powerplaymaker
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GM/Owner Kurri said the team is now ready to start the season so it's about time to put up the season thread for Jokerit.
Teams as a from of depth chat:
Joensuu - Norman - O'Neill
Savinainen - Kontiola - Haapala
Jensen - Regin - Moses
Pihström - M.Niemi - Anttila
Oksanen - Ikonen - E.Mäki
Halme - Hirvonen - Lahnaviik
Lepistö - Lehtonen
Kivistö - Grant
Eronen - Lauridsen
Lööv - Räsänen
Torpström - Reini
Luoto
A.Niemi
Kalnins
Ignatjew
Heiskanen
Coaches: L.Marjamäki, T.Virta, M.Saarinen, M.Ketterer, J.Hietaniemi
Major chancges from last season:
Going:
Ryan Zapolski -> ???
Jesper Jensen -> Malmö Redhawks (SHL)
Karl Stollery -> Frölunda HC (SHL)
Pekka Jormakka -> Vityaz
Sakari Manninen -> Ufa
Tomi Mäki -> ???
Geoff Platt -> Avtomobilist
Kristian Vesalainen -> Winnipeg Jets (NHL)
Max Wärn -> ???
Coming:
Antti Niemi (Montreal Canadiens, NHL)
Teemu Eronen (HIFK, Liiga)
Mikko Lehtonen (HV71, SHL)
Henrik Haapala (HC Lugano, NLA)
Petri Kontiola (Lokomotiv)
Ahti Oksanen (SaiPa, Liiga)
Veli-Matti Savinainen (Kunlun)
Overall i'd say Jokerit is better than last year. The defense department is the best Jokerit has had in the KHL so far.
Preseason starts 2.8.2019 at Tikkurila Trio Areena
2.8 Jokerit - Neftehimik
7.8 Sibir - Jokerit (at Valkeakoski)
14.8 Jokerit - SKA
Nikolai Putshkov tournament
Teams as a from of depth chat:
Joensuu - Norman - O'Neill
Savinainen - Kontiola - Haapala
Jensen - Regin - Moses
Pihström - M.Niemi - Anttila
Oksanen - Ikonen - E.Mäki
Halme - Hirvonen - Lahnaviik
Lepistö - Lehtonen
Kivistö - Grant
Eronen - Lauridsen
Lööv - Räsänen
Torpström - Reini
Luoto
A.Niemi
Kalnins
Ignatjew
Heiskanen
Coaches: L.Marjamäki, T.Virta, M.Saarinen, M.Ketterer, J.Hietaniemi
Major chancges from last season:
Going:
Ryan Zapolski -> ???
Jesper Jensen -> Malmö Redhawks (SHL)
Karl Stollery -> Frölunda HC (SHL)
Pekka Jormakka -> Vityaz
Sakari Manninen -> Ufa
Tomi Mäki -> ???
Geoff Platt -> Avtomobilist
Kristian Vesalainen -> Winnipeg Jets (NHL)
Max Wärn -> ???
Coming:
Antti Niemi (Montreal Canadiens, NHL)
Teemu Eronen (HIFK, Liiga)
Mikko Lehtonen (HV71, SHL)
Henrik Haapala (HC Lugano, NLA)
Petri Kontiola (Lokomotiv)
Ahti Oksanen (SaiPa, Liiga)
Veli-Matti Savinainen (Kunlun)
Overall i'd say Jokerit is better than last year. The defense department is the best Jokerit has had in the KHL so far.
Preseason starts 2.8.2019 at Tikkurila Trio Areena
2.8 Jokerit - Neftehimik
7.8 Sibir - Jokerit (at Valkeakoski)
14.8 Jokerit - SKA
Nikolai Putshkov tournament