Saku Koivu is a retired forward from Finland.

What was the last team Saku Koivu played for?

The last team Saku played for was Anaheim Ducks in the NHL.

How tall is Saku Koivu?

Saku Koivu is 178 cm (5'10") tall.

How much does Saku Koivu weigh?

Saku Koivu weighs 82 kg (181 lbs).

When was Saku Koivu born?

Saku Koivu was born on 1974-11-23 in Turku, FIN.

Saku Koivu

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Date of Birth: Nov 23, 1974
Age: 51
Place of Birth: Turku, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: TPS
Position: C
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 82 kg / 181 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Player Type: Leader
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Two-Way Forward
Drafted: 1993 round 1 #21 overall by Montréal Canadiens
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Father: Jukka Koivu
Brother: Mikko Koivu
Son: Aatos Koivu

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
90-91	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	24	20	28	48	26	-
	TPS U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	12	3	7	10	6	-
91-92	TPS U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	34	25	28	53	57	-	Playoffs	8	5	9	14	6	-
	Finland U18	EJC-18	6	3	5	8	18	-
92-93	TPS	SM-liiga	46	3	7	10	28	-5	Playoffs	11	3	2	5	2	5
	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	1	8	9	6	9
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	16	4	15	19	14	-
	Finland	WC	6	0	1	1	2	-3
	Finland (all)	International	10	2	3	5	2	-
	Finland II (all)	International	2	2	1	3	0	-
93-94	TPS	SM-liiga	47	23	30	53	42	27	Playoffs	11	4	8	12	16	2
	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	3	6	9	12	4
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	12	7	7	14	14	-
	Finland Olympics	OG	8	4	3	7	12	3
	Finland	WC	8	5	6	11	4	14
	Finland (all)	International	23	11	12	23	28	14
94-95	TPS"A"	SM-liiga	45	27	47	74	73	33	Playoffs	13	7	10	17	16	16
	Finland"A"	WC	8	5	5	10	18	9
	Finland (all)	International	15	6	10	16	20	-
95-96	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	82	20	25	45	40	-7	Playoffs	6	3	1	4	8	2
96-97	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	50	17	39	56	38	7	Playoffs	5	1	3	4	10	1
	Finland	WCup	4	1	3	4	4	-1
	Finland	WC	6	2	2	4	2	1
	Finland (all)	International	10	3	5	8	6	0
97-98	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	69	14	43	57	48	8	Playoffs	6	2	3	5	2	4
	Finland Olympics"C"	OG	6	2	8	10	4	1
	Finland (all)	International	6	2	8	10	4	1
98-99	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	65	14	30	44	38	-7
	Finland"C"	WC	10	4	12	16	4	8
	Finland (all)	International	10	4	12	16	4	8
99-00	Montréal Canadiens"C"	NHL	24	3	18	21	14	7
00-01	Montréal Canadiens"C"	NHL	54	17	30	47	40	2
01-02	Montréal Canadiens"C"	NHL	3	0	2	2	0	0	Playoffs	12	4	6	10	4	2
02-03	Montréal Canadiens"C"	NHL	82	21	50	71	72	5
	Finland"C"	WC	7	1	10	11	4	3
	Finland (all)	International	7	1	10	11	4	3
03-04	Montréal Canadiens"C"	NHL	68	14	41	55	52	-5	Playoffs	11	3	8	11	10	1
04-05	TPSLockout	SM-liiga	20	8	8	16	28	11	Playoffs	6	3	2	5	30	-2
	Finland"C"	WCup	6	3	1	4	2	-
	Finland (all)	International	6	3	1	4	2	-
05-06	Montréal Canadiens"C"	NHL	72	17	45	62	70	1	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	2	1
	Finland Olympics"C"	OG	8	3	8	11	12	5
06-07	Montréal Canadiens"C"	NHL	81	22	53	75	74	-21
07-08	Montréal Canadiens"C"	NHL	77	16	40	56	93	-4	Playoffs	7	3	6	9	4	1
	Finland	WC	6	0	3	3	4	-3
	Finland (all)	International	6	0	3	3	4	-3
08-09	Montréal Canadiens"C"	NHL	65	16	34	50	44	4	Playoffs	4	0	3	3	2	-1
09-10	Anaheim Ducks"A"	NHL	71	19	33	52	36	14
	Finland Olympics"C"	OG	6	0	2	2	6	1
	Finland (all)	International	6	0	2	2	6	1
10-11	Anaheim Ducks"A"	NHL	75	15	30	45	36	-8	Playoffs	6	1	6	7	6	-2
11-12	Anaheim Ducks"A"	NHL	74	11	27	38	50	7
12-13	Anaheim Ducks"A"	NHL	47	8	19	27	18	4	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	6	-4
13-14	Anaheim Ducks"A"	NHL	65	11	18	29	46	3	Playoffs	13	0	1	1	8	-3

Saku Koivu Tournament Statistics

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
94-95	TPS	European Cup	4	3	5	8	8	4
	Finland	Izvestia Cup	4	1	4	5	0	6

Saku Koivu Career Totals

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
EJC-18	1	6	3	5	8	1.33	18	-	0
European Cup	1	4	3	5	8	2.00	8	4	0
International	10	101	34	67	101	1.00	80	24*	0
International-Jr	2	28	11	22	33	1.18	28	-	0
Izvestia Cup	1	4	1	4	5	1.25	0	6	0
Jr. A SM-sarja	2	46	28	35	63	1.37	63	-	1	8	5	9	14	1.75	6	-
NHL	18	1124	255	577	832	0.74	809	10	11	80	18	41	59	0.74	62	2
OG	4	28	9	21	30	1.07	34	10	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	4	158	61	92	153	0.97	171	66	4	41	17	22	39	0.95	64	21
U18 SM-sarja	1	24	20	28	48	2.00	26	-	0
WC	7	51	17	39	56	1.10	38	29	0
WCup	2	10	4	4	8	0.80	6	-1*	0
WJC-20	2	14	4	14	18	1.29	18	13	0

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Saku Koivu Career Totals

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EJC-18

European Cup

International

101

International-Jr

Izvestia Cup

Jr. A SM-sarja

NHL

1124

255

577

SM-liiga

158

U18 SM-sarja

WCup

WJC-20

Saku Koivu Hockey Connections

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Saku Koivu Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1992-1993	SM-liiga Champion
1993-1994	European Cup Champion Finnish Player of the Year SM-liiga Most Points by Junior (53) Liiga Most Power Play Goals (11) SM-liiga Silver Medal Olympic Bronze Medal World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Silver Medal
1994-1995	Finnish Player of the Year SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Player in Playoffs (Jari Kurri Award) SM-liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) SM-liiga Champion SM-liiga Golden Helmet SM-liiga Most Assists (47) SM-liiga Most Points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy) (74) Liiga Most Power Play Goals (11) SM-liiga Player of the Month (November) World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Best Forward World Championship Gold Medal
1997-1998	NHL All-Star Game Olympic Bronze Medal Olympic Most Assists (8)
1998-1999	World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Best Forward World Championship Most Assists (12) World Championship Most Points (16) World Championship Silver Medal
2001-2002	NHL Sportsmanship Award (Bill Masterton Trophy)
2004-2005	World Cup All-Star Team World Cup Runner Up
2005-2006	Olympic All-Star Team Olympic Most Assists (8) Olympic Silver Medal
2006-2007	NHL Leadership-Humanitarian Award (King Clancy Trophy)
2007-2008	World Championship Bronze Medal
2009-2010	Olympic Bronze Medal
2015-2016	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#228)
2016-2017	IIHF Hall of Fame

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09/10/2014

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Saku Koivu Biography and Trivia

Number 11 retired by TPS
Number 11 retired by Finland
Number 11 retired by Finland Olympics
Number 11 retired by Finland
Cult/Star player for Anaheim Ducks
Cult/Star player for Finland
Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens
Cult/Star player for TPS

Career transactions
- 2009-07-08 • Signed as a free agent by Anaheim
- 2004-10-21 • Signed as a free agent by Turku (Finland)
- 2001-09-06 • Missed majority of 2001-02 due to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- 1999-10-30 • Missed majority of 1999-2000 due to shoulder injury vs. NY Rangers, October 30, 1999