Miika Koivisto

Born	(1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 33) Vaasa, Finland
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
SHL team Former teams	Växjö Lakers KalPa Lukko Jukurit Oulun Kärpät Dynamo Moscow SC Bern
National team	Finland
Playing career	2012–present

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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