Saku Koivu: Illness, NHL Career, and Life After Hockey
When Saku Koivu stepped onto the ice at the Molson Centre in April 2002, the nine-minute standing ovation he received wasn’t just for a hockey player — it was for a survivor. That return, after a season spent battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma, reshaped how fans understood the Finnish center who would go on to play 18 … Read more