Eerikki Koivu (born 29 December 1979 in
Kokkola
Kokkola (; sv, Karleby, ) is a cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland.
The town is located in the Central Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of ...
,
Finland
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) is a professional
ice hockey
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defenceman
Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the la ...
who is currently playing for
Lørenskog IK
Lørenskog Ishockeyklubb (founded in 1963) is a Norway, Norwegian ice hockey team based in Lørenskog, Norway. The team competed in GET-ligaen from 2008 to 2018. In May 2018, the club did not receive a new licence, due to long-term economic proble ...
in Norway's
GET-ligaen
Eliteserien, known as Fjordkraftligaen due to sponsorship, is the premier Norwegian ice hockey league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. It comprises 10 clubs and works on the premise of promotion and relegation, in which the tw ...
.
Career
Until 2004, Koivu had played two seasons in
Ligue Magnus
The Ligue Magnus, currently known as Synerglace Ligue Magnus for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's division of the French ice hockey pyramid, established in 1906. The league operated under a variety of names before taking that of its champion ...
and the rest of his career in
Mestis
Mestis (from fi, Mestaruussarja, meaning 'Championship series') is the second-highest men's ice hockey league in Finland. The league was established by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 2000 to replace the I-divisioona ('First Division'). ...
, the second tier of Finnish hockey. In the 2004–05 season, he played his first five games in
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagu ...
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
Lørenskog Ishockeyklubb (founded in 1963) is a Norway, Norwegian ice hockey team based in Lørenskog, Norway. The team competed in GET-ligaen from 2008 to 2018. In May 2018, the club did not receive a new licence, due to long-term economic proble ...
.
After playing four seasons in Norway, he received eligibility to play for the
Norwegian national team, and he was selected to play at the
2011 IIHF World Championship
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Literature
* ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn
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External links
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1979 births
Living people
People from Kokkola
Norwegian ice hockey players
Finnish ice hockey defencemen
Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in France
Ducs d'Angers players
Hokki players
JYP Jyväskylä players
Lørenskog IK players
Storhamar Dragons players
Sportspeople from Central Ostrobothnia
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