Saku Koivu Gets Standing Ovation at Bell Centre - Jan 22, 2011 (HD)

[o5ku89]

I'm so proud to be Finn while watching moments like this one.

And I would like to know what was Gomez thinking @ 5:05 :D

[PortugalFootballer]

Yeah, and we have the worst fans in the NHL. Sheesh..

Go Habs Go!

[HeyYo101]

Saku should have been a Hab until he retired. Bad move to let him go.. he is even really good in Anaheim. Saku is captain forever, you will never find a captain like Saku again

[msumungo]

Funny enough, he has been seriously criticized for not speaking of yet another language on top of the three ones he already speaks fluently. LOL. I mean MAJOR LOL.

I wonder will that so-called lawyer gay bertnando ever realize the level of his own level of lacking. About being a patriot theres' nothing bad, however that dork won't get any support from outside at all.

[ma7xpe]

That must have been something to him that he can't even describe to anyone.

[TheVessaharja]

finnish powa!

[dehensckie]

I am always impressed when I look at this video clip. Montreal is a great hockey town. In particular, I can feel how he feels the spectator support at this time - he remembers forever the support when he was sick in cancer, or when he carried the Montreal Canadiens jersey honor the letter C. I think that he felt grateful for this tribute.

[MtlGrk91]

How can they leave Gomez wear his number... smh

[SOLIDSNAKEXXX360]

They let him go because he cant speak the French. Id hate to be a Canadiens fan, language is more important than skill. I think their goal is to build a French language team, not a hockey team.

[JRCrowley]

WHATTA GUY  :) WHATTA CITY Montreal is! We love you.

[MrPeksipoika]

NHL 12 is just bullshit, Koivus overall is only 79 and it should 84-85

[mrhabfan91]

@MrPeksipoika What is Price's overall in NHL 12? Just curious.

[LuLzMetalock]

@mrhabfan91 I can't check right now but I'm fairly sure it's 89.

[sniperguy1995]

@mrhabfan91 i think its some where in the high 80's

[stnly07]

I went to ducks training camp with a koivu habs jersey on and I held it to saku. He was so happy to see it and he signed it afterwards! One of the greatest days of my life!

[MegaSkulldude]

Damn I love how North Americans appreciate former players of their team

[Thepingpongplaya]

I want Saku back in Montreal.. LIKE if you agree <3 <3

[dehensckie]

Saku carried the "C" proudly in Montreal. He remembered forever in Habs support his battle with cancer.

[pacemaker2point0]

lol Gomez

[K4rImXj]

I was there it was amazing ! We miss a good captain like Koivu, even if he do not speak french i don't give a fuck. We miss you Saku!!!

[jalleaik]

Koivu back to MONTREAL!!

[TheLahna87]

why they didn't put the Leslie Nielsen to sing American anthem :)

well RIP Leslie!

and Gomez you are disgrace for the number 11!

[kaloupo]

Fuckin trade gomez for Koivu

[ebman3]

@kaloupo problem is no one will take gomez and do you blame them

[canadiens5]

I was lucky enough to meet this guy in Edmonton before a morning skate. He is a very nice and classy guy. And its hard to not get choked up when seeing his ovation here and as the second star. Amazing

[MoverQc]

This guy is definitely a Canadiens forever. Thanks for everything, Saku.

[PaperBraine]

Oh man, I promised my self that I wouldn't cry but my God, who am I fooling?

[evilTaker90]

And tonight Teemu will return to Winnipeg.Cant wait!

[Grifin709]

3:05 Just cause you're a girl, doesn't mean you don't have to take off you're hat

[pippeli393]

@Grifin709 woah woah, why are you calling her a hat?

[kosseh]

@pippeli393

Funny :D ...

...Unlike your name *face palm*

[antsAbooi]

@Grifin709 Well dunno about in North America but in Finland men have to take their hats off when anthem is going on and in church men have to take their hats off, but girls/women doesnt have to.

[PMar797]

If Koivu doesn't resign with the Ducks or retire after this season, he should return to the Habs!

[vitoduval]

geat humanitarian....... wished he could have hoisted the Cup as a hab

[lindehit]

Why they didnt play the Finnish national anthem?

[hulkisgreen666]

this shows how the best hockey are in montreal

[eggs967]

ill always remember saku just all the stuff he did over the years with the habs were great you will always be our number 11 saku WE MISS YOU!!!

[2008IQ]

Saku arrived in the right place when his plane landed in Montreal. They gave him lots of respect and love over the years. He´ll never forget that.

[chicorardot]

i missed that guy...........

[Abuddappaa]

Mikael Granlund - Next Saku Koivu

[TheMontcan]

i love how youppi is bowing hahha

[Apinanruoto]

I think it's just a great thing that the Canadiens fans didn't abandon Saku after he joined to Ducks. He definetly deserves respect.

[arnopiel]

Saku est un Hab's pour toujours ! svp hisser le 11 parmi les grands !!!

[duckking09]

They will retire his number once he retires.

[DeadThrasher1]

Suomi perkele! :D

[MrRobzStar]

FUCK I MISS OUR CAPTAIN!

ALWAYS PLAYING 100% EVERY NIGHT !

[habsforever1]

Stop It, Saku's jersey's never gonna be retired. What has he clearly done in the NHL and with the Habs? pretty much nothing!

[TheExtremenator]

@habsforever1 asshole go troll somewhere else.

[mrhabfan91]

@habsforever1 WRONG! Koivu's jersey will be retired by the Habs eventually. But not for what he did on the ice. It will mostly be about what he did off the ice.

[evilTaker90]

@habsforever1 Only that he was the team captain for like 11 years and is a class act hockey player

[Ronin27x]

Le No. 11 de Saku Koivu et Kirk Muller

[Shootingstar458]

they should freeze his number already :/

[JoshsNHL]

They probably will retire his jersey soon

[TheQneb]

Heres how tough guy saku is:

Once, a bad cancer bited Saku.. After suffering an year....... the cancer died

[Swatt3r]

@TheQneb bit*

[BrightFoil]

@TheQneb And let me add that he had to almost end his career because eye injury he got when Justin Williams recklessly hit saku koivu in the eye.

[halakmania]

I don't think Michel Lacroix has ever pronounced a name of a player of the other team with that much enthusiasm!

[TheLahna87]

They should have get Leslie Nielsen to sing american anthem :)

[AlsatianCousin]

@TheLahna87 - they should dig him up first. He's dead.

[angeloghaleb1313]

@Hawker800FO Are you from MTL, probably not!

[angeloghaleb1313]

@hawker800FO I was 13 years old ......and stop with that true fan bullshit! I was an Expos fan too...are they still there...NO! Do i hate the organization...YES! I despised the organization for what they were doing to my team (as a 13 year old)!

[angeloghaleb1313]

I've been a Habs fan my whole life. Countless bad decisions, coupled with the most infamous trade (Patrick Roy) in NHL history lead me to despise the Habs. An organization with such great history was being destroyed by individulists seeking self-interest. In 2001, when we learned that Koivu had been diagnosed with Cancer, i remotely began following the Habs......but when Koivu came back on April 9, 2002... became a full blown Habs fan once again! Thank you Saku Koivu for all the great memories!

[hawker800FO]

@angeloghaleb1313 if you were a true habs fan you wouldnt have gave up on them through the hard times

[stnly07]

what a guy. as a ducks fan we are so lucky to have him. i have sakus game used stick and i will always treasure it.

[amehdi8719]

you can see gomez at 5:09 is feeling uncomfortable wearing saku's #11. He knows he's not worthy.

[RobScrambler436]

I was there, it was great to see Saku back in Montreal, the feeling during the ovation was amazing to be a part of.

[lauttamus]

Saky, I wishhed you come home to TPS. Please, we are all waiting for the champ......

[lauttamus]

Go Habs, Go

[itsmezan]

They should retire number 11

[moodydoyle]

@itsmezan they are running out of numbers lol!

[itsmezan]

@moodydoyle Well, that is true! :p

[newman20072008]

@moodydoyle : what about the # 0 ????? lol

[bigdantropphat]

@itsmezan not they should... they will

[itsmezan]

@bigdantropphat True true

[conkerboy123]

@itsmezan there going to

[expresstrain]

@conkerboy123 *they're

get it right motherfucker

[JBhab30]

@itsmezan Gomez wearing it is just straight disrespect 

[X9898]

@itsmezan they will man no doubt

[JarmoJokijarvi]

True Captain of Habs.

[agsu87]

Do u know what is the song when Saku goes to the ice? About 0:10-->

[Mooffi]

@agsu87 Coldplay - Fix you , about 2:25

[Jokkelajnen]

He's on the point of breaking. I would have start to cry at the same time they started cheer for me :(

[mrhabfan91]

I will never forget this game and moment. Koivu is a class act and will be a Hab forever!

[lecool888]

captain the montreal canadien 9saison

[lecool888]

saku koivu you is my hero.And the best player montreal canadien :(

[nhlhockeyman8]

why is gomez allowed to wear number 11 fuck that

[TheQneb]

@nhlhockeyman8 Yeah thats why I these days think canadiens suck, because they let that gome use #11 just after Saku left the team they act like they dont know fuck about hockey so fuck them

[ibanezgeorge]

@nhlhockeyman8 yea dude, Gomez is the worst.

[69scrotum69]

@ibanezgeorge No..... Youre a shitty habs fan fuck off.

[ibanezgeorge]

@69scrotum69 Fuck off, he plays one good game and you want to suck his dick. Calm down

[angellcakes]

@nhlhockeyman8 gomez definitely doesn't deserve to wear that number

[gthyhtujjuk]

to the 2 who disliked this, go fuck yourselves. Saku Koivu is one of those guys you just can't not love. He's so inspirational.

[ThaLedg]

0:50 you could almost see him cry

Respect for the habs fans!!!!

GO DUCKS GO!!!

[TheHabsfan84]

im sure he misses montreal

[Cotator]

Come back home Saku. PLEASE!!

[mrmontyq]

They usually boo the US Anthem, so yes..NO CLASS!

[giannitodaro]

@mrmontyq we do not boo the american national anthem you idiot it was just fucking once.

[montreal961]

@mrmontyq shut the fuck up. The only reason they boo'd the U.S National anthem ONCE against Boston was because of the fact that two U.S Jet Pilots fucked up and killed a Canadian soldier and seriously wounded 5 other Canadian soldiers. I wouldnt blame any Americans if they boo'd us for killing one of their men. In fact, i would go as far as to say that the U.S should never have even went in that damn war. If they're national defense and leaders werent such jokes, 9/11 would have never happened.

[mrmontyq]

@montreal961 Really? So you think it's ok to boo an anthem over an accident? Fucking MORON. Take it up with your government you are the ones that joined the coalition.

[karnivorus]

@mrmontyq Where were you when St-louis booed the Canadian anthem?? Who's the moron now!

[RedwaterJr]

@mrmontyq lol, actually we don't

[DifferentFur]

Thank you Montreal. An excellent show of respect for Saku. He may be just one man, but what a man he is if he really gets this much respect from the fans even in another team.

[mrmontyq]

Lowlife montreal fans....surprised they cheered.

[habsfan131]

@mrmontyq yup that was lowlife for sure. your an ass

[h8stupidppl]

@mrmontyq What do you know about habs fan anyway ?

Nothing thats right NOTHING so shhh

[ddddddddhdhdhdh]

its too bad the commentators wont shut up and let everyone listen to the crowd

[QuentinCG21]

the NHL has the best fans, no other sport would ever do this. Koivu deserved all of this.

[Whitefirewarrior]

Koivu deserves every second of that ovation and more. He was an amazing leader, a skilled player, and showed amazing courage when he returned from cancer. Good luck and best wishes in Anaheim, Koivu!

[crealnej]

I salute the Montreal-fans for giving the captain the kind of respect he deserves.

[2008IQ]

Glad to see Saku´s a big thing in Montreal also. Not surprised. I hear they´re fanatical over there about hockey. Saku´s a legend in my country (Fin) for his skills, attitude, patriotism, dedication to his team and country, character, leadership, and so much else. No one in Finland has a single bad thing to say about Saku. We´re crazy about this fella.

[kanervatie]

@2008IQ Hyvin sanottu. :)

[Pontejojken]

Legendary.

[Petozzi]

Greetings from FINLAND!

[BostonBruinsOWN]

i hate when they rush through the american national anthem here in boston we have renee who is the best and takes his time and does a great job but leave it montreal to fly through it fags

[amehdi8719]

@BostonBruinsOWN screw you dude, charles does just as good as rene!

[hanmerboys]

@BostonBruinsOWN dude get oveer it so what if we honestly don't give a shit about your anthem in canada an ha you call montreol fags you boston retards are some of the bigest fags on the planet next to new yorkers and texas

[blacklys]

@hanmerboys WoW That is mature. That is some serious random bullshit and hardly an argument. In my opinion people are just crying to much for their part of the cookie. We are all North American and pretty much alike. The retards are only the couple of people too stupid to respect their neighbors.

[CountSlippers]

@BostonBruinsOWN Shut the fuck up.

Don't act like the Canadian anthem is a big thing in boston.

i'm of both nationality's. Stop fucking bitching.

[RickMercer4PM]

@CountSlippers

Cool. So were you like born in the U.S. to Canadian parents or some other scenario?

[CountSlippers]

@RickMercer4PM Yeah, that is exactly how it happened. So I see both sides of the battle between the two country's, and when people whine about stuff like that, it just makes mad b/c it is so stupid. I live in Nashville and when a Canadian team comes, the Canadian anthem really isn't a big deal to the people hear, so why would the American anthem be a big deal up there, you know?

[habsfan131]

@BostonBruinsOWN it in canada ! not the usa. why would they take their time singning the american anthem an it was a special night. I think you missed the purpose of the video, it wasn't about the anthems bud

[cdn450wicked]

Must Be 2 French Frogs That Dislike!

[destroyersize]

finland owns

[comfortingtea]

HABS FANS STAND UP

[TricolourPictures]

we miss you.

[creat3d]

Saku played for us during so long a time, and his bout with cancer was a big thing here... if Montreal had a Walk of Stars his name would be on one of them :)

[Vanc3y84]

bet he doesn't hear noise like that in anaheim

[tattitatu]

finally habs fans do something respectful

[gogreen1010]

9 years ago yesterday <3

[TomLennonjohto]

Thank you Montreal, Thank you Koivu. Truly a legend moment. Thank you both.

Cheers from Fin.

[MrFlyerGuy]

Best fans in the NHL. BAR NONE

[SuperPekka]

That was indeed a classy move from Montreal fans. Cheers. Koivu has always been a role model for me. Too bad he didn't get the cup with the Habs, but it's a team game and there's only so much a good captain can do if the team is.. well, not cup material.

[ReconRaptor]

I have a man crush on Saku.

[ReconRaptor]

Two Penguin fans were here.

[OrlyYaRlyK]

got something in my eye..

[gargarensi]

"Coming back from his bout with cancer"?

Koivu is a legend

[hawker800FO]

@gargarensi " april 9th 2002"

[Djcrzy]

@gargarensi

He beat cancer and had to leave the team for quite a while.

[moi123101]

when everyone was cheering for him, i was tearing up and it was really upsetting )': our captain deserved every ounce and more of love. he spent his entire adult life (most important part) he matured and grew, got married started a family, led a team to what victory really is. he created a bond between a team and a city that will never be forgotten, and although we never won the cup, we sure as hell won a great captain (': we love you saku, thank you.

[moi123101]

too bad first star is always the overtime winner ): it was hilarious when bobby ryan comes out and suddenly everyone boos again :D good times!! AND OMG I LOVE RESPECT AND MISS YOU SAKU!! i hope you can bring the cup home one time in your career, within the next few years (: PEACE BRO, and until next time -33 -3 NUMBER 11 WILL ALWAYS BE KOIVU, even if it's on gomez's back (': good luck man (':

[canadiensfan2010]

man this was so bone chilling, i always was a Koivu fan, and i miss seeing him in a Habs jersey, Montreal is not right without him.

[aarnih]

Great man, great crowd! =)

[vipa69]

"tears stream down your face when you lose something you cannot replace"

[kanervatie]

Well done Habs fans.

[Pelletier124]

Merci Saku, Thank you Saku.

[TaylorTac22]

how could you dislike this?

[Chunks720]

Good for him.

[hotchickfv]

You deserve everything you've ever wanted, Saku.

[rutharaya16]

Saku was our captain for 9 years he deserved every amount of love and respect

You are missed Saku and i'm soo haapy you guys won the game that night even if i'm a habs fan.

he deserved that win !

love u Saku !!!

[aniirrr]

i love you habs fans. you are fucking GREAT!! best fans ever. <3

[aniirrr]

i love you habs fans. you are fucking GREAT!! best fans ever. <3



[aniirrr]

i love you habs fans. you are fucking GREAT!! best fans ever. <3

[elkkuboy]

Saku Koivu Made In Finland :)

[MrVancouverDG]

Wow, so classy, way to go Montreal!! See how Saku taps his heart to show his feelings of respect for those great fans!

[MrVancouverDG]

Wow, so classy, way to go Montreal!!

[begemot400]

Montreal fans - the best fans of the world !!!!

[KuzeCatGuru21]

I was at that game, never will forget it.... go saku

[KimmoKuopio]

koivu = birch = bouleau = birke = björk = берёза = betula = bērzs = bříza

[MOMOarabe]

@KimmoKuopio

i dont understand

[timomastosalo]

@KimmoKuopio So Saku Koivu

= Zach Birch

= Zachary Bouleau

[EssonJr]

:)

[blackirish00]

I was there, the worst seats in the house, but it was the best. Never forget it.. Montreal loves and misses Saku.

[Fanlaen]

1st star automatically goes to the person who scores the shootout winner

Koivu was voted 1st by the fans

[Algonquin30]

You should have kept Bobby Ryan at the end. It was kinda funny

[canada2010goldhockey]

KOIVU!

[103Uke]

Well done, Saku!