Ässät has received unfortunate news from the injury front.

The team informs on their website that defenders Miro Karjalainen and Petteri Nurmi will be out for a long time due to injuries. Karjalainen is expected to be out for approximately 6-8 weeks and Nurmi’s absence is estimated to be 5-6 weeks.

Both defenders played in the match against HIFK on Wednesday, but will not participate in the game against Ilves on Friday. Karjalainen has played 20 games this season with 1+2 points and Nurmi has played 22 games with 1+5 points.

On the injury list for Ässät are already Aleksi Anttalainen (condition monitored day by day), Jonne Tammela (1-3 weeks) and Dylan Fabre (7-9 weeks).

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