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2009 NHL Draft

Mikko Koskinen in the 2009 NHL Draft

New York Islanders selected Mikko Koskinen 31st overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 2.

He was the first of the 10 Finns selected that year. It was the third of the 7 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 168 games put him 57th in the class.

Overall pick
31
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 1
Drafting team
NYINew York Islanders
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 28–34 in the 2009 draft

  1. 28Dylan OlsenD124 GP · 22 PCHI
  2. 29Carter AshtonR54 GP · 3 PTBL
  3. 30Simon DespresD193 GP · 43 PPIT
  4. 31Mikko KoskinenG168 GP · 85 WNYI
  5. 32Landon FerraroC77 GP · 12 PDET
  6. 33Ryan O'ReillyC1249 GP · 915 PCOL
  7. 34Carl KlingbergL12 GP · 1 PATL

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2009 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2009 class

1st
of 10 Finns selected
1st
of 21 goaltenders selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Finns selected

  1. 31Mikko KoskinenG168 GP · 85 WNYI
  2. 65Joonas NattinenC1 GP · 0 PMTL
  3. 101Toni RajalaREDM
  4. 106Sami VatanenD473 GP · 200 PANA
  5. 163Jere SallinenFMIN
  6. 171Joni OrtioG37 GP · 15 WCGY
  7. 178Rasmus RissanenD6 GP · 0 PCAR
  8. 182Erik HaulaL854 GP · 382 PMIN
  9. 208Tommi KivistoDCAR
  10. 211Petteri SimilaGMTL
Every pick from Finland in the 2009 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Mikko Koskinen made his NHL debut on February 8, 2011, 1 year and 226 days after the draft.

168
Games
85
Wins
6
Shutouts
.906
Save %

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

New York Islanders picks in the 2009 draft

  1. 1John TavaresC1273 GP · 1192 PNYI
  2. 12Calvin de HaanD679 GP · 149 PNYI
  3. 31Mikko KoskinenG168 GP · 85 WNYI
  4. 62Anders NilssonG161 GP · 59 WNYI
  5. 92Casey CizikasC993 GP · 283 PNYI
  6. 122Anton KlementyevD1 GP · 0 PNYI
  7. 152Anders LeeL940 GP · 556 PNYI