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Saku Koivu

International Played for Finland's National Junior Team in the 1993 World Junior Championships, and was named to tournament Second All-Star Team ... Played for Team Finland at the 1993 World Championships ... Played for the National Junior Team in 1994 World Junior Championships ... Won silver medal with Finland at the 1994 World Championships, and was named to tournament All-Star Team ... Won a bronze medal with Finland at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics ... Won a gold medal with Finland at the 1995 World Championships, named to the tournament All-Star Team and named Best Forward ... Recorded one goal and three assists in four games during the 1996 World Cup of Hockey ... Played at the 1997 World Championships in Finland ... Finished second in scoring behind Teemu Selanne (two goals and eight assists for 10 points) at the 1998 Nagano Olympics ... Won a bronze medal with the Finnish team ... Outstanding member of the 1999 World Championships team that won the bronze medal ? Named Best Forward of the 1999 World Championships after leading all players in points with four goals and 12 assists for 16 points ? Named to the 1999 World Championships All-Star Team at centre. Career Montreal's first choice, 21st overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft ...Played on the first line for TPS Turku in the 1993 Finnish League playoffs, winning the championship ... Coached by his father, Jukka, in Finland ... Made his debut with the Montreal Canadiens in 1995-96 and finished fourth in voting for Calder Trophy, given to Rookie of the Year ... Was third-leading scorer on the Montreal Canadiens roster in 1997-98 with 14 goals and 43 assists for 57 points in 69 games ... Won the Bill Masterton Trophy for the 2001-02 season after returning to the NHL following treatments for cancer. Star Player Photo

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Career International Tournament Statistics
Year Tournament No. GP G A TP PIM
2010 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 11 6 0 2 2 6
2008 Men's Senior World Championship 11 6 0 3 3 4
2006 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 11  8 3 8 11 12
2004 World Cup 11 6 3 1 4 2
2003 Men's Senior World Championship 11 7 1 10 11 4
1999 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool A 11 10 4 12 16 4
1998 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 11 6 2 8 10 4
1997 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool A 11 6 2 2 4 2
1996 World Cup 11 4 1 3 4 4
1995 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool A 11 8 5 5 10 18
1994 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 11 4 1 4 5 0
1994 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool A 11 8 5 6 11 4
1994 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 11 8 4 3 7 12
1994 World Junior Championships -- Pool A 9 7 3 6 9 12
1993 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool A 13 6 0 1 1 2
1993 World Junior Championships -- Pool A 9 7 1 8 9 6
1992 European Junior Championships -- Pool A - 6 3 5 8 18
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