Saku Koivu
Saku Koivu
Saku Antero Koivuis a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League. 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 ten of his 14 years with the club, which makes him the longest captaincy tenure in team history, tied with Jean Béliveau. Koivu was the first European player to captain the Montreal Canadiens...
NationalityFinnish
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth23 November 1974
CityTurku, Finland
CountryFinland
I haven't been back in Montreal, at all, since the playoffs ended two years ago. It's been a while.
Hopefully from here, we can build some confidence.
If I don't go there, I'm probably a lot more nervous right now,
It's been tough for me being away from the game.
I'm confident and really optimistic.
You always need younger guys if you're going to be successful in the long term.
We found out tonight how important and how crucial momentum swings can be. I thought we were playing very well. We were doing a lot of positive things but then we lost the puck two times in our zone and things swung their way. You can't afford to give teams momentum.
My relationship and the bond with the people in Montreal was kind of special and doesnt happen very often.
I didn't have any hair anywhere for almost seven months. So now finally I've got some hair, I'm gonna keep it.
The excitement of the fans in Montreal, especially in the playoffs, I don't think you can get that anywhere else. For a hockey player, I kind of wish everyone could go through that and experience what it is to play there. It's very unique.
Dans mon coeur, je vais toujours être un Canadiens./Ill always be a Hab at heart.
The most important thing is to stay positive.