Wild to retire Mikko Koivu's number in franchise first
The No. 9 worn by Mikko Koivu will be retired by the Minnesota Wild -- the first player to have the honor bestowed by the franchise.
The ceremony will take place March 13 before a game against the Nashville Predators at Xcel Energy Center.
The Wild selected Koivu with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2001 NHL Draft, and he played all but seven of his 1,035 regular-season games with the franchise over 16 NHL seasons. He was