Mikko Koskinen
Mikko Koskinen ( born July 18, 1988 in Vantaa ) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who is under contract with Sibir Novosibirsk HK in the Kontinental Hockey League since October 2013.
Career
Mikko Koskinen began his career as a hockey player in the junior department of the Espoo Blues, for their U18 Juniors 2004-2006 was active in the third or second division of the appropriate age. Then the goalkeeper to Kiekko -Vantaa moved from his hometown, where he stood between the posts for the U20 juniors of the club in the second-class junior league Jr. AI divisioona and this could have the best catch rate of all Torwärte. Then he returned to the blues back to Espoo. He was also able to convince at the U20 juniors who competed in the highest junior league Finland and also came to his debut in the SM- liiga for the first team of Espoo, which was at the end of the season runner-up.
In the 2008 /09 season, the then 20 -year-old goalkeeper in professional team Espoo Blues prevailed and denied as a goalkeeper in the main round 33 games, in which he claimed with a Gegentorschnitt of just 1.91 goals per game a guarantee for the achievement of the second place the main round was. In the ensuing playoffs, the Finn led his team with a Gegentorschnitt of 2:59 and a catch rate of 91.2 % on the fourth place. In addition, he stood at the European level in a game for the Blues in the Champions Hockey League on the ice and played another nine junior games. With a Gegentorschnitt of 1.00 or 1.65, he was able to convince in both competitions so that the scouts were aware of him in North America. After him, the New York Islanders chose from in the second round than a total of 31 players in the NHL Entry Draft in 2009.
In the summer of 2009, the New York Islanders beorderten the Finns to North America, where he then was to come for their farm team to use. However, due to injury, he fell from the majority of his first season overseas and was in season 2009/10 a total of only five appearances for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League and ten inserts for the Utah could deny Grizzlies, although he did both teams convince knew. At the beginning of the 2010/11 season Koskinen played regularly for Bridgeport in the AHL before he arrived at the home defeat against the Toronto Maple Leafs on his debut for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League on February 8, 2011. Two days later he succeeded with his team away against the Canadiens de Montréal, his first victory as a goalie in the NHL.
In November 2011, Koskinen returned to the SM- liiga, after he started the 2011/12 season with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the AHL. He signed a contract for one season at KalPa Kuopio, which was later extended until the end of the 2012/13 season. Then he returned to his hometown club, but was lured away in October of the same year from HK Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Awards and achievements
- 2007 Best catch quota Jr. A I divisioona
- 2008 Finnish runner with the Espoo Blues
Statistics
(End of season 2009/10)