Otto Koivula during Islanders final day of prospects camp at Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow on June 29, 2019. Photo Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr.
The fact that Otto Koivula knew right away why his phone was ringing didn’t diminish the elation of getting his first NHL call-up.
“It was almost like jumping in the air,” the 21-year-old Finnish forward said on Wednesday in East Meadow after going through his first practice with the Islanders. “It’s so exciting to get the phone call. I knew right away what was going to happen. The general manager is not calling you for no reason.