Back to Mikko and his case for iconic status: and retiring his number. Center -- shoots L Born Mar 12 1983 -- Turku, Finland [37 yrs. Koivu has options. Just watching from afar for so many years of how he's led and led by example and is still leading, there's a reason he's the captain of the team. Whether the Wild's loss marked the end of his long NHL career is yet to be determined. He doesn't let anybody off the hook. What we put up for the last two months or so, then the puck just goes into the net and the season is done.
In Koivu’s eyes, it doesn’t matter where the NHL plays as long as fans are in attendance.“It would be very strange,” he said of returning in empty arenas. If you're going against him, you're going against a man that's competing every single second that he's on the ice, practice or games. Like we talked about before the deadline there, it’s something that for sure matters to me and the team and the organization. So, that is an option, for sure.”Still, whichever direction Koivu pursues is up in the air until a verdict on the NHL’s current season is reached. "I'm trying to take it as a new experience. There was the insanely brutal 2007 to 2012 era where Koivu was the only reason worth watching for 5 straight years. Mikko Koivu already knows how he'll figure out if he's ready to retire from the NHL.
Koivu, 37, has played all 15 seasons and 1,028 career games in Minnesota. It was something of a rough year for 37 year old Minnesota Wild forward Mikko Koivu, but the question now is whether or not that difficult season will prove to be his last as a member of the Wild or possibly even his last season in the National Hockey League all together. "FDA warning: Freshouse recalls lemons, limes, oranges and red potatoes for listeria risk
Mikko-Sakari Koivu (born March 12, 1983) is a Finnish professional ice hockey center currently serving as captain of the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). General hockey links, including Koivu on topic of retirement • Mikko Koivu admits that he’s pondered “all options” regarding the question of retirement. "I feel, I don't want to say 100% healthy, but there's no pain — nothing that will bother you playing the game — and you can enjoy it now. Is there a chance he played his final game for the Wild last Friday night?
You watch his work ethic out there, it's just absolutely awesome. Koivu has a lot to think about. As retirement looms, Mikko Koivu prepares for Wild postseason Mikko Koivu already knows how he'll figure out if he's ready to retire from the NHL. With the Covid, when are they going to be able to start the season? Instead, it lasted just four games. "I don't think it's the time to make that call," he said.After months of uncertainty, Koivu and the Wild are back to finish the season that was put on hold in March by the coronavirus pandemic and they've been preparing for a qualifying-round matchup against Vancouver next month in Edmonton — a second wind for the team and its veteran captain on the last legs of his contract.But instead of christening this return a farewell tour or a preview of what's to come, Koivu is concentrating on the present and postponing plans for his future to a later date. Whether the Wild's loss marked the end of his … The 37-year-old center is the team's leader in most offensive categories after playing in 1,000 games. "It was strange times," Koivu said. At the time of the pause, he was centering the fourth line between wingers Ryan Donato and Ryan Hartman and the three have been reunited at camp.His profile, however, was on the rise leading up to the trade deadline in February as many wondered if he would waive the no-movement clause in his two-year, $11 million contract to potentially facilitate a trade to a new team.In the end, though, Koivu told Wild management he would be staying put — a choice that continued an alliance that started in 2001 when Koivu was drafted sixth overall.
He’s also on an expiring contract, but doesn’t want to think about his hockey career being over just yet.“To be honest, I haven’t even thought about that. But now that he's been on the ice at training camp with his teammates, it feels almost back to normal.