Eerikki Koivu
{{short description|Norwegian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Eerikki Koivu
| team = Lørenskog
| league = GET-ligaen
| birth_place = Kokkola, Finland
| ntl_team = Norway
| former_teams = Storhamar Dragons
JYP
Ducs d'Angers
| image =
| caption =
| image_size = 225px
| position = Defence
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|12|29}}
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 220
| shoots = Left
| draft = Undrafted
| draft_year =
| draft_team =
| career_start = 2000
| career_end = 2011
}}
Eerikki Koivu (born 29 December 1979 in Kokkola, Finland) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Lørenskog IK in Norway's GET-ligaen in the 2010-2011 season.
Career
Until 2004, Koivu had played two seasons in Ligue Magnus and the rest of his career in Mestis, the second tier of Finnish hockey. In the 2004–05 season, he played his first five games in SM-liiga with JYP and continued in the team for 2005-06 and 2006–07 seasons. He moved to Norway in 2007 to play with Lørenskog IK.
Koivu acquired Norwegian citizenship in 2010.{{Cite web |url=https://www.jatkoaika.com/Haastattelu/el%C3%A4m%C3%A4-vei-mukanaan/147100 |title=Elämä vei mukanaan |last=Strozyk |first=Matias |date=26 April 2013 |website={{ill|Jatkoaika.com|fi}} |language=fi |access-date=20 December 2023}} After playing four seasons in Norway, he received eligibility to play for the Norwegian national team,{{citation needed|date=May 2011}} and he was selected to play at the 2011 IIHF World Championship. He ended his playing career after a serious hand injury in 2011.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Kokkola
Category:Norwegian ice hockey players
Category:Finnish ice hockey defencemen
Category:Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in France
Category:Ducs d'Angers players
Category:JYP Jyväskylä players
Category:Storhamar Hockey players
Category:Naturalised citizens of Norway
Category:Norwegian people of Finnish descent
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