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Saku Koivu is really proud of his son Aatos, who was drafted by the Habs.

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated Jun 29, 2024 5:07 PM ET

As we all know, Aatos Koivu, son of former Montreal Canadiens captain Saku Koivu, was selected in the 3rd round by the Habs.

Many fans were hoping to see Quebecer Justin Poirier selected with the 70th overall pick, but in the end it was the Finn who heard his name called.

The Koivu family was not present at the draft and learned the news from the comfort of home.

Saku Koivu hugged his son and told him he was so proud of him:

#Habs Aatos Koivu says dad Saku hugged him and told him how proud he was of him when he was drafted. Aatos says he and his father will probably sit down and talk about Saku’s experiences in Montreal with the #GoHabsGo more in-depth tomorrow.

– Priyanta Emrith (@HabsInHighHeels) June 29, 2024

As Priyanta Emrith reports, Aatos and his father are expected to sit down with the Tricolore tomorrow to discuss Saku’s experiences in Montreal.

Also, one question that came up following Koivu’s selection at No. 70 is whether the young Finn will attend the Habs’ development camp this September.

Priyanta Emrith confirmed that Koivu won ‘t be attending and that we’ll have to wait until next year before seeing him play in Montreal.

Aatos Koivu says as of right now he will not be attending next week’s #Habs development camp opting to remain in Finland to continue with his training. Whether he comes over for the main rookie training camp in the fall is also TBD.

– Priyanta Emrith (@HabsInHighHeels) June 29, 2024

Aatos Koivu maintains that he’s used to the pressure because of his father’s career.

He knows there’s no rush right now and wants to take his time to develop in the best possible way.

I can’t wait to see him in Montreal, though.

Overtime

– Justin Poirier was finally selected in the 5th round, 156th overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes.

Forward Justin Poirier has just been drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 5th round! pic.twitter.com/n2kTdK89t1

– RDS (@RDSca) June 29, 2024

– The Quebecer wants to make other teams regret not picking him before.

“I may be small, but I score the goals. The thing I’m most looking forward to doing right now is proving the teams wrong.” https://t.co/yUmbZoOiP4

– Anthony Martineau (@Antho_Martineau) June 29, 2024

– I agree with the Habs’ 78th overall pick on this one.