Posts About "Saku Koivu"
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. Koivu’s...
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...
