Overview Current Contract Stats Updates Contract History

Niko Mikkola

#77

age29

posD

shotl

h6'6"

w205lbs

Depth Chart LD2

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$2,500,000$2.50M

Year 3 of 3

23/24

25/26

Expiry Status

UFA 2026 age 30

Profile

Draft Team

Round5

Pick127

Year2015

Agent Markus Lehto

Birthdate Apr 27, 1996

Birthplace Finland

Nationality Finland

Stick Bauer Nexus Tracer

UFA Year 2023

ELC Year 22

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $12,660,000

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP76

A16

P22

PPG0.29

PIM70

EV TOI/GM 17.42

G60 0.28

P60 0.93

GF% 49.00

DFF% 55.00

REL DFF% 0.50

CF% 54.60

REL CF% -1.70

2023-2026 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$7,500,000$7.50M

cap hit$2,500,000$2.50M

Niko Mikkola is signed to a 3 year, $7,500,000 contract with a cap hit of $2,500,000 per season, playing for the Florida Panthers. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, making Mikkola an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 1 2023

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 2.99%

Signing Status UFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	UFAage 30
AAV	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M
Base	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$500,000$500K	-	-
Total Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Minors Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out			Buy Out

Career Stats By Contract

NHL Only

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$2,500,000 $2.50M	NHL 4 Nations	Finland	3	0	1	1	2
2024-25	$2,500,000 $2.50M	NHL	Florida Panthers	76	6	16	22	70	1,289	49.00	55.00	0.50	54.60	-1.70	0.28	0.93	Playoffs	21	3	3	6	0
2023-24	$2,500,000 $2.50M	NHL	Florida Panthers	82	3	14	17	69	1,383	51.50	52.70	-1.50	54.10	-2.40	0.09	0.61	Playoffs	24	2	2	4	0
2022-23	$1,900,000 $1.90M	NHL	New York Rangers	31	1	2	3	23	517	51.10	48.20	-1.70	45.40	-2.20		0.35	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	0
2022-23	$1,900,000 $1.90M	NHL	St. Louis Blues	50	0	3	3	35	722	48.40	45.10	-2.10	41.00	-7.00		0.25
2021-22	$787,500 $788K	NHL	St. Louis Blues	54	3	10	13	55	812	44.60	45.60	-3.10	43.50	-4.90	0.15	0.81	Playoffs	12	0	1	1	0
2020-21	$787,500 $788K	NHL	St. Louis Blues	30	1	2	3	11	366	33.30	43.00	-4.20	43.60	-4.10	0.16	0.49	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
2019-20	$842,500 $843K	NHL	St. Louis Blues	5	0	1	1	0	65	80.00	62.90	9.60	62.20	6.90		0.92
2019-20	$842,500 $843K	AHL	San Antonio Rampage	48	2	12	14	24
2018-19	$842,500 $843K	WC	Finland	10	2	3	5	0
2018-19	$842,500 $843K	International	Finland (all)	13	2	3	5	2
2018-19	$842,500 $843K	EHT	Finland	3	0	0	0	2
2018-19	$842,500 $843K	AHL	San Antonio Rampage	70	2	7	9	41
2017-18	$0 $0K	International	Finland (all)	5	0	0	0	0
2017-18	$0 $0K	EHT	Finland	5	0	0	0	0
2017-18	$0 $0K	Champions HL	Tappara	8	0	2	2	0									Playoffs	16	0	1	1	0
2017-18	$0 $0K	Liiga	Tappara	50	2	9	11	54									Playoffs	16	0	1	1	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	International	Finland (all)	6	0	0	0	4
2016-17	$0 $0K	EHT	Finland	6	0	0	0	4
2016-17	$0 $0K	Champions HL	KalPa	8	0	2	2	10									Playoffs	10	1	2	3	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	Liiga	KalPa	56	4	11	15	89									Playoffs	10	1	2	3	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	U20 SM-sarja	KalPa U20	0	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	8	0	1	1	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Finland U20	7	0	1	1	6
2015-16	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	17	0	1	1	18
2015-16	$0 $0K	Champions HL	KalPa	4	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	Liiga	KalPa	55	3	6	9	22									Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	7	0	2	2	6
2014-15	$0 $0K	Mestis	Hokki	5	1	0	1	8									Playoffs	7	0	1	1	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	Liiga	KalPa	10	0	1	1	4
2014-15	$0 $0K	U20 SM-sarja	KalPa U20	37	9	14	23	80
2013-14	$0 $0K	U18 SM-sarja	KalPa U18	46	4	13	17	103									Playoffs	8	0	2	2	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	U17 SM-sarja	KalPa U17	18	1	5	6	24
2012-13	$0 $0K	U17 SM-sarja Q	KalPa U17	2	0	0	0	4
2012-13	$0 $0K	U18 SM-sarja	KalPa U18	12	0	0	0	6
2011-12	$0 $0K	U16 SM-sarja	Kärpät U16	24	0	1	1	10									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	U16 SM-sarja Q	Kärpät U16	8	0	0	0	4									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	U16 SM-sarja Q	Kärpät U16	1	0	0	0	0
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

07/1

2023

Mikkola, Niko

3yrs

$2,500,000AAV

02/9

2023

Skinner, Hunter

+3 more...

Mikkola, Niko Tarasenko, Vladimir

07/17

2022

Mikkola, Niko

1yr

$1,900,000AAV

01/30

2020

Mikkola, Niko

2yrs

$787,500AAV

05/31

2018

Mikkola, Niko

2yrs

$842,500AAV

Transactions & Updates

May

Mikkola, Niko

Mikkola (upper body) is expected to be available for Game 5 against the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday, per Eric Engels of Sportsnet.

May

Mikkola, Niko

Mikkola (upper body) will not be an option against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 on Monday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

May

Mikkola, Niko

Mikkola (upper body) is expected to be in the lineup for Game 4 against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports.

May

Mikkola, Niko

Mikkola sustained an apparent upper-body injury in Saturday's Game 3 versus the Carolina Hurricanes, but the defenseman is expected to be okay for Game 4 on Monday, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports.

Apr

Mikkola, Niko

Mikkola (rest) will play against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, Rob Darragh of the Florida Panthers' official site reports.

All Transactions

Contract History

2022-2023 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$1,900,000$1.90M

cap hit$1,900,000$1.90M

expiry 2023 UFA age 27

Signed On Jul 17 2022

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 2.30%

Signing Status RFAage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$1,900,000$1.90M	UFAage 27
AAV	$1,900,000$1.90M
Base	$1,900,000$1.90M
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$1,900,000$1.90M
Minors Salary	$1,900,000$1.90M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2020-2022 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,575,000$1.58M

cap hit$787,500$788K

expiry 2022 RFA age 26

Signed On Jan 30 2020

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.97%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Qualifying Offer $826,875$827K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$787,500$788K	$787,500$788K	RFAage 26
AAV	$787,500$788K	$787,500$788K
Base	$787,500$788K	$787,500$788K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$787,500$788K	$787,500$788K
Minors Salary	$787,500$788K	$787,500$788K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2018-2020 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,685,000$1.69M

cap hit$842,500$843K

expiry 2020 RFA age 24

Signed On May 31 2018

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.06%

Signing Status age 22

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019-20	2020
Cap Hit	$842,500$843K	$842,500$843K	RFAage 24
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$750,000$750K	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	$82,500$83K	$82,500$83K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$842,500$843K	$842,500$843K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year