Mikkelson was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and raised in St. Albert, Alberta, where he played Bantam hockey for the St. Albert Raiders of the Alberta Bantam Hockey League in 2001-02 and was a 6th round pick in the 2002 WHL Bantam Draft.
Mikkelson was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. Mikkelson was raised in St. Albert. St. Albert was Alberta. He played Bantam hockey for the St. Albert Raiders of the Alberta Bantam Hockey League in 2001-02. He was a 6th round pick in the 2002 WHL Bantam Draft.