The Minnesota Wild will retire Mikko Koivu's jersey number in a special pre-game ceremony at 5 p.m. when the team hosts the Nashville Predators. Koivu will be the first player in franchise history ...

Mikko Koivu (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) Did it feel strange seeing Mikko Koivu in a Columbus Blue Jackets jersey after 15 seasons with the Minnesota Wild? Perhaps it wasn’t meant to be.

At an event inside Xcel Energy Center, Koivu, Ryan Suter and Zach Parise modelled the jerseys and spoke about the threads. “I think it's cool,” Suter told Wild.com. “Like Mikko said ...