Mikko Koivu
| Team Number: |
9 |
| Birth Date: |
03/12/1983 |
| Height: |
6'2" |
| Weight: |
205lbs. |
| Position: |
Center |
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Meet Mikko Koivu, a center for the Minnesota Wild.
Mikko Koivu is one of two Koivu brothers currently playing for the NHL (brother Saku now plays for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks after spending many seasons as the captain of the Montreal Canadiens). Clearly Mikko Koivu grew up in a hockey family and though Mikko may find himself on the other side of the puck as Saku in the NHL, the brothers frequently play as teammates internationally, including winning a bronze medal at the 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships in Canada and winning a gold medal for the Finnish national team at the 2011 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
The international sphere has been a place of great action for Mikko Koivu; however, Koivu has been working hard for the Minnesota Wild as well. During Koivu’s second season with the Wild hockey team in 2006-2007, he recorded 20 goals and 34 assists. Mikko Koivu saw about 18 minutes of ice time during this season and played in all 82 games.
In the 2007-2008 NHL season, Mikko Koivu increased his ice time by nearly 7 minutes (24:48). Koivu scored 11 goals and 31 assists, down slightly from the previous season. During the NHL playoffs in 2008, Mikko Koivu scored 4 goals and had 1 assist against Colorado Avalanche.
In the 2008-2009 NHL Minnesota Wild season, Mikko Koivu played well. He scored 20 goals and had 47 assists. Additionally, he was selected to be the Minnesota Wild team captain—a big honor indeed! In the 2009-2010 NHL season, Mikko Koivu scored a career high 22 goals and 71 points.
Mikko Koivu got his start in hockey in his hometown of Turku, Finland where he was born on March 12, 1983. Minnesota picked Koivu in the first round of the 2001 NHL draft as the 6th pick overall. Koivu has been with the Minnesota Wild hockey team ever since. In the 2010 offseason, Mikko Koivu signed a franchise record seven-year, $47 million contract extension that will keep him in Minnesota through the 2017-2018 season.
Mikko Koivu is by far a Wild fan favorite and is the captain of the Minnesota Wild hockey team. He is a locker room leader and a lot of fun to watch on the ice. So put on your Mikko Koivu jersey and buy your Minnesota Wild tickets and head over to the Xcel Energy Center this season to see Mikko Koivu and the entire Minnesota Wild roster in action.
