Age 27 Apr 27, 1996
Finland FIN
Defense shoots left
6'4" 193 cm
185 lbs 84 kg
ELC Signing Age 22
Waivers Signing Age 22
UFA Year 2023
Agent Markus Lehto
Transaction History
Jul 1, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola signed a three-year, $7.5 million deal with the Florida Panthers on Saturday, per PuckPedia. |
Apr 8, 2023 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Eric Robinson | Robinson (upper body) didn't return to Saturday's game versus the New York Rangers after taking a hit from Niko Mikkola, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports. |
Apr 3, 2023 | New York Rangers | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola had four hits, a five-minute fighting major and a minus-1 rating in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals. |
Feb 9, 2023 | TRADE ANALYSIS The New York Rangers acquired Vladimir Tarasenko and Niko Mikkola from the St. Louis Blues for Sammy Blais, Hunter Skinner, conditional 2023 first round pick and conditional 2024 third round pick |
Nov 16, 2022 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola earned a game-high plus-3 rating during Wednesday's 5-2 victory over the host Blackhawks. |
Nov 12, 2022 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola notched an assist, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. |
Jul 17, 2022 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola signed a one-year, $1.9 million extension with the St. Louis Blues on Sunday. |
May 27, 2022 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola notched an assist and two blocked shots in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 6. |
Apr 24, 2022 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola notched two assists, three hits and two blocked shots in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks. |
Feb 23, 2022 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola collected two assists while adding three blocked shots, two hits, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the flyers. |
Feb 12, 2022 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola notched an assist, five shots on goal, two hits, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. |
Jan 27, 2022 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola logged an assist, four hits and two shots on goal in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Calgary Flames. |
Jan 9, 2022 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola contributed two hits and two penalty minutes in a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Sunday. |
Dec 10, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola dished out two assists in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings. |
Nov 22, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola (COVID-19 protocols) will suit up against the Knights on Monday after being activated off non-roster injured reserve, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. |
Nov 5, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola was placed on the non-roster COVID-19 list Friday. |
Nov 5, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola recorded two hits, a shot on net and a plus-3 rating across 11:57 of ice time in Thursday's 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks. |
May 12, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola (upper body) is set to play in Wednesday's game versus the Minnesota Wild, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports. |
May 10, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola (upper body) did not play Monday versus the Los Angeles Kings, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports. |
Mar 8, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola scored a goal on his only shot in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to San Jose. |
Feb 22, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola was promoted from the taxi squad Monday, CBS Sports reports. |
Feb 19, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola was demoted to the taxi squad Friday, CBS Sports reports. |
Feb 18, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola was added to the active roster Thursday, per CBS Sports. |
Feb 13, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola was designated for the taxi squad Saturday, Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. |
Jan 31, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola notched an assist, four blocked shots, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. |
Jan 17, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola was recalled from the taxi squad Sunday, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports. |
Jan 12, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Niko Mikkola | Mikkola was assigned to AHL Utica on Tuesday, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports. |
Feb 18, 2020 | St. Louis Blues | Assigned D Niko Mikkola to San Antonio (AHL). |
Feb 12, 2020 | St. Louis Blues | Recalled D Niko Mikkola from San Antonio (AHL). |
Jan 30, 2020 | St. Louis Blues | Signed D Niko Mikkola to a two-year, $1.575 million contract. |
Jan 6, 2020 | St. Louis Blues | Recalled D Niko Mikkola from San Antonio (AHL). |
Dec 24, 2019 | St. Louis Blues | Assigned D Niko Mikkola to Cleveland (AHL). |
Dec 13, 2019 | St. Louis Blues | Recalled D Niko Mikkola from San Antonio (AHL). |
Apr 22, 2019 | St. Louis Blues | Recalled D Niko Mikkola from San Antonio (AHL). |
Oct 5, 2018 | St. Louis Blues | Assigned D Niko Mikkola to San Antonio (AHL). |
May 31, 2018 | St. Louis Blues | Signed D Niko Mikkola to a two-year, entry-level contract. |
2022-2023 Regular Season Stats
Niko Mikkola |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Louis Blues |
50 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 722 | 48.40 | 45.10 | -2.10 | 41.00 | -7.00 | 0.25 | |
New York Rangers |
31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 517 | 51.10 | 48.20 | -1.70 | 45.40 | -2.20 | 0.35 | |
Niko Mikkola Stats by Elite Prospects | Niko Mikkola Advanced Stats by ![]() |
Career Stats
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
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2010-2011 | Kärpät U16 | U16 SM-sarja Q | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2011-2012 | Kärpät U16 | U16 SM-sarja Q | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2011-2012 | Kärpät U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2012-2013 | KalPa U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
2012-2013 | KalPa U17 | U17 SM-sarja Q | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
2012-2013 | KalPa U17 | U17 SM-sarja | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
2013-2014 | KalPa U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 46 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 103 | Playoffs | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
Draft Yr | 2014-2015 | KalPa U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 37 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 80 | |||||||||||||||
Draft Yr | 2014-2015 | KalPa | Liiga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Draft Yr | 2014-2015 | Hokki | Mestis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
Draft Yr | 2014-2015 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
2015-2016 | KalPa | Liiga | 55 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
2015-2016 | KalPa | Champions HL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
2015-2016 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
2015-2016 | Finland U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
2016-2017 | KalPa | Liiga | 56 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 89 | Playoffs | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
2016-2017 | KalPa | Champions HL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Playoffs | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
2016-2017 | Finland | EHT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
2016-2017 | Finland (all) | International | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
2017-2018 | Tappara | Liiga | 50 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 54 | Playoffs | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
2017-2018 | Tappara | Champions HL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Playoffs | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
2017-2018 | Finland | EHT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2017-2018 | Finland (all) | International | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2018-2019 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 70 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
2018-2019 | Finland | EHT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2018-2019 | Finland (all) | International | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2018-2019 | Finland | WC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2019-2020 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 48 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
2019-2020 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 80.00 | 62.90 | 9.60 | 62.20 | 6.90 | 0.92 | |||||||||
2020-2021 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 366 | 33.30 | 43.00 | -4.20 | 43.60 | -4.10 | 0.16 | 0.49 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2021-2022 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 54 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 55 | 812 | 44.60 | 45.60 | -3.10 | 43.50 | -4.90 | 0.15 | 0.81 | Playoffs | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2022-2023 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 50 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 722 | 48.40 | 45.10 | -2.10 | 41.00 | -7.00 | 0.25 | |||||||||
2022-2023 | New York Rangers | NHL | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 517 | 51.10 | 48.20 | -1.70 | 45.40 | -2.20 | 0.35 | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
Niko Mikkola Stats by Elite Prospects | Niko Mikkola Advanced Stats by ![]() |
Active Contract
Standard Contract | 3 Years $7,500,000 2.99% of cap space
2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||
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Cap Hit | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | UFA |
AAV | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | |
Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Base Salary | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | |
Signing Bonuses | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | |
Total Salary | $3,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | |
Minors Salary | $3,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | |
Clauses | ||||
UFA Year | ||||
Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | ||
Contract History
Signing Team
Signing Date January 30, 2020
Signing Status RFA
Agent Markus Lehto
Qualifying Offer on Expiry $826,875
Signing Date January 30, 2020
Signing Status RFA
Agent Markus Lehto
Qualifying Offer on Expiry $826,875
Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $1,685,000 1.06% of cap space