New York Islanders forward prospect Otto Koivula has been playing himself into the conversation for a late-season call-up with his impressive play.
Koivula, 20, was a fourth-round pick by the Islanders in 2016. He has scored 17 goals and added 22 assists in 51 games for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL this season. He has played for Ilves of the Finnish Elite League (Liiga) and the Finnish U20 club.
“I think he sees the ice very well, his hockey sense is good and he’s adapting rather quickly to the North American style,” Sound Tigers head coach Brent Thompson told Justin Cait and Alan Fuehring of SoundTigers.