Saku Koivu (Born November 23, 1974 in Turku) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who plays for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League. He is currently the team captain.

Koivu started his professional ice hockey career playing for TPS in the Finnish SM-liiga, in the 1992–1993 season. He spent three seasons with TPS, winning two Finnish championships with the club and being elected Player of the Year by his fellow players in the 1994–1995 season. He was drafted by the Canadiens in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft as their National Hockey League first round draft picks, #21 overall, and moved to North America for the 1995-96 season.

In the NHL

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Koivu was made captain of the Canadiens in the 99-00 season and has held the post since. After six seasons in the NHL, Koivu was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the 2001-02 NHL season and missed practically the whole season. He made an amazing recovery and was able to return for the playoffs, leading the Canadiens to an unlikely upset of the number one-ranked Boston Bruins. For his perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey he was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for the 2001-02 NHL season.

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