IOWA WILD RECALLS DEFENSEMAN MIKE KOSTER
Dec 12, 2025DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Wild General Manager Matt Hendricks today announced the American Hockey League (AHL) club has recalled defenseman Mike Koster from the Iowa Heartlanders (ECHL).
Koster, 24 (4/13/2001), has posted 10 points (2-8=10), eight penalty minutes (PIM), and a minus-7 rating in 18 games with the Heartlanders this season. Koster recorded five assists and a minus-1 rating in seven games for the Heartlanders in 2024-25. He also posted six points (2-4=6), two PIM, and a minus-4 rating in seven playoff games.
Prior to his professional career, the 5-foot-10, 190-pound native of Chaska, Minn., recorded 89 points (18-71=89), 38 PIM, and a plus-48 rating in 180 NCAA games across five seasons with the University of Minnesota (2020-25), where he served as captain during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons. Koster also posted 34 points (7-27=34), 18 PIM, and a minus-7 rating over three USHL seasons with the Tri-City Storm (2017-20). He was originally selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fifth round (#146 overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft.
Koster will wear sweater No. 2 with the Iowa Wild.
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