Centre selected in third round of last year’s NHL Draft looking to make a name for himself after father left his mark in ...

He found motivation from former Montreal Canadiens center Saku Koivu. Dixon, a Canadiens fan, was recovering when the then-Montreal captain was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in September 2001.

It was Koivu’s return to Olympic play given that he had to miss the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake while battling Burkitt’s lymphoma. The diagnosis, which came in 2001, forced him to miss the ...

He has made profound friendships, treated team icons Maurice Richard and Jean Beliveau to the final days of their lives, saw Saku Koivu to a comeback from non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and quite literally ...

Koivu played his 1,000 th NHL game on March 12, 2012, a milestone for any player in the league. For Koivu, who missed large chunks of many seasons due to his numerous injuries and battle with ...

Koivu played his 1,000 th NHL game on March 12, 2012, a milestone for any player in the league. For Koivu, who missed large chunks of many seasons due to his numerous injuries and battle with ...

Saku beat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma during the 2001-02 season and improbably returned with a few games to go. He won the Masterton Trophy that season for his perseverance and dedication to the game.

On April 9th 2006, Saku Koivu returned to the game. When the Captain hit the ice, the crowd gave him a standing ovation of about five minutes, and another one at the first face off. That night ...

Saku Koivu The first European player to captain the legendary Montreal Canadiens, the Finnish center was six seasons into a decorated 18-year career when he received the diagnosis of Burkitt’s ...

Saku Koivu received a lot of love from the Montreal Canadiens and their fans Thursday night as the team paid tribute to the former captain's 13 seasons with the Habs.

Koivu went through a lot over his career while with the Habs. Most notably, he battled non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, costing him almost the entire 2001-02 season.

Following his well-documented battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, Koivu created a foundation that shares his name, which raised over $8 million to purchase a Positron Emission Temography (PET ...