Mikko Kousa

Date of Birth: May 11, 1988
Age: 38
Place of Birth: Lahti, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Vesikansan Kiekko
Position: D
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 85 kg / 187 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 26/27

Mikko Kousa Facts

Player Type: Mobile DefensemanPuck-Moving Defenseman

A right-handed offensive minded defenseman. Well-rounded, plays smart and knows his limitations. A good skater, has a crisp first pass and can score some goals from the point. His size is a limitation against big forwards, limiting his effectiveness around his own net. EP (2019)

Mikko Kousa Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2003-2004	Kiekkoreipas U16	U16 SM-sarja	19	3	4	7	55	-
2004-2005	Kiekkoreipas U18	U18 SM-sarja	29	4	9	13	26	-	Playoffs	3	2	1	3	4	-
2005-2006	Kiekkoreipas U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	2	2	4	-
2005-2006	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	31	3	9	12	28	-6	Relegation	8	0	2	2	10	-
2005-2006	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	2	-
2006-2007	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	2	14	16	106	-8	Playoffs	14	7	3	10	16	5
2006-2007	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	3	1	1	2	6	2
2007-2008	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	15	19	34	74	3
2007-2008	Pelicans	SM-liiga	2	0	1	1	0	-1	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	2	1
2007-2008	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	11	2	1	3	10	-7
2007-2008	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	1	2	3	4	-3
2008-2009	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	1	1	0	1
2008-2009	Pelicans	SM-liiga	53	1	9	10	36	-8	Playoffs	10	1	1	2	4	4
2009-2010	Pelicans	SM-liiga	23	2	4	6	57	-8
2009-2010	HeKi Loan	Mestis	6	1	2	3	8	1
2010-2011	HIFK	SM-liiga	53	10	12	22	34	12	Playoffs	16	1	5	6	4	4
2011-2012	HIFK	SM-liiga	59	12	22	34	46	20	Playoffs	4	0	3	3	4	-4
2011-2012	Finland (all)	International	13	2	1	3	8	0
2012-2013	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL	19	2	8	10	14	-8
2012-2013	MODO Hockey	Elitserien	16	1	4	5	12	-6	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	2	-2
2012-2013	Finland (all)	International	15	0	1	1	8	5
2013-2014	Jokerit	Liiga	57	5	13	18	72	0	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	-1
2013-2014	Finland (all)	International	3	0	1	1	2	1
2014-2015	Lukko	Liiga	57	11	18	29	28	-8	Playoffs	14	2	5	7	10	-2
2014-2015	Finland (all)	International	3	0	2	2	0	1
2015-2016	Medvescak Zagreb	KHL	12	2	2	4	4	0
2015-2016	SC Bern	NLA	11	3	2	5	10	-8
2015-2016	Finland (all)	International	3	0	0	0	0	0
2016-2017	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	16	0	2	2	4	-10
2016-2017	Pelicans	Liiga	20	5	7	12	8	7	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	2	-3
2016-2017	Finland (all)	International	3	0	0	0	2	-1
2017-2018	Pelicans "A"	Liiga	50	12	19	31	48	-6	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-1
2018-2019	Pelicans "A"	Liiga	50	10	24	34	22	14	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	4	0
2019-2020	HIFK	Liiga	54	10	23	33	40	-11
2020-2021	HIFK	Liiga	49	4	24	28	34	-7	Playoffs	1	0	1	1	0	1
2021-2022	Pelicans	Liiga	25	0	6	6	14	-12
2022-2023	Düsseldorfer EG	DEL	45	4	15	19	26	-2	Playoffs	7	1	4	5	8	1
2023-2024	HK Nitra	Slovakia	11	1	3	4	4	0	Playoffs	21	1	11	12	14	-1
2024-2025	SaiPa "A"	Liiga	52	4	27	31	32	-11	Playoffs	21	1	10	11	10	-3
2025-2026	Pelicans "A"	Liiga	22	2	9	11	8	-10	Playoffs	8	0	4	4	2	-2
2026-2027	Pelicans	Liiga	5	1	0	1	2	-5
2026-2027	Projected	Liiga	55	11	0	11	22	-55

Mikko Kousa Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2010-2011	HIFK	ET	6	1	4	5	8	-
2011-2012	HIFK	ET	6	0	3	3	4	-
2011-2012	Finland	EHT	9	1	0	1	4	-2
2012-2013	Finland	EHT	9	0	0	0	2	1
2013-2014	Jokerit	ET	6	1	1	2	2	-
2013-2014	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	2	1
2014-2015	Lukko	Champions HL	6	1	2	3	10	2
2014-2015	Finland	EHT	3	0	2	2	0	1
2015-2016	SC Bern	Swiss Cup	1	0	0	0	0	-
2015-2016	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	0
2016-2017	Djurgårdens IF	Champions HL	2	1	0	1	0	-1
2016-2017	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	2	-1

Mikko Kousa Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Champions HL	2	8	2	2	4	0.50	10	1	0
DEL	1	45	4	15	19	0.42	26	-2	1	7	1	4	5	0.71	8	1
EHT	6	30	1	3	4	0.13	10	0	0
ET	3	18	2	8	10	0.56	14	-	0
International	6	40	2	5	7	0.18	20	6	0
International-Jr	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
KHL	2	31	4	10	14	0.45	18	-8	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	16	631	89	218	307	0.49	481	-34	12	93	5	33	38	0.41	44	-6
Mestis	3	20	4	4	8	0.40	24	-4	0
NLA (NL)	1	11	3	2	5	0.45	10	-8	0
SHL (Elitserien)	2	32	1	6	7	0.22	16	-16	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	2	-2
Slovakia	1	11	1	3	4	0.36	4	0	1	21	1	11	12	0.57	14	-1
Swiss Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
U16 SM-sarja	1	19	3	4	7	0.37	55	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	2	31	4	11	15	0.48	30	-	1	3	2	1	3	1.00	4	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	4	103	20	43	63	0.61	208	-10	2	22	7	5	12	0.55	26	5*
WJC-20	1	6	1	2	3	0.50	4	-3	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mikko Kousa Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Djurgårdens IF	1	18	1	2	3	0.17	4	-11	0
Düsseldorfer EG	1	45	4	15	19	0.42	26	-2	1	7	1	4	5	0.71	8	1
Finland (EHT)	6	30	1	3	4	0.13	10	0	0
Finland (all)	6	40	2	5	7	0.18	20	6	0
Finland U18 (all)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
Finland U20	1	6	1	2	3	0.50	4	-3	0
HeKi	1	6	1	2	3	0.50	8	1	0
HIFK	4	227	37	88	125	0.55	166	14*	3	21	1	9	10	0.48	8	1
HK Nitra	1	11	1	3	4	0.36	4	0	1	21	1	11	12	0.57	14	-1
Jokerit	1	63	6	14	20	0.32	74	0	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	0	-1
Kiekkoreipas U16	1	19	3	4	7	0.37	55	-	0
Kiekkoreipas U18	2	31	4	11	15	0.48	30	-	1	3	2	1	3	1.00	4	-
Lukko	1	63	12	20	32	0.51	38	-6	1	14	2	5	7	0.50	10	-2
Medvescak Zagreb (old)	1	12	2	2	4	0.33	4	0	0
MODO Hockey	1	16	1	4	5	0.31	12	-6	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	2	-2
Pelicans	9	250	33	79	112	0.45	195	-29	6	35	1	8	9	0.26	16	-1
Pelicans U20	4	103	20	43	63	0.61	208	-10	2	22	7	5	12	0.55	26	5*
SaiPa	1	52	4	27	31	0.60	32	-11	1	21	1	10	11	0.52	10	-3
SC Bern	1	12	3	2	5	0.42	10	-8*	0
Suomi U20	2	14	3	2	5	0.36	16	-5	0
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	1	19	2	8	10	0.53	14	-8	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mikko Kousa Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2006-2007	U20 SM-liiga Champion
2007-2008	U20 SM-liiga First All-Star Team U20 SM-liiga Most Goals by Defenseman (15)
2010-2011	SM-liiga Champion
2019-2020	Liiga Most Goals by Defenseman (Juha Rantasila Trophy) (10)
2020-2021	Liiga Bronze Medal
2023-2024	Slovakian Extraliga Champion
2024-2025	Liiga Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (10) Liiga Silver Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
07/04/2025	Confirmed	SaiPa	Pelicans
06/28/2024	Confirmed	HK Nitra	SaiPa
11/16/2023	Confirmed	No team	HK Nitra
10/06/2022	Confirmed	Pelicans	Düsseldorfer EG
10/13/2021	Confirmed	HIFK	Pelicans
05/07/2019	Confirmed	Pelicans	HIFK
01/17/2018	Extension	Pelicans	Pelicans
12/17/2016	Confirmed	Djurgårdens IF	Pelicans
09/01/2016	Confirmed	SC Bern	Djurgårdens IF
11/30/2015	Confirmed	Medvescak Zagreb	SC Bern
10/12/2015	Confirmed	Lukko	Medvescak Zagreb
07/21/2014	Confirmed	Jokerit	Lukko
04/29/2013	Confirmed	MODO Hockey	Jokerit
01/13/2013	Confirmed	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	MODO Hockey
05/02/2012	Confirmed	HIFK	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
05/23/2011	Extension	HIFK	HIFK
05/05/2010	Confirmed	Pelicans	HIFK

Mikko Kousa Biography and Trivia

Career transactions
- 2013-01-13 • Signed to a four-month contract by MODO
- 2012-12-31 • Bought out by Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
- 2012-05-02 • Signed to a one-year contract by Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
- 2011-05-23 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by HIFk
- 2010-05-05 • Signed to a one-year contract by HIFK