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Wild to retire Mikko Koivu’s jersey

Mikko Koivu will forever be known as the greatest player for the Minnesota Wild in their franchise history, until someone dares try to do the impossible feat of playing a larger role than he has.

Because of this greatness, the Wild will be honoring his contribution to this organization by retiring his No. 9 jersey number during a special pre-game ceremony on March 13, when the team hosts the Nashville Predators.

Koivu will be the first player in franchise history to have their number retired.

The #mnwild announced today it will retire Mikko Koivu’s jersey number in a special pre-game ceremony on Saturday, March 13 when it hosts the @PredsNHL at 5 pm.