Saku Koivu's return from cancer

[jarvexx]

One of the greatest athletes ever. So much respect..

[ProSportsBrief]

I'm a die-hard B's fan. I wish this shit happened at the garden. All it is there is half bandwagons, half fans. Ahh, I love this.

[voldnesa]

Don't worry, it just goes to show how much class Boston fans have...zero

[MentalEminence]

i lol'd when i heard nutsac koivu had cancer in 2001...go bruins go lucic go chara

[mtlfinest123]

@MentalEminence leave hockey on the side, you're the nutsac that needs to get slapped and teached how to behave as a human being. One of the lamest comment on youtube.How can you laugh at someone because they got cancer, anyway, one thing for sure, what goes around comes back around.

[MentalEminence]

@mtlfinest123

Oh my you struck a chord with me. Such elegance contained within your words. Listen bud. Get off that overrated finn fags nuts and go find yourself a bitch to stretch instead of getting your highs from responding to other people on the web.

[mtlfinest123]

@MentalEminence WTF is wrong with you. go get checked, seriously, you are not ok. Btw, what do you know about my life and what i get my highs from, i barely comment on anything on youtube, but your comment was beyond stupidity, it is unhuman and a disgrace for our race, go get checked.

[mtlfinest123]

@MentalEminence and i told you it aint about saku, its about dealing with cancer, and you laughing because they got it, fucking sad piece of shit.

[Eiktymi]

Although i'm Czech, but my favourite player is this amazing Finn with one of biggest hockey hearts. Good luck, Captain K!

[RussiaVFinnland]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAKU KOIVU!! <33

[Enlundi]

Goosepumps... Great father, great man and a great player - Captain Saku Koivu

[arnopiel]

retirer le n° 11 MAINTENANT

[pokedude07]

@arnopiel Koivu encore joue. Ils ne peuvent pas retirer son nombre jusqu'il retirer lui même

[sh00nmeister]

One of the most beautiful moments you'll ever see in sports. The crowd refused to let the PA interrupt his ovation too - just like with The Rocket's. That's about as high of praise as you can get from a Montreal crowd.

We miss you, Saku. Hope to see you retire in a Montreal uniform when it's all said and done.

[Eepska]

Saku have one of the biggest hearts ever..

[NoWorries0710]

15 people have their heads up their ass.

[msumungo]

@NoWorries0710 17 assholers for now. There's no end of useless assholers, ever.

However. There will be 1090 likes today, I will be personally responsible of that event.

[NewYorkFan1994SRHS]

Saku! Saku! Saku! Saku!

[korbendallas66]

Those 15 that dislike this are probably dead by now

[ThomaTo66]

@korbendallas66 Should be

[pervopoju1]

hyvä suomiiiiiiiiii

[endthedisease]

You can actually help work towards a cure for cancer and many other diseases by watching the video on my channel. Your computer can actually be used as a scientific research tool.

[Vapetzi]

i wonder how many decibels are there

[Cheessa]

How can 15 people dislike a guy who returns to play after beating cancer?

[ksajcatb]

My favorite player of all time <3

[l3ttor]

Ah he is just so awsome! :) respect from here in Finland!

[WoozleWazzlee]

Pure legend.

[10ManchesterUnited]

Thanks Habs! You can be proud of yourself. Greetings from Finland!

[Mauro1897]

The guys in 2:35 talking: "What the fuck are clapping our hands for? - How should I know?" :/ Saku is immortal!

[Willyliam]

As much as MTL fans can piss me off at times, you got to admit, they really know how to give a good standing O when it's deserved.

[philberu]

@Willyliam Like a 7 minutes long non-stop ovation for the Rocket at the last game played in the forum ;)

[creat3d]

@philberu Yep, and to top it off Saku was there at that last game... he was given the same honor as Richard for his return from cancer and a standing ovation again for his return to Montreal, with the Ducks.

[Taistelumursu]

Even Chuck Norris wouldn´t get that much applause if he had cancer.

[Tmu84]

@Taistelumursu

That's silly.

Chuck Norris doesn't get sick.

[Taistelumursu]

@Tmu84

yeh, what was i thinking?? :D

[1981markku]

@Taistelumursu Chuck Norris does not get cancer. Cancer gets Chuck Norris.

[DecapitatedDoctor]

The 10 pixels looked amazing

[7475flyersfan]

man im not a habs fans but seeing this is like something out of the movies

[tipin33]

15 Leafs fans... love to see em lose 7-0

[wiisports505]

The only Canadien I ever liked. Coming from a leafs fan

[misterdouchey]

lawl he had cancer. btw habs suck.

[Sandler41882]

@misterdouchey lol he makes more in one game than you do in a year.

[AngusShanks]

@misterdouchey

You suck little boys. Therefore Habs>your pedophelic ways. You must be a Leaf fan.

[misterdouchey]

@AngusShanks

Sorry, not roman catholic. Aren't french people predominately roman catholic, so I guess there's a lot of kid fucking in montreal.

[MzCannavaro]

@misterdouchey plain and simple, your a fukin idiot

[AngusShanks]

@misterdouchey

I'm neither. You are jut simply a child molester, doesn't matter where you are from.

[misterdouchey]

@AngusShanks

Me thinks you're projecting, boy. You seem to have a hard on for child molestation since you brought it up out of the blue. Must be the Montreal atmosphere getting to you.

[AngusShanks]

@misterdouchey

Dunno anything about a Montreal atmosphere. I am a Pens fan. I have a psychology degree you see, and I kinda know a child molester when I see one. Even in print. They are almost exclusively Leaf fans. Fact.

[misterdouchey]

@AngusShanks

Pics or it didn't happen. lol you fail @ life.

[AngusShanks]

@AngusShanks

Pics of what? A psychology degree? I bet you've never seen a degree of any sort, have you? You've more or less admitted you cheer for the Leafs so you MUST be a pedophile. Used to hang out with the ushers at the Gardens eh? Talk about failing. Leafs. LOL.

[killerguitar44]

Saku is back tonight, he's got about the same ovasion at the beggining of the Ducks-Canadiens game

[backherein46201]

Class act all the way.

[HockeyGamer94]

do someone know where ican see this on better quality?

[ReconRaptor]

Hab fans honor your former Captain, he is a inspiration to us all.

[MzCannavaro]

class act by far

[Gofinkle]

SAKKKKKUUUUUUU!!!!!

[rickycapa]

SAKU IS BACK TONIGHT !!! Ahhh miss him =/

[Quebemazing]

I will most definitely scream the infamous 4 letter names in the comfort of my living room with my GF asking me to shut up. GO HABS! GO SAKU! - SAKU SAKU SAKU SAKU SAKU!

[maron182]

15 people are definetely leafs fans ..

[ijediknightj]

looks like 15 people are inhumane pricks who don't appreciate the struggle cancer patients go through.

[KimmoKuopio]

The BEST Finnish hockey player ever.

[ReconRaptor]

Koivu's coming back to Montreal on Saturday.

[SebaUru2]

Pour la interpretation de l'hymn........ (crowd doesnt shut up)

EPIC!!!!!!!

[RageTechno]

This damn near brings a tear to my eye....fuck I miss Koivu.

[mopoman0]

haha the ottawa players are like "fuck he's back WE'RE SCREWED!!"

[JosesDonkey2112]

wow...amazing. just amazing

[nbafreak41]

Koivu is a saint.

[HISHAM931]

i hate 2 break this 2 u guys but us habs fans would boo koivu when he returns its a natural thing 4 habs fan 2 do 2 their former players regardless of their status with the team previously.

[NazteeNaz]

@HISHAM931 You can Boo him all you want. As a die hard Habs fan for years, I will be cheering him at the Bell Center for all that he has done for our great franchise and city.

[HISHAM931]

@NazteeNaz if only evry other fan would do that

[sycho67ak]

@HISHAM931 youre an idiot.. this guy will always be a hero here in Montreal.. you can boo him alone

[HISHAM931]

@sycho67ak lol dont need 2 mark my words 21 273 ppl will be booing him when he returns 2 the bell centre cuz u dont know the nature of habs fans just like they booed kovalev even though he did great stuff with the habs.

[DrunkenLeprechaunPro]

@HISHAM931  Saku won't be booed hios first game, thats for sure!

[HISHAM931]

@DrunkenLeprechaunPro it shows u dont watch or go 2 their games

[DrunkenLeprechaunPro]

@HISHAM931

I haven't missed a game so far this season. If you'll recall, habs fans gave Kovy a standing ovation when he scored against Montreal with the sens last season. We respect what he did for the team and what he's doing for the city still today. That being said, fans like teasing players. Most people don't hold it against kovy for signing with ottawa. Saku will be celebrated when he comes back. After that, he'll be booed.

[TheHair17]

@DrunkenLeprechaunPro Hes in Anahiem not Ottawa

[adamJcarter]

@DrunkenLeprechaunPro if they boo him..then i hope they remove themselves as a habs fan IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DrunkenLeprechaunPro]

@adamJcarter

I absolutely agree, but in the end, after he visits once or twice, he WILL be booed, because that's what fans do. Just like when we chant "Thoooommass! Thoooommass! Thoooommass!" during a habs vs. bruins game. It's not cuz we hate the guy, we're just teasing.

[adamJcarter]

@DrunkenLeprechaunPro that's a bad example man lol, did Thomas ever play for montreal? no...Koivu was one of the most loved players in the habs history....little history for you, not ONCE did the habs fans boo Guy Lafleur when he played on the opposing team, and might i remind you, it was for the Quebec Nordiques one of our MOST hated rivals! mark my words, Koivu will NOT get booed or teased.

[DrunkenLeprechaunPro]

@adamJcarter

lollll talk about a bad example. Guy Lafleur was the leading pilon for Montreal for years. He scored 50 goals repeatedly and won multiple Stanley Cups. Koivu never achieved any of these feats for the Habs. Most people wanted Saku out of Montreal. I think he was respected, but I still think he'll be booed. Maybe not the first time around, but he will be later on.

[ZounaaS]

@DrunkenLeprechaunPro

Why they wanted Koivu out of montreal?

Cant understand..

What would habs fans say if he comes back to playing montreal?

[DrunkenLeprechaunPro]

@ZounaaS

A lot of people respected him as a player but felt the team needed change and bigger players. In the end he was replaced by a younger, more talented centerman in Plekanec. Also, a lot of people felt he was a "click" instigator... meaning he, Rivet and a few other guys stuck together and that created divisions in the team.

(We remember the Rivet + Koivu tussel vs. Dagenais + Ribeiro).

I still think he was a great captain.

[juige]

Saku Koivu. Finland. Captain of hearts. And i bet that montreals too..

[Zachary1981]

Put down 22.1.2011. Ducks - Montreal. I'm pretty sure that the people of Montreal give a nice welcome to Saku... ;)

[Wad7915]

Touching video. - I'm Russian but regardless of whose fan you are, the man deserves utmost respect. - Cheers Saku, you're one of the best European-born NHLers

[warriner1290]

best captain ever

[TheManolosti]

"THE CAPTAIN"

[TheRomanRuler]

Koivu wast "score player" as Selänne was. But he was good player, and Captain

[MightyCuckoo]

Saku! Amazing player, amazing human.

[princep1984]

Mtl has all these moments...

[MrJuha82]

Great comeback, i cryed almost.

Saku Koivu is one of those big legends in Finnish hockey.

Very good all-around player.

[83pm]

Great video.

I always thought and wished that Saku would've been playing his whole career with Canadiens. Koivu played his best years with Canadiens. He gave everything on and off the ice for that team. He never complained about how mediocre material that team had. Took all that sh*t from pressuring canadianfrench media and never complained.

It's a shame how Habs organization treated him after all those years.

[Numerologue]

@83pm

"Took all that sh*t from pressuring canadianfrench media..."

English press are SURELY not better

[Andragon90]

@Numerologue The québécois press is much more relentless and critical and you know that too.

[Numerologue]

@Andragon90

More than what ? Did you baseball press in New York ? And football press in Europe ?

There's bad stuff in Montreal press, but it's NOT exclusive to the french press... That's my point... English press SUCK A LOT in Montreal.

[Andragon90]

@Numerologue More than Canadian press and coverage in other provinces. It seems like you think I dislike it. I actually enjoy the shenanigans that they pull off.

[crazyfinn66]

I still get tears in my eyes when I'm watching this... and I named my youngest son Saku back in 2001

[Fleury292929]

ya you guys have great fans except when you boo the greatest goalie to ever play the game right out of montreal.

[newman20072008]

well deserved

[mashism0]

saku is coming back january 22nd gonna be an emotional night

[domdom111111]

I really appreciate the fact that even the players from the other team (Boston?) were cheering his return!

[18MusicHABS]

@domdom111111 the other team is Ottawa lol

[domdom111111]

@18MusicHABS Hey tks for the info! I had no clue who the other team was and I know I looked like an idiot....Oh well, shit happens lol!

[nathan7007]

pretty bad they let him go cause he was goning to be the habs longest serving captain and he wasnt french

[atome56]

The only reason why Montreal didnt sign Saku is because he would of broke Beliveau's record for longest captain and the french people would of fkn pulled a big ass fit about it.Montreal wanted to avoid that.

[JericoAquino]

@atome56 Thats fucking retarded.

[atome56]

@JericoAquino

about my comment or of what would of happened?

[JonsLittleThoughts]

No matter what, i will always remember Saku as a hab. He will always be my favourite player to ever play for them

[legendapoju22]

-95-96 season he was leading the NHL in goal scoring. He got injured and returned, scoring 56 points in 50 games.

Don't say he's overrated.

[twint1p]

HYVÄ KOIVU!

[fillettemignone]

i know who saved him

[NicolasHfr]

A class act for a class act.

[MrJuha82]

Koivu is overrated IMO but hes very good player for sure.

But i want to say one thing.

Saku Koivu was great player younger until he got injured which gets him a bit worse.

his skating gets badder.

Koivu is good captain type,showing example on the ice by hard working style and good passes.All in all, very good all-around player and good playoffsplayer.

[Nivekohgr86]

I heard a rumour he's going to sign again with Montreal, now that the GM quit?

[jelloz]

@Nivekohgr86 gainey didnt actually quit, he just traded spot with the asst. GM, he's still there.  either way i doubt montreal would sign him again. We need wingers anyway, not a center (assuming plekanec stays)

[jiggyrules]

What a inspiration :D

[zachchack9]

the habs should retire hid number. did he put up hall of fame numbers? no. But that is not what counts. The fact is saku koivu came out every game and gave it his all no matter what. It did not matter whether he was battling in the boards against a bigger guy or being the ultimate leader. He is the best example of class we in montreal have seen in years. He has not just contributed on the ice but as well as off it. A real role model

[rafalutionine]

allez  Saku!

[Charbo11]

Le canadien a fait la gaffe d,essayer de faire de lui un joueur de concession. J'espère qu'il ne feront pas la même chose avec Plekanec, un bon joueur de 2ième trio avec un coeur énorme.

Beaucoup de respect et d'admiration pour Saku.

[manohman101]

theres some good ol' respect

[habsmaniacnation]

He's doing pretty well with the ducks as of late. I think its the first time that I 'm happy for a former Hab.

[wexarexthexStorm]

@habsmaniacnation

I hope they win the Cup

habs have no chance this season so I'm for the ducks or flames

[xxbleuxx2]

even if they won 6 games in a row?

[5akuk01vu]

well flames are like 3 or 4 points out and ducks arent making it id say montreal has a better chance considering the fact that they already have a spot

[Balnazzardi]

all the Fans are wearing habs Koivu jersey,

Koivu is legend in habs and legend in Finnish Hockey team!

[Notsip]

@Balnazzardi I wonder, if they're going to retire his jersey number...

[LexIoana]

@Notsip looll they way theyre retiring jerseys, I wouldnt be surprised if they retired the zamboni drivers number !

[Jo3mD]

@LexIoana they probably will retire #11. He tied Jean Beliveau for most season has a captain and he's in the top 10 for number of points in club history. And we all know the history of the team.

So he definitly deserve it.

[HammettGates]

@Jo3mD for all respect I have for Saku Koivu..never you can compare him to beliveau because he tied him for most season has a captain...Koivu was a great player..but he got more hearth than talent...Saku never won a stanley cup as habs captain..I don't know if the habs will retired his number..some say yes others no...me I think he deserve it but I don't think its gonna happen..

[canucks22vids]

give him a cup...

[mirellale]

Thats wasn't short. Koivu rulez!

[sageSPH]

if he wins a Stanley Cup my tears of joy won't stop for days.

[JericoAquino]

I really miss Saku.. I still wear my habs shirt with his name in the back.

[SwedenAndMe]

Well he isn't that great, but the canadien fans knows what a fan is! This is almost like the Börje Salming presentation, wow!

[antisankari15]

Heh heh, go home with ur börje boy.

Saku is better than great.

[kinni85]

Saku, Saku, Saku...

[Kenwoodz]

Saku Koivu true Captain, one of the most best player NHL have ever seen

[GHR573]

@Kenwoodz learn to english its one of the best not one of the most best

[Kenwoodz]

@GHR573 Cry less and focus on the video, i misstyped who cares? lil wankers like you who need comment on ppl grammar mistake, you understand my last repply perfectly even with this little mistake i made, Have a nice day.

[wisecr]

@Kenwoodz Sakullle... kaikesta sydämmestä =) Tiedän että sulla Suomi ja Turku aina mielessä =)

[noully13]

@Kenwoodz Il est et va rester le meilleur à mes yeux

[noully13]

@Kenwoodz Il est pour moi et il va rester un grand homme.Ceux qui parlent en mal de lui,n'arriveront jamais à sa cheville.Je porte encore son chandail,je le considère comme l'un des meilleurs de la ligue.

[valtttu]

Saku Koivu kicks ass! Hopefully we win the 2010 Winter Olympics and Teemu and Saku score a lot of goals. =P Greetings from Finland!

[simonrules91]

lol canada will whip yours ass but . in montreal we miss him now cause no more capitain and the team his lost

[valtttu]

@simonrules91 Don't be so sure, mate. Remember last Olympics..? Canada wasn't in the final... Finland was... ;-) In the Olympics anything can happen.

[Alpe1988]

This is just beautifull. Ty Montreal for your heart for Saku. Greetings from Finland

[Serkkulainen]

Nice video! Stupid = gainey! what do you think? Koivu come back! Montreals heart is gone

[Brent29Hockey]

so much respect for this guy.

not the greatest hockey player. but the biggest heart in professional sports

[Cedric2Hockey9]

@ Brent29Hockey, ur right! He wasnt the most clever guy with the puck but dam he would put his entire heart to it!

[marsouiccgg]

Koivu est un guerrier. Je lui souhaite bonne chance avec sa nouvelle équipe.

[GretzkyJr]

Anyone have this on better quality?

[lawlzd00domg]

Man, I miss Koivu so much.

[l1lvinc]

fuck gainey koivu come back home miss you

revien a montreal koivu tu nous manque deja

[BCEXTREME311]

I dont like Montreal or Saku but he has one of the biggest hearts for the game

[burago000]

And why dont you like koivu may i ask?

[BCEXTREME311]

read my comment I said I dont like saku but he has one of the biggest hearts in the game . I really dont need to say why I dont like saku or the person next door for that matter.

[newman20072008]

saku saku saku saku saku

[newman20072008]

one of the grrrrrrrrrrrrr8 momments in nhl history.the other was the ROCKET

[greddy83]

you fans are great, i am from turku (were saku played hes early years) and i couldn be more pride than this moment.. (maybe the 1995 mm be the greates moment or 2004 worldcup 2nd) montreal fans thank you for being so great people

[Parizeau21]

I never liked him all that much but one thing is sure, he always gave is maximum on every shift.

[lilnightstar]

one of the Greatest moment in icehockey

love this guy!

[kwizzeh]

One of the best Canadien captains to ever grace the modern NHL. Once a hab, always a hab, no matter how tough the times were!

[NiedermayerRob]

wooo look out we basically traded mcdonaugh for gomez

[FREDEAN]

The crowd just goes on and onnn

[dfbhcf]

I praise Koivu for his inspirational return and the Montreal fans for their emotional ovation. But I have to get a few things straight:

- First of all, Koivu is NOT the best Montreal captain ever. That honour without a doubt goes to Jean Beliveau.

- Second, Montreal obviously has some of the best fans in the history of hockey along with Leafs fabs and all Canadian fans. But I dont think anyone can call them the best after they booed there own team when they were down in the dumps.

[Nektar1369]

Koivu is the best Captain this team has ever seen! I love Jean Beliveau! But his Captaincy was alot easier than Saku's! The teams he Captained we're better and more talented. The era was different and the fact that he was a french canadian made things alot easier for him. Saku suffered through alot of unwarranted bullshit however never once did he turn his back to the Habs or the city of Montreal!

[sayenshin]

I must admit, you're right

[leafessucks]

koivu rulez!

[Rondexix82]

Greets from Finland, best Canadiens Captain ever! Saku show how get over cancer and get captain of best NHL team ever!

[Latexi84]

Beliveau was way better than Koivu

But Koivu is one of the best

[cowboy0212]

This makes my finnish heart cry!! GO SAKU