Posts Tagged as ‘Koivu’

September 24, 2008

KOVALEV-LANG CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENT PUT ON HOLD

Alex Kovalev and Robert Lang, linemates in Pittsburgh, will have to wait another day before they can skate together in a game as members of the Montreal Canadiens.
Kovalev did not take part in a morning skate at Verdun prior to the team’s departure to Detroit and tonight’s preseason game against the Red Wings, because of [...]

September 21, 2008

LARAQUE AND KOIVU TO MISS PRESEASON OPENER MONDAY IN HALIFAX

Georges Laraque will have to wait for another day to make his debut with the Montreal Canadiens.
Both Laraque and Team Captain Saku Koivu were kept off skates today as the Canadiens wrapped up two days of workouts in Pierrefonds with a practice session and a full scrimmage. Neither will make the trip to Halifax [...]

September 20, 2008

CANADIENS’ CAPTAIN SAKU KOIVU FORCED OFF SKATES FOR TWO WEEKS BECAUSE OF A FOOT INJURY

The air went out of the building for a split second as Team Captain Saku Koivu revealed to reporters yesterday at the Bell Centre following team training-camp physicals, that he suffered a foot injury a couple of weeks ago while skating and training at home in Finland.
“I was skating in Finland, during the practice, a [...]