Miro Heiskanen is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman and alternate captain for the National Hockey League (NHL) Dallas Stars.
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Miro Heiskanen is the son of Jukka Heiskanen and Mia Mattinen. He has an older sister Miira who is studying social work in Finland.
Miro Heiskanen has a great relationship with his family. Sometimes the family would tease Heiskanen that he was the star but that was largely because he acted like anything but a star.
His father, Jukka, was his first coach and teacher on the ice. Heiskanen wanted to be on the ice since he was a toddler.
His father Jukka would often come home from work to find Miro standing by the door, holding a stick and skates and asking to go to the rink.
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The NHL Central Scouting Bureau ranked Heiskanen as one of the top ten eligible European skaters, and the Stars selected him third overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Miro Heiskanen was named to the Stars’ roster to begin the 2018-19 NHL season and made his debut on October 4 against the Arizona Coyotes in a 3-0 win.
Miro Heiskanen broke the record for most points in a season by a Stars defenseman in the 2022-23 NHL season, recording 11 goals and 62 assists for 73 points.
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