Saku Antero Koivu, born in Turku, is a Finnish ice hockey players who play in the NHL team Anaheim Ducks. His younger brother, Mikko Koivu, is forward of the Minnesota Wild. Saku Koivu, who is one of the most successful Finnish hockey players of all time, has played several international matches for Finland. In 2001, many thought his career was over when he suffered from cancer, but he recovered and came back to hockey better than ever.
Our collection contains 8 quotes who is written / told by Saku.
"You always need younger guys if you're going to be successful in the long term"
"We found out tonight how important and how crucial momentum swings can be. I thought we were playing very well. We were doing a lot of positive things but then we lost the puck two times in our zone and things swung their way. You can't afford to give teams momentum"
"It goes way, way back when we were under Sweden's rule. We always think they are better than us. We played against them so often for so many years. Every country has one opponent they want to beat and for us, it's Sweden"
"I felt like an outsider. The only time you get to really know guys is on the ice, and I couldn't be there"
"The most important thing is to stay positive"
"It's been tough for me being away from the game"
"Whatever the reason is, I hope we can finish talking about the Olympics. It's gone, it's behind us. The schedule wasn't proper for players who went there and there is some fatigue in a lot guys' play right now"
"I always knew where I was going eventually, so it helped me to stay at home for three years. It helped me to develop my game. But it also helped me off the ice. Life here is way different, and I was able to get older"