Mikko Koivu had a lot to celebrate in his 15th (and potentially final) season with the Minnesota Wild. He hit 1,000 games, 700 points and was named Hockey Wilderness’ all-time fan favorite — and those are just a few of the accolades the Wild’s captain earned during the 2019-20 season.
But despite ratcheting up the intensity and importance in the five-game series against the Vancouver Canucks, Koivu’s results, like the Wild’s as a whole, were disappointing glimpses at what could have been had the pieces fell into place.
Play-In Performance
Koivu played only an average of 11:36 minutes per game against Vancouver (the second lowest among players who played all four games — Luke Kunin being the lowest), and for his efforts ended up with no goals, no assists, 6 PIMs and only five shots on goal.