Niko Mikkola

Niko Mikkola (born 27 April 1996) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing under contract as a prospect with the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL). Mikkola was selected by the Blues, 127th overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
==Playing career==
Mikkola made his Liiga debut playing with KalPa during the 2014–15 Liiga season. On May 29, 2017, despite interest from St. Louis to sign his entry-level deal, Mikkola opted to continue his professional career in the Liiga, signing a two-year deal with fellow Finnish outfit, Tappara.
By still harbouring NHL ambitions, Mikkola opted to attend the St. Louis Blues 2017 training camp in preparation for the 2017–18 season. He was assigned back to Tappara after competing in two pre-season contests with the Blues on September 25, 2017. In his only season with Tappara, Mikkola added 2 goals and 11 points in 50 regular season games before helping the club to a silver medal in the post-season, leading the league in plus-minus.
On June 1, 2018, Mikkola agreed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues.
During the 2019–20 season, on 7 January 2020, Mikkola made his NHL debut with the Blues against the San Jose Sharks.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2014–15 	KalPa 	Jr. A 		37 	9 	14 	23 	80 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	KalPa 	Liiga 		10 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Hokki 	Mestis 		5 	1 	0 	1 	8 		7 	0 	1 	1 	2
2015–16 	KalPa 	Liiga 		55 	3 	6 	9 	22 		3 	0 	1 	1 	4
2015–16 	KalPa 	Jr. A 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		8 	0 	1 	1 	10
2016–17 	KalPa 	Liiga 		56 	4 	11 	15 	89 		10 	1 	2 	3 	4
2017–18 	Tappara 	Liiga 		50 	2 	9 	11 	54 		16 	0 	1 	1 	10
2018–19 	San Antonio Rampage	AHL 		70 	2 	7 	9 	41 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	San Antonio Rampage	AHL 		48 	2 	12 	14 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		5 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
Liiga totals	Liiga totals 	Liiga totals		171 	9 	27 	36 	169 		29 	1 	4 	5 	18
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		5 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	  	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2016 	Finland 	WJC 	  	7 	0	1	1 	6
2019 	Finland 	WC 	  	10	2	3	5 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	7 	0	1	1 	6
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	10	2	3	5 	0
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	
==References==
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Category:1996 births
Category:Finnish ice hockey defencemen
Category:KalPa players
Category:St. Louis Blues draft picks
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
Category:Tappara players