Mikko Koivu C FA Tue 1/7/14 7:43 AM
Mikko Koivu
C FA
Mikko Koivu, who underwent ankle surgery Monday, has been named to Team Finland for the Winter Olympics next month.
He's expected to need at least a month to recover and he hopes to be ready to play in Sochi. Aleksander Barkov, Valtteri Filppula, Mikael Granlund, Jussi Jokinen, Olli Jokinen, Lauri Korpikoski, Tuomo Ruutu and Teemu Selanne were the other NHLers named to the Olympic roster of the Finns. They will be joined by Leo Komarov, Juhamatti Aaltonen, Petri Kontiola, Jori Lehtera and Antti Pihlstrom.