Saku Koivu, full name Saku Antero Koivu, is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player born in 1974. After three seasons with TPS in the Finnish SM-liiga he began his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1995. He captained the Canadiens for ten of his 14 years with the club, the longest captaincy in the team history alongside Jean Béliveau, and he was the first European player to captain the club. He also captained the Finnish national men's team from 1998 to 2010 and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2017.
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is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player
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He also served as captain of the Finnish national men's ice hockey team
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