Saku Koivu Returns from Cancer, Retour de Saku Koivu

[Mauro1897]

poor cancer..

[Zachary1981]

@HohenemsRage check canadiens website, they have a good clip there.

[Adamson11x]

Saku was the heart and soul of the Canadiens.

[JX46]

This is my single favourite moment in ice hockey ever.

[khav11]

him and souray with markov were the shit they shoulda stay 

[Zachary1981]

You can watch this in a good quality on Canadiens' website

[elgoalio29]

@HohenemsRage You don't need better quality to relive a moment like this, which will always stand as one of the greatest accomplishments in hockey history.

[arnopiel]

juste HALLUCINANT !!! je suis français, passionné de hockey et des Hab's en particulier, je n'ai jamais vu une dévotion pareille pour un joueur. le Canadien est définitivement un club a part. continuez les cousins 

[madrid4life7]

lol. i loved that whenever the announcer tried to get the anthems going, the fans just got louder and drowned him out :) GO HABS GO!!!

[IKhantSpel]

The best moment in Montreal's history not only as a Team, but for the whole city itself.

[avalanchesuperstar]

Honeslty,Nahameim isn't giving Saku the respect he needs. All they're doing is playing him on the second and third lines/ Trade him to a team that needs him!

[JiiHate]

@avalanchesuperstar hi you again, he is the second line center because getzlaf is the first line center and he has great chemistry with selanne. and they are not trading him!

[avalanchesuperstar]

@JiiHate I wrote that 3 months ago. He plays well with Selanne and Hagman. And sometimes Cogliano.

[Zachary1981]

@HohenemsRage You can find it on canadiens homepage "greatest moments"

[lucifers474nus]

The worst mistake in my opinion for a long time in hockey was done by Habs as they let him go.

[montreal961]

2 of the dislikes were accidents, and the 3rd was Satan. Then again.... not even sure how Satan could have the heart to dislike this...

[Noelseanify]

I had a friend, an avid Habs fan, who struggled with cancerous tumours all over his body at a very young age. His one idol was Saku Koivu, and as his cancer grew worse, he wrote to Koivu to tell him about how much he admired him. Saku, being of a similar situation, called him and had a conversation with him, promising an autographed jersey with other memorabilia. He died shortly after they arrived in the mail. Whether or not you are a Montreal fan or not, you have to admire the inspiration Saku

[Skvirrel]

Who the fuck would dislike this? Whatta hell?!

[nellyrubintsik]

Proud to be a Finn.

[creat3d]

I like how we gave him the Rocket treatment

[diabledesbois]

I got something in my eye

[thinkingjack]

@diabledesbois i know what you mean, its amazing.

[Jumala247]

@diabledesbois me too

[crealnej]

@diabledesbois Ditto.

[Fanlaen]

Gave me the chills when I watched it on tv back in 2002, and everytime i see it again

[Tranceplant82]

I admit that I cried a lot and watching this again always gets me emotional.

[HockeyGamer94]

And of course there is fat man in Finland hockey shirt... ;DD

[HockeyGamer94]

Montreal should freeze number 11...

Why they give it to gomez? WHY?!

[warriner1290]

this just goes to show, how much koivu did for the habs, how big his heart was, and how little he asked in return. hands down the best hab of my generation

[Emajanashun]

i miss koivuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[roboshuffle]

God, this made me cry so much.

[MrScullion44]

It's too bad the way he left but he'll always be loved in MTL.

[zantan123]

habs fans are hereoes (L)

[Nickname006]

I totally appreciate this man.

[m5rule]

Thats what i call a standing ovation!!!!!!

[IvarKuolema]

As a Finn and a huge fan of Koivu and "still" of the Canadiens... A great moment which really shows a lot of the fans the Canadiens have.. Hopefully Halak can perform some more of his magic and the greatest team in NHL history would be back in business challenging the Cup..

[brushedred4]

@IvarKuolema haha halak. well {rice is on fire this season so i think hes making up for it.

[thinkingjack]

@HohenemsRage from what i checked, this is about as good as it gets unless you find the montreal dvd pack that has it and digitally rip it

[Philzup]

koivu was one of my favorite player before he get trade he have one of the biggest heart in the nhl

[AbbathGS]

When the Habs fans want to (and I'm a Habs supporter), we're the best fans in hockey.

[jykysports17]

Saku Koivu is in the same class of Mario Lemieux because the two return to the game after a cancer.

[Mertdizzle15]

I'd say same class of human being. Mario Lemieux was by far the superior hockey player.

[nac239]

yeah koivu best player ever in nhl better than any one

[italstallion06]

as much as i love and respect koivu, he had to get out of montreal, we could not pay him $3.5 million to be a 3rd line centre which is what he is now at best, the team needed an entire reconstruction, it was just business, happy that he's doign well in anaheim with no pressure

[jovifan64]

@italstallion06 Third line at best? He's on season high goal scoring pace. As well as playing a damn good setup man to Selanne and Blake.

Not to mention he was just named as the 2nd star of the week this week.

[jerman2003]

@italstallion06 Yes, I agree. But in mtl it's more then the game itself. We have so much heart in the game it goes beyond someone's actual performance on the ice. We love the team and the players themselves. Anyone who's ever played for the habs has to agree, we have the greatest sports club in history!

[jerman2003]

@jerman2003 With the greatest fans! The Koivu years brought heart to the team. I hope they retire his number in a few years after he retires, also they need to retire carbo.

[housti]

Congratulations for the bronze medal in Vancouver 2010, Saku Koivu and Team Finland!

Thank you from Hankasalmi, Finland.

[johnleguizamo]

Now how much do we miss koivu this year? When some moronic fans wanted him to go. He was the heart and soul of this team. Bob Gainey fucked up

[acmilan93333]

@johnleguizamo hahahahahahaha the ECF trip we just took says otherwise bud ;)

[Amoniak71]

@johnleguizamo yes, totally.

[KimmoKuopio]

The best Finnish hockey player ever.

[beeceebee1]

Kimmo, have you heard of Selanne?

[Franzuaa12]

beecee and kimmo have you ever heard of jari kurri or mikko koivu?

[KimmoKuopio]

It tells a lot about Selänne that he's not a captain where ever he plays...

Kurri is past the game was very different

Mikko is the future

Saku was ~10 years a captain of the best hockey team ever on the planet earth

[RullaProductions]

Kimmo, have you heard of Jere Lehtinen? Or Teppo Numminen?

[RichardBreon1]

saku koivu your the best to bad you went to aneheim though was hoping to see you play this season in montreal

[MrJape48]

Saku we love you!!!! great man!! respect 2 you:)

[Alwhitem21]

One of my favourite sports moments - always gets me. I remember watching this game - the TV broacast cuts to commercial at some point and when they come back the Montreal crowd is still cheering for Saku. Awesome moment and a classy player for a classy organization.

[Teketti]

Saku Koivu, the greatest player in any sports, ever.

[djkez13]

quel ovation pour saku :O

belle preuve de respect envers leur capitaine ;)

[Daniiel76]

I had that game I always remember, the Canadians had won 4 to 3

[khav11]

u had that game ?

[Daniiel76]

yes

[mobsterguy]

I'll always love Saku, we didn't deserve someone like him, I wish we and the team (gainey) would have treated him better. Here's hoping the Ducks win a Cup next season.

[Stormy332]

I'm witj you man, i'm from quebec and when the Nordiques quit for Colorado i'm turn to Montreal and my second favorite player is Saku and i'm happy for him that he is going to Anaheim cause Montreal is a fucking bunch of looser that don't know anything about hockey. They just see the stats thats it. Fucking looser city

[offthelinegt]

your an idiot ... absolument incompétent

[benitogolf47]

I've always admired Saku as a person and a great hockey player. I'm pumped that he's coming to play in Anaheim.

[djtwist231]

saku koiu is one of the best captains of the last decade in montreal or the entire nhl its gonna be sad that gainey let go of him becaue saku was one of my all time favorites and still is wherever he is going to play go habs go saku 4 life

[offthelinegt]

Agree'd .... this vid brings a tear to my habs fan eyes ... Saku should have been able to retire a Canadien ... its just sad

[djtwist231]

thts should have been just about right

[Roochfan20]

I don't mean to jump the gun but perhaps he will someday.

[Fanlaen]

a real role model. class, skill, heart. Koivu never took a night off on the ice, Koivu was never afraid to hit big guys like Chara, Koivu always came to play even when we gave him no one to play with.

When he returns to the Bell Centre the least we can do is give him a standing ovation for everything he's done for the city & the team.

[zackattack94]

he's not coming back to the bell centre

gainey even said the team has to make a new start its the end of the koivu era

ill miss you koivu

[doctorzolo]

a real captain. fearless. played with heart and skill and carried our habs on his shoulders for the last 14 years. The city of montreal has been shitty towards him, but he still came to play every night.

SAKU SAKU SAKU SAKU SAKU

[Cotator]

Oh my god!!! Koivu will leave Montreal. I cant believe it. It would be so great that he would stay couple more years whit Habs and then retired from NHL. I have allways been Montreal fan but now i really dont know who i will cheer to. This cant be real. This is like nightmare. Now i am crying here.. =( Hope that there is no one idiot that will boo to Saku when he will play Bell Centre. If that happen i will not be Habs fan anymore. THANK YOU SAKU 1995-2009..

[offthelinegt]

I hear you man but .. .keep cheerin for the Habs ... im a life long Habs fan and ya, they have made some really dumb moves but, you have to have faith if your a true fan. Stay with em in thick and thin. I remember be sooo sad when I was a kid and Leclair was traded .... then again with Roy .... and wow, I remember being so mad when they traded Recchi .... and now, ... Koivu. Montreal made some huge changes recently .. .hopefully its to thier benefit. HABS IN 2010!!!

[crazymonkeys16]

GO HABS GO!!!

SAKU IS THE BEST!!!

[pepsodentsmile]

On Koivulla ollu varmaa tosi hyvä fiilis kun areenallinen ihmisiä hurraa.

[Stephee96]

Love Koivu :) It's a great player. He beats him cancer. GO HAB'S GO AND LOVE KOIVU :)(L)

[sololai]

!! im so proud of him =D hes really a good hockeyplayer i totally like him! one of my fav.

[shayne1414]

cant say a bad thing about the guy, good hockey player to

[HTFfan111]

Amazing guy

[IdealElectro]

this is a real leader

[lotrreborn]

SAKU SAKU SAKU

I hate the Habs, but I love this.

[frow1]

ah man, Saku is a true hero and a brilliant hockeyplayer.. eventho i'm swedish and a sens fan i really like him =)

[thinkingjack]

shame? what are you drinking?

[bhovig]

man... i love our fans

[thinkingjack]

i will always gladly say GO HABS GO to this one

[juffan]

i was at home an i gave an 8 minute standing ovation

[theparsa88]

great moment