Saku Koivu
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| Saku Koivu | |
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| Born | 23 November 1974 Turku, FIN |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Anaheim Ducks Montreal Canadiens TPS (SM-liiga) |
| National team |  Finland |
| NHL Draft | 21st overall, 1993 Montreal Canadiens |
| Playing career | 1992–present |
Saku Antero Koivu (born November 23, 1974 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player and an alternate captain of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1995–96 after three seasons with TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga. Koivu served as the Canadiens' captain for nine of his thirteen seasons with the club (not including the locked-out 2004–05 season), which makes his the second longest captaincy tenure in team history after Jean Béliveau. Koivu was the first European to captain the Montreal Canadiens.
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Awards and honors [change]
SM-liiga [change]
- Kultainen kypärä award (Players choice for the best player) - 1995
- Jari Kurri trophy (Best player in playoffs) - 1995
- Lasse Oksanen trophy (Most valuable player) - 1995
- Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy (Most points in regular season) - 1995
- President's Trophy - 1999
NHL [change]
- Voted to the NHL All-Star Game by the fans - 1998, 2003 (did not play due to injury)
- Bill Masterton Trophy - 2002
- King Clancy Memorial Trophy - 2007
- First ever European-born captain of the Montreal Canadiens - 1999-2009
International [change]
- Ice Hockey World Championships Tournament All-Star - 1994, 1995, 1999
- Ice Hockey World Championships Tournament's Best Forward - 1995, 1999
- Ice Hockey World Championships Tournament's Top scorer - 1999
- Finnish Ice hockey player of the year - 1994, 1995
- Turin 2006 Winter Olympics - Tournament All-Star
- Turin 2006 Winter Olympics - Top scorer
- Captain of Team Finland - 1998-2010
Career statistics [change]
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/– | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | TPS | SM-L | 46 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 28 | -5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | TPS | SM-L | 47 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 42 | +27 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | ||
| 1994–95 | TPS | SM-L | 45 | 27 | 47 | 74 | 73 | +33 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 16 | ||
| 1995–96 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 82 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 40 | -7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 50 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 38 | +7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1997–98 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 69 | 14 | 43 | 57 | 48 | +8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 65 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 38 | -7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 24 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 14 | +7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 54 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 40 | +2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 82 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 72 | +5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 68 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 52 | -5 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | TPS | SM-l | 20 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 28 | +11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | ||
| 2005–06 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 72 | 17 | 45 | 62 | 70 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 81 | 22 | 53 | 75 | 74 | -21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 77 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 93 | -4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 65 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 44 | +4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 71 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 36 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 863 | 210 | 483 | 693 | 659 | +4 | 54 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 42 | ||||
| SM-L totals | 158 | 61 | 92 | 153 | 171 | +66 | 41 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 64 | ||||
International [change]
| Medal record | |||
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| Men's ice hockey | |||
| Competitor for Finland |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1994 Lillehammer | Ice hockey | |
| Bronze | 1998 Nagano | Ice hockey | |
| Silver | 2006 Turin | Ice hockey | |
| Bronze | 2010 Vancouver | Ice hockey | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1995 Sweden | Ice hockey | |
| Silver | 1994 Italy | Ice hockey | |
| Silver | 1999 Norway | Ice hockey | |
| Bronze | 2008 Canada | Ice hockey | |
| World Cup | |||
| Silver | 2004 World Cup of Hockey | Ice hockey | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Finland | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1994 | Finland | OLY |  |
8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| 1994 | Finland | WC |  |
8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | |
| 1995 | Finland | WC |  |
8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | |
| 1996 | Finland | WCH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1997 | Finland | WC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1998 | Finland | OLY | |
6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | |
| 1999 | Finland | WC | |
10 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | |
| 2003 | Finland | WC | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2004 | Finland | WCH | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Finland | OLY | |
8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | |
| 2008 | Finland | WC | |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Finland | OLY | |
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| WC totals | 51 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 38 | ||||
| OLY totals | 28 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 34 | ||||
| WCH totals | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Int'l totals | 89 | 30 | 64 | 94 | 78 | ||||
References [change]
Other websites [change]
- Saku Koivu's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Saku Koivu on nhlfinns.com
- Saku Koivu at ESPN.com
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