 Växjö Lakers SHL 32 0 12 12 2 14 2 4 6 2 2021–22 Växjö Lakers SHL 27 1 7 8 12 — — — — — Liiga totals 301 23 112 135 150 26 4 7 11 8

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2018 Finland OG 6th 5 0 1 1 2 2018 Finland WC 5th 8 0 3 3 4 2019 Finland WC 10 0 2 2 2 2021 Finland WC 9 0 2 2 2 2023 Finland WC 7th 8 0 2 2 0 Senior totals 40 0 10 10 10

Awards and honours Award Year SHL Le Mat Trophy (Växjö Lakers) 2021, 2023