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Saku Koivu

Anaheim Ducks

1974/11/23 34

5-10 187

Turku, Finland

13

the Montreal Canadiens in 1993 (1st round)

Year Team GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG
2008 Canadiens 65 16 34 50 4 44 5 0 5 0 123

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Scouting Report

Assets
  • Is a great playmaker and has slick moves. Makes things happen on the ice and tends to make his teammates better. Never backs down from a challenge, on or off the ice.
Flaws
  • Injuries and illness have wreaked havoc on his NHL career. His fireball style leaves him vulnerable, while his small stature limits his effectiveness.
Career Potential
  • Second line center.

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Transactions/Injuries/Suspensions

January 21, 2009 Missed 17 games (foot injury).
December 12, 2008 Foot injury, day-to-day.
April 19, 2008 Missed the last four games of the regular season and the first five games of Round One against the Boston Bruins (left foot injury).
March 29, 2008 Left foot injury, day-to-day.
January 3, 2008 Missed 1 game (virus).
December 30, 2007 Virus, day-to-day.
January 7, 2007 Missed 1 game (gastrointestinal virus).
January 6, 2007 Gastrointestinal virus, day-to-day.
September 14, 2006 Eye injury, day-to-day.
May 2, 2006 Missed Game 4, 5 and 6 of Round One against the Carolina Hurricanes (left eye injury).
April 27, 2006 Left eye injury, sidelined indefinitely.
February 11, 2006 Re-signed by the Montreal Canadiens to a three-year contract extension.
December 31, 2005 Missed 5 games (groin).
December 20, 2005 Groin, day-to-day.
December 17, 2005 Missed 5 games (groin).
December 1, 2005 Groin, sidelined indefinitely.
August 15, 2005 Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Montreal Canadiens to a one-year contract.
October 21, 2004 NHL lockout: Signed with the TPS Turku of the SM-Liiga (Finland).
January 3, 2004 Missed 1 game (concussion).
December 30, 2003 Concussion, day-to-day.
November 7, 2003 Missed 13 games (right knee injury).
November 1, 2003 Right knee injury, day-to-day.
September 22, 2003 Right knee injury, late October.
September 5, 2003 Re-signed by the Montreal Canadiens to a two-year contract.
June 21, 2002 Re-signed by the Montreal Canadiens to a one-year contract.
April 9, 2002 Missed 79 games (Intra-abdominal lymphoma (non-Hodgkin)).
April 1, 2002 Intra-abdominal lymphoma (non-Hodgkin), mid-April.
September 6, 2001 Intra-abdominal lymphoma (non-Hodgkin), sidelined indefinitely.
August 1, 2001 Re-signed by the Montreal Canadiens.
December 16, 2000 Missed 28 games (arthroscopic surgery on left knee).
October 11, 2000 Arthroscopic surgery on left knee, mid-December.

Trades

June 26, 1993 Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round (21st overall) in 1993.

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