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FEBRUARY 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
NIKO MIKKOLA
#77 - DEFENSE - ST. LOUIS BLUES
0 G
0 A
0.92 S/G
Banged-up Blues lose Gunnarsson for season with knee injury St. Louis Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson is out for the rest of the NHL season with a right knee injury
Back with active roster Mikkola was promoted from the taxi squad Monday, CBS Sports reports.
Impact Mikkola will serve as the extra man Monday and hasn't appeared in a game since Feb. 8. The 24-year-old blueliner hasn't scored a point through nine games this season.
FEBRUARY 22 • ROTOWIRE
Back to taxi squad Mikkola was demoted to the taxi squad Friday, CBS Sports reports.
Impact Mikkola has suited up for nine games with the Blues this season but hasn't been in the lineup since Feb. 8. The 24-year-old blueliner has posted 14 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating, but he's still searching for his first point of the 2020-21 campaign.
FEBRUARY 19 • ROTOWIRE
Depth add Thursday Mikkola was added to the active roster Thursday, per CBS Sports.
Impact Mikkola continues to shift between the taxi squad and active roster in a cap-saving measure for the Blues. The 24-year-old has gone pointless in nine games this season. Mikkola will be a healthy scratch for Thursday's contest against San Jose.
FEBRUARY 18 • ROTOWIRE
Heads to taxi squad Mikkola was designated for the taxi squad Saturday, Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Impact Mikkola was a healthy scratch Friday after playing eight straight games and averaging 13:02 per contest. He'll continue to practice and travel with the team. Robert Bortuzzo's addition to the active roster means Mikkola's playing time could be sparce moving forward.
FEBRUARY 13 • ROTOWIRE
Snags first assist Mikkola notched an assist, four blocked shots, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Ducks.
Impact Mikkola was reliable defensively and managed to get on the scoresheet for the first time this year with his assist on Colton Parayko's goal. The 24-year-old Mikkola is more of a defensive presence than a scorer -- he has nine blocks, four hits and a plus-1 rating through five appearances this year. He's safe to avoid from a fantasy perspective, as he sees only a limited role on the third pairing.
JANUARY 31 • ROTOWIRE
Hertl's shootout goal lifts Sharks over Blues, 2-1 Tomas Hertl scored the only goal in a four-round shootout to give the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues
JANUARY 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kyrou's goal lifts Blues to 5-4 comeback win over Sharks Jordan Kyrou got the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, Justin Faulk scored twice and the St. Louis Blues rallied to beat the San Jose Sharks 5-4
JANUARY 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Moves to active roster Mikkola was recalled from the taxi squad Sunday, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
Impact The Blues placed Robert Bortuzzo (upper body) on injured reserve Sunday, and Mikkola was called up to add depth on the blue line. At 6-foot-5, 185 pounds, Mikkola is a strong stay-at-home defenseman that will add physicality during Bortuzzo's absence. Carl Gunnarsson may end up slotting into the third pairing instead of Mikkola, though.
JANUARY 17 • ROTOWIRE
Shifts to taxi squad Mikkola was assigned to AHL Utica on Tuesday, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
Impact Mikkola failed to make the NHL roster, but he was handed an impossible task with St. Louis' crowded blue line. The 24-year-old will add depth on the Blues' taxi squad moving forward. The 6-foot-4 blueliner is a sturdy defender that can play up and down the lineup if necessary.
JANUARY 12 • ROTOWIRE
Alexander Steen says Niko Mikkola was 'oustanding' in second NHL game
JANUARY 10, 2020 • Fox Sports
Niko Mikkola: Robert Bortuzzo 'helped me a lot' in NHL debut
JANUARY 8, 2020 • Fox Sports
Blues assign Walman to San Antonio, recall Niko Mikkola Jake Walman got a chance to make his NHL debut with the St. Louis Blues. Now fellow defenseman Niko Mikkola could get a chance to do the sam...
JANUARY 6, 2020
Blues assign Niko Mikkola to Rampage The St. Louis Blues assigned rookie defenseman Niko Mikkola to the San Antonio Rampage following Monday night's win over the Los Angeles Kin...
DECEMBER 24, 2019
Blues recall Thorburn, assign Mikkola to San Antonio The St. Louis Blues added one to their forward corps by recalling Chris Thorburn from the AHL and sending down defenseman Niko Mikkola.
OCTOBER 5, 2018
