Posts About "Saku Koivu"
Montreal Canadiens' 5 Best Draft Picks 1990-99
May 12th, 2020 The '90s was the last time the Montreal Canadiens won a Stanley Cup (1993). It was also a poor decade of drafting for the team. Most of their first-round picks either never played for the Canadiens or were traded before they could have an impact on the franchise. Related: Montreal Canadiens’ 5 Best Draft Picks 2000-10 However,...
Montreal Canadiens: Who Should Replace Geoff Molson as President?
January 22nd, 2020 There have been on-again, off-again calls to replace Geoff Molson as team president of the Montreal Canadiens. Many of the voices making this demand are there to find a way to get another person to oversee the work of current general manager Marc Bergevin, and possibly to have him replaced. Geoff Molson (Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY...
Remembering Koivu's Breakout Season
June 15th, 2018 They say memories fade with age, but in hockey, they are shared from generation to generation, establishing a legacy for younger fans to embrace their team and its players. The Montreal Canadiens' history is particularly rich, with over a century of seasons and 24 Stanley Cups, along with a number of exciting players fans discuss with...
Saku Koivu's Tumultuous Career With The Montreal Canadiens
November 16th, 2017 Finnish star and former Canadiens captain Saku Koivu was the centrepiece of the Montreal Canadiens for more than a decade. For many fans, he’s the oldest captain they can remember. On the surface, his stats seem average but no one can bear the weight of the captaincy in a market like this if you aren’t a special player....
Saku Koivu, Jere Lehtinen & Ville Peltonen to Have Numbers Retired
November 30th, 2015 The Finnish National Team has announced plans to retire the numbers of Saku Koivu, Jere Lehtinen and Ville Peltonen on the opening day of the 2016 World Junior Championship taking place in Helsinki, Finland. Lehtinen's #26, Koivu's #11 and Peltonen's #26 will be hung from the rafters, joining Jari Kurri's #17 and Raimo Helminen's #14...
From "A" To "C", Max Pacioretty Is Montreal's New Captain
September 18th, 2015 The players have spoken and Max Pacioretty is officially the new captain of the Montreal Canadiens. The captaincy was decided by a players' vote as the 26-year-old American becomes the 29th captain in franchise history, upgrading from the A he wore last year. It's no secret that leadership is a team effort and the Habs are blessed with...
Max Pacioretty: American Sniper Edition
January 24th, 2015 With the image of Max Pacioretty lying motionless on the ice on that fateful night back in March 2011, more than a few fans were probably thinking his career was over. After hearing the later diagnosis that it was a cracked vertebrae along with a severe concussion, the thought process became if he comes back from this, will he be the...
What it Means to Be Captain of the Canadiens
December 4th, 2014 This week has been a jarring reminder of what it means to be captain of the Montreal Canadiens. If these emotional last few days have proven anything to Montreal Canadiens fans it’s that management was right to hold an audition year for the next Habs captain and not rush to fill the position left open by Brian Gionta. On the...
Appreciating Andrei Markov
October 20th, 2014 He has never won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenceman. He isn't the most intimidating guy on the ice. And he certainly isn't the most sought after interview in the Canadiens dressing room. But all of that doesn't matter. Andrei Markov has been one of the most underrated defenceman since he has entered the league and many often...
Inside the Mind of Long-time Habs Writer, Dave Stubbs
October 10th, 2014 Recently, I had an opportunity to interview Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette. For me, a 21-year-old university student, this was a particularly gratifying experience because Stubbs has been covering the Montreal Canadiens for a longer time than I have, and has written more about the Habs than I have. So for myself, it was an...
Saku Koivu: A Champion Who Never Won a Championship
September 19th, 2014 Despite growing up during the most depressing era in Montreal Canadiens franchise history, I was nevertheless subjected to the value and richness that is fostered by the hockey club’s deep foundational heritage. One of the major contributors to this development in my life was Saku Koivu, the franchise’s second longest serving...
Hockey News: NHL Rule Changes; Saku Koivu Retires
September 12th, 2014 Apparently Marc-Andre Fleury isn't a good goalie. The NHL has decided to make a few rule changes. An assessment of the all of the upcoming changes. Claude Giroux picked himself as the ultimate franchise player. The majority of the other players went with Sidney Crosby. Sid speaks about the changes to his own team....
So Long Saku: Koivu Retires a Hero
September 10th, 2014 Today marks the end of illustrious NHL career. Arguably one of the most beloved Montreal Canadiens, Saku Koivu has made the decision to hang up his skates on his hockey-playing days. While the former Habs captain never won a Cup in his 13 seasons with the Canadiens, the small forward left a huge hole in the character of the...
