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unknown	Posted on Fri Oct 28 2011 9:29am Tweet Minnesota Wild GM Chuck Fletcher is making good on his promise to build around center Mikko Koivu. [url=http://www.nflneworleanssaints jersey.com/lance-moore-jerseys]Sain ts Moore Jersey[/url] . Thursday afternoon, the club announced that it had signed a seven-year extension with the team captain, assuring that the 27-year-old is locked up until the 2013-14 season. "Its a milestone day in the history of the Minnesota Wild," Fletcher told the teams website. "When you have your franchise player commit to you, really for the next eight seasons. Hes our best hockey player. Hes our captain. And hes still just 27 with his best hockey years ahead of him." It is a proposition that excites Koivu, who has called the Wild home since being drafted in 2001. "Ill be a Minnesota guy for the next eight years, and it feels good," Koivu said in an evening conference call. "Everybody has treated myself and my family and friends always first class. I really feel Minnesota is my home. That was the biggest point when we started. Im happy to be there and to be a member of the Wild." According to Michael Russo of the Star Tribune, Koivus pact is the richest in the history of the franchise, totaling $47.25 million. Russo also reports that the deal comes with a full no-trade clause. The club is scheduled to have a conference call with Koivu later this evening. This past season, Koivu, a first-round pick of the club, had a career season with 22 goals and 71 points in 80 games. He led the team in p
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Tweet Minnesota Wild GM Chuck Fletcher is making good on his promise to build around center Mikko Koivu. [url=http://www.nflneworleanssaints jersey.com/lance-moore-jerseys]Sain ts Moore Jersey[/url] . Thursday afternoon, the club announced that it had signed a seven-year extension with the team captain, assuring that the 27-year-old is locked up until the 2013-14 season. "Its a milestone day in the history of the Minnesota Wild," Fletcher told the teams website. "When you have your franchise player commit to you, really for the next eight seasons. Hes our best hockey player. Hes our captain. And hes still just 27 with his best hockey years ahead of him." It is a proposition that excites Koivu, who has called the Wild home since being drafted in 2001. "Ill be a Minnesota guy for the next eight years, and it feels good," Koivu said in an evening conference call. "Everybody has treated myself and my family and friends always first class. I really feel Minnesota is my home. That was the biggest point when we started. Im happy to be there and to be a member of the Wild." According to Michael Russo of the Star Tribune, Koivus pact is the richest in the history of the franchise, totaling $47.25 million. Russo also reports that the deal comes with a full no-trade clause. The club is scheduled to have a conference call with Koivu later this evening. This past season, Koivu, a first-round pick of the club, had a career season with 22 goals and 71 points in 80 games. He led the team in p

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