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USA Mike Koster
#2 Iowa Heartlanders / ECHL - 25/26
1-time NCAA (B1G) Champion 1
Date of Birth
Apr 13, 2001
Position
D
Age
25
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Chaska, MN, USA
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2019 round 5 #146 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

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Mike Koster Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 MN Flyers 14U AAA MNBEL 14U 13* 2* 1* 3* -* -* |
Chaska High USHS-MN 21* 18* 18* 36* 6* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
2016-17 Chaska High USHS-MN 25* 16* 19* 35* 4* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
2017-18 Chaska High “C” USHS-MN 25* 14* 41* 55* 14* -* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 2 -
Tri-City Storm USHL 21* 2* 8* 10* 8* -3* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 0
2018-19 Team Northeast UMHSEHL 16* 2* 10* 12* 8* -* | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 0 -
Chaska High “C” USHS-MN 24* 19* 40* 59* 4* -* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 0 -
Tri-City Storm USHL 15* 2* 4* 6* 2* 4* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 2 -3
2019-20 Tri-City Storm USHL 37* 3* 15* 18* 8* -8* |
2020-21 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 31* 3* 9* 12* 2* 10* |
2021-22 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 36* 3* 11* 14* 10* 15* |
2022-23 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 40* 6* 23* 29* 8* 13* |
2023-24 Univ. of Minnesota “C” NCAA 33* 2* 12* 14* 4* 1* |
2024-25 Univ. of Minnesota “C” NCAA 40* 4* 16* 20* 14* 9* |
Iowa Heartlanders ECHL 7* 0* 5* 5* 0* -1* | Playoffs 7 2 4 6 2 -4
2025-26 Iowa Wild AHL 13* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
Iowa Heartlanders ECHL 38* 4* 17* 21* 18* -9* |

Mike Koster Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Minnesota Blades Brick Invitational -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2015-16 DHI Octane Selects U15 WSI U15 8* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
2016-17 Team Black USA-S15 3* 2* 1* 3* -* -* |
2017-18 Team Orange USA-S16 5* 1* 1* 2* -* -* |
2018-19 Team Forest USA-S17 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
USA U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
2019-20 USA U19 WJAC-19 6* 0* 6* 6* 0* -* |

Mike Koster Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 13* 0* 2* 2* 0.15* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Brick Invitational 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 2 45* 4* 22* 26* 0.58* 18* -10* | 1 7 2 * 4 * 6 * 0.86 * 2 * -4 *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNBEL 14U 1 13* 2* 1* 3* 0.23* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 5 180* 18* 71* 89* 0.49* 38* 48* | 0 * * * * * *
UMHSEHL 1 16* 2* 10* 12* 0.75* 8* -* | 1 3 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.67 * 0 * - *
USA-S15 1 3* 2* 1* 3* 1.00* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S16 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 3 73* 7* 27* 34* 0.47* 18* -7* | 2 8 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.13 * 4 * -3 *
USHS-MN 4 95* 67* 118* 185* 1.95* 28* -* | 4 6 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.67 * 2 * - *
WJAC-19 1 6* 0* 6* 6* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U15 1 8* 2* 1* 3* 0.38* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Mike Koster Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/04/2026
03/04/2026 Up/Down Iowa Wild Iowa Heartlanders
02/18/2026
02/18/2026 Up/Down Iowa Heartlanders Iowa Wild
02/08/2026
02/08/2026 Up/Down Iowa Wild Iowa Heartlanders
12/12/2025
12/12/2025 Up/Down Iowa Heartlanders Iowa Wild
10/08/2025
10/08/2025 Up/Down Iowa Wild Iowa Heartlanders
07/03/2025
07/03/2025 Confirmed Iowa Heartlanders Iowa Wild
04/01/2025
04/01/2025 Confirmed Univ. of Minnesota Iowa Heartlanders
08/08/2018
08/08/2018 Confirmed Calgary Hitmen Seattle Thunderbirds
08/22/2016
08/22/2016 Confirmed Chaska High Univ. of Minnesota
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 1 #2 overall by Tri-City Storm in the USHL Futures Draft

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #255 by FCHockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #93 by McKeen's Hockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #69 by NHL Central Scouting