Mar. 14—Mikko Koivu almost made it through his whole speech without crying. Emphasis on almost. After more than 10 minutes of thanking everyone that made an impact on his career, the longtime Wild ...

Wearing a gray golf shirt under a purple quarter-zip, his left leg crossed over his right, Mikko Koivu smiled, cracked jokes and let loose loud laughs. He was so talkative, so absolutely at ease, ...

Mikko Koivu was always loyal to the logo. That’s why Sunday night, with “the greatest gifts” in his life — his three young children — by his side, the usually guarded Finn had tears streaming from his ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO)-- The Minnesota Wild honored longtime captain Mikko Koivu Sunday by retiring his number before beating the Nashville Predators. Thousands of fans were on hand to witness the ...

A steely stare was just as much a part of Mikko Koivu's uniform as the jersey, skates and gloves he donned for 15 seasons with the Wild. But as he watched, alongside his three children, his No. 9 ...

Mikko Koivu's No. 9 is going up to the rafters of Xcel Energy Center. The former longtime Wild captain will become the first player in team history to have his jersey number retired when the Wild ...

Wild legend Mikko Koivu met with reporters on Tuesday to react to the news that his No. 9 jersey will be retired in March. ***To watch Mikko Koivu’s press conference from Tuesday, CLICK PLAY ABOVE*** ...

Mikko Koivu recently tried to explain the situation to his 6-year-old son Kasper. Eventually, Kasper started to get pick up what Dad was putting down. As much as a child can. “So when I play for the ...

Yesterday’s announcement of Mikko Koivu’s seven year, $47.25 million contract extension seemed to bring out a lot of exasperated and aghast reactions. Some folks still aren’t even aware of who Mikko ...

After 15 seasons with the Minnesota Wild, longtime captain Mikko Koivu will not return for the 2020-21 season. The team announced it will not re-sign Koivu in an announcement released Friday morning.

ST. PAUL — Mikko Koivu almost made it through his whole speech without crying. Emphasis on almost. After more than 10 minutes of thanking everyone that made an impact on his career, the longtime Wild ...