Introduction
Otto Koivula (born 1 September 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with theNew York Islanders organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Koivula began playing within the youth hockey program of Ilves Tampere. After two seasons of Junior A SM-liiga, Koivula secureda two-year Liiga contract with Ilves on March 30, 2016.
Koivula was selected in the fourth round, 120th overall, in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders.
After his second full season in the Liiga in 2017–18, Koivula signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the New York Islanders on March 21, 2018.
In his first season in North America, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers developed Koivula to play center, rather than his natural wing position. He responded with a strong season in a new position, scoring 21 goals and 25 assists for 46 points in 69 games. He received his first NHL call-up on October 30, 2019. Otto played his first NHL game on 16 November 2019, in Philadelphia against the Flyers.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Ilves | Jr. A | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Ilves | Jr. A | 49 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ilves | Liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Ilves | Liiga | 50 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ilves | Liiga | 53 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 69 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 36 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | New York Islanders | NHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Liiga totals | 104 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Finland | IH18 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2017 | Finland | WJC | 9th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Liiga | ||
| Rookie of the Year | 2017 | |