TOGGLE NAVIGATION Jets have a perfect replacement for Toby Enstrom in Sami Niku By Murat Ates Mar 12, 2018 40 The Winnipeg Jets needed to find a replacement for Toby Enstrom – and fast. With Winnipeg scheduled to play the next day in Philadelphia, Enstrom skipped last Friday’s optional practice to nurse the lower body injury that
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Maple Leafs’ Eemeli Rasanen Making His Mark
OCTOBER 10TH, 2017 ANDREW FORBES Depth seems to be on the side of the Toronto Maple Leafs so far for the 2017-18 season. So much so that players like Miro Aaltonen, Kerby Rychel and Kasperi Kapanen are starting the year outside of the NHL, while Eric Fehr and Dominic Moore will be battling for a spot
FLAMES SIGN JUUSO VALIMAKI
The Flames’ 2017 first round pick has inked an entry-level contract with the club by CALGARY FLAMES STAFF @NHLFlames / CalgaryFlames.com The Calgary Flames announced today that they have signed their 2017 first round draft pick Juuso Valimaki to a three-year entry-level contract. Valimaki, a native of Nokia, Finland, spent the last two seasons on the blueline
Eemeli Rasanen Meets with the Media
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Jets sign Sami Niku to entry-level contract
Niku was drafted in the seventh round of the 2015 NHL Draft by Winnipeg Jets PR @WpgJetsPR / Press Release 28 minutes ago Share The Winnipeg Jets announced they have agreed to terms with defenceman Sami Niku on a three-year entry-level contract with an annual value of $916,700. Niku, 20, played his third season with
NHL’s speedy possession game forging a revolution on the blue line
Photo: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images BY JEREMY FUCHS Posted: Tue Jul. 28, 2015 When Stars defenseman John Klingberg was learning to play hockey as a boy in Sweden, one thing stood out. He was always the smallest kid on the ice. Rather than give up on his dream of playing professionally before it even started to take root, Klingberg had to adapt. “I had
Välimäki making an impression at Tri-City Americans camp
R/P Annie Fowler Tri-City Herald Selecting a player in the Canadian Hockey League Import Draft is a crapshoot at best, but Tri-City Americans general manager Bob Tory had his eyes on a certain player for a couple of years. He was confident Juuso Välimäki would be a solid choice. He was right. The Americans picked