The Minnesota Wild will retire Mikko Koivu's jersey number in a special pre-game ceremony at 5 p.m. when the team hosts the Nashville Predators. Koivu will be the first player in franchise history ...

That attitude served Koivu well in so many ways – not just in terms of his on-ice battles, but in his willingness to take on the captaincy when the Canadiens offered it to him in 1999. As the ...