Steelers bring in CHL winner Kuukka

Defenseman joins as injury cover

Former Champions Hockey League winner Mikko Kuukka has joined Sheffield as injury cover. 

The 33-year-old Finnish defenseman has over 700 games in the Liiga over spells in Tampere, Rauma Espoo and Jyväskylä. He was part of the JYP side which won Europe's top club competition in 2018. 

“Mikko is a big steady stay at home d-man. He skates very well for a big guy and plays a heavy game. He has been a guy known for playing against other teams top players in a shutdown role and keeps the game simple and is a real team guy," said Head Coach Aaron Fox. "He will bring a defense-first mentality to our group and is excellent at penalty killing. With the amount of games coming up over the next five weeks, and long-term injuries to Aaron Johnston and Jonas Liwing, we felt it was important to be proactive and make sure we are in a position to have success, especially if we lost anyone else."