Eerikki Koivu (born 29 December 1979 in Kokkola, Finland) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Lørenskog IK in Norway's GET-ligaen.

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.

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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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1979 births

Living people

Sportspeople 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 Hockey players

Eerikki Koivu