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Saku Koivu

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 187 lbs.
Born: November 23, 1974 in Turku, Finland

Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round (21st overall) of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

* Sweater numbers are available 1951-1970, 1972-1994, and 1999-2008.
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Montreal Canadiens
1999-2008

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1995-96 21 Montreal Canadiens NHL 82 20 25 45 0.55 18 0.22 63 22 76 28 -7 40 9 8 3 2 136 1.66 14.7
1996-97 22 Montreal Canadiens NHL 50 17 39 56 1.12 20 0.40 68 21 51 11 7 38 12 5 0 3 135 2.70 12.6
1997-98 23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 14 43 57 0.83 19 0.28 78 30 51 11 8 48 10 2 2 3 145 2.10 9.7
1998-99 24 Montreal Canadiens NHL 65 14 30 44 0.68 16 0.24 68 27 54 6 -7 38 8 4 2 0 145 2.23 9.7 1302 20:02
1999-00 25 Montreal Canadiens NHL 24 3 18 21 0.88 7 0.29 27 10 11 1 7 14 2 1 0 0 53 2.21 5.7 461 19:13
2000-01 26 Montreal Canadiens NHL 54 17 30 47 0.87 17 0.32 68 27 44 5 2 40 10 7 0 3 113 2.09 15.0 1155 21:23
2001-02 27 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 2 2 0.67 1 0.20 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.67 0.0 42 13:57
2002-03 28 Montreal Canadiens NHL 82 21 50 71 0.87 25 0.31 87 26 66 10 5 72 15 5 1 5 147 1.79 14.3 1578 19:14
2003-04 29 Montreal Canadiens NHL 68 14 41 55 0.81 19 0.28 83 31 68 11 -5 52 9 5 0 3 112 1.65 12.5 1312 19:18
2005-06 31 Montreal Canadiens NHL 72 17 45 62 0.86 22 0.30 88 43 56 12 1 70 12 5 0 4 138 1.92 12.3 1334 18:31
2006-07 32 Montreal Canadiens NHL 81 22 53 75 0.93 27 0.33 109 64 82 16 -21 74 10 11 1 4 154 1.90 14.3 1467 18:07
2007-08 33 Montreal Canadiens NHL 77 16 40 56 0.73 20 0.26 86 43 58 11 -4 93 8 8 0 3 150 1.95 10.7 1395 18:07
Career NHL 727 175 416 591 0.81 210 0.29 827 344 619 122 -14 579 105 61 9 30 1430 1.97 12.2 10046 19:06

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1995-96 21 Montreal Canadiens NHL 6 3 1 4 0.67 2 8 3 0 0 0 13 2.17 23.1
1996-97 22 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 1 3 4 0.80 1 10 1 0 0 0 10 2.00 10.0
1997-98 23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 6 2 3 5 0.83 4 2 1 1 0 0 14 2.33 14.3
2001-02 27 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 4 6 10 0.83 2 4 3 1 0 1 16 1.33 25.0 191 15:54
2003-04 29 Montreal Canadiens NHL 11 3 8 11 1.00 1 10 1 2 0 0 27 2.45 11.1 226 20:34
2005-06 31 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 2 2 0.67 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.33 0.0 43 14:24
2007-08 33 Montreal Canadiens NHL 7 3 6 9 1.29 1 4 1 2 0 0 17 2.43 17.6 137 19:33
Career NHL 50 16 29 45 0.90 12 40 10 6 0 1 98 1.96 16.3 597 18:06

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1990-91 16 TPS Turku U18 Fin-U18 24 20 28 48 2.00 26
1990-91 16 TPS Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 13 3 7 10 0.77 6
1991-92 17 TPS Turku U18 Fin-U18 12 3 7 10 0.83 6
1991-92 17 TPS Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 34 25 28 53 1.56 57
1991-92 17 Finland EJC-A 6 3 5 8 1.33 18
1992-93 18 TPS Turku Finland 46 3 7 10 0.22 28
1992-93 18 Finland Nat-Tm 4 2 2 4 1.00 2
1992-93 18 Finland WJC-A 7 1 8 9 1.29 6
1992-93 18 Finland WC-A 6 0 1 1 0.17 2
1993-94 19 TPS Turku Finland 47 23 30 53 1.13 42
1993-94 19 Finland WJC-A 7 3 6 9 1.29 12
1993-94 19 Finland Nat-Tm 7 2 3 5 0.71 12
1993-94 19 Finland Olympics 8 4 3 7 0.88 12
1993-94 19 Finland WC-A 8 5 6 11 1.38 4
1994-95 20 TPS Turku Finland 45 27 47 74 1.64 73
1994-95 20 Finland Nat-Tm 7 1 5 6 0.86 8
1994-95 20 Finland WC-A 8 5 5 10 1.25 18
1996-97 22 Finland W-Cup 4 1 3 4 1.00 4
1996-97 22 Finland Nat-Tm 7 1 5 6 0.86 8
1996-97 22 Finland WC-A 6 2 2 4 0.67 2
1997-98 23 Finland Olympics 6 2 8 10 1.67 4
1998-99 24 Finland WC-A 9 4 12 16 1.78 4
2002-03 28 Finland WC-A 7 1 10 11 1.57 4
2004-05 30 Finland W-Cup 6 3 1 4 0.67 2
2004-05 30 TPS Turku Finland 20 8 8 16 0.80 28
2005-06 31 Finland Olympics 8 3 8 11 1.38 12
2007-08 33 Finland WC-A 6 0 3 3 0.50 4
Career EJC-A 6 3 5 8 1.33 18
Career Fin-Jr. 47 28 35 63 1.34 63
Career Fin-U18 36 23 35 58 1.61 32
Career Finland 158 61 92 153 0.97 171
Career Nat-Tm 25 6 15 21 0.84 30
Career Olympics 22 9 19 28 1.27 28
Career W-Cup 10 4 4 8 0.80 6
Career WC-A 50 17 39 56 1.12 38
Career WJC-A 14 4 14 18 1.29 18

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1991-92 17 TPS Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 8 5 9 14 1.75 0 6 0 0.00
1992-93 18 TPS Turku Finland 11 3 2 5 0.45 0 2 0 0.00
1993-94 19 TPS Turku Finland 11 4 8 12 1.09 0 16 0 0.00
1994-95 20 TPS Turku Finland 13 7 10 17 1.31 0 16 0 0.00
2004-05 30 TPS Turku Finland 6 3 2 5 0.83 0 30 0 0.00
Career Fin-Jr. 8 5 9 14 1.75 0 6 0 0.00
Career Finland 41 17 22 39 0.95 0 64 0 0.00

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1998 NHL

Awards

2001-02 NHL Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
2006-07 NHL King Clancy Memorial Trophy

Games Played

1995-96 NHL 82 (3)
2002-03 NHL 82 (4)

Assists Per Game

1996-97 NHL 0.78 (7)
Career NHL 0.57 (81)

Power Play Goals For

2006-07 NHL 64 (8)
      

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

October 30, 1999: Missed majority of 1999-2000 season recovering from shoulder injury suffered in game vs. NY Rangers, October 30, 1999.

September 6, 2001: Missed majority of 2001-02 season recovering from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, September 6, 2001.

October 21, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Turku (Finland), October 21, 2004.