Posts About "Saku Koivu"
Canadiens 12 Days of Hockeymas: The Storied Legacy of No. 11 in Montreal
December 14th, 2020 The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down the 12 Days of Hockeymas. Each day, we will provide you with a piece of hockey history as we eagerly await the start of the 2020-21 NHL season. The Hockey...
Canadiens Should Retire These 3 Numbers
November 30th, 2020 Having your number retired is among the greatest honours an NHL player can receive. Knowing that your number will never again be worn on that team speaks to the impact the NHL greats have had on their organization. No team has bestowed this honour more than the Montréal Canadiens. The Habs have retired 14 numbers, the most in the...
Montreal Canadiens' 5 Best Draft Picks 1990-99
November 26th, 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,...
Today in Hockey History: Sept. 10
September 10th, 2020 Sept. 10 has been a pretty busy date throughout National Hockey League history. Two “Original 6” rivals made a trade that left only one side feeling good years later. A very successful general manager took the reins in New Jersey and one of the most popular captains ever in Montreal announced his retirement. Maple Leafs Pull Off...
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...
