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Koivu named Captain of the Minnesota Wild

Found October 20, 2009 on Gone Puck Wild:
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Not a huge surprise. Last year’s best player and well respected player in the locker room, Mikko Koivu, was named permanent captain by coach Josh Richards today. Well deserved, I’d say, even though the beginning of this season has not been that great this year. Even so Koivu is clearly the leader of this team and has been [...]
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