League veteran Tomi Sallinen: the scenery is changing!
Kiekko-Espoo announces on Instagram that the Espoo-born forward Tomi Sallinen will not continue with the team in the upcoming season. According to the update, Sallinen’s career will continue elsewhere.
Sallinen, 37, has played a significant role in Kiekko-Espoo’s resurgence. He represented the club for the last two seasons, scoring 27 points (13+14) in 51 games last season.
In the league, Sallinen has only played in Espoo. He started his Liiga career with the Blues in the 2007-08 season and has played a total of 438 regular-season games (65+96=161) and 73 playoff games (7+20=27).
Throughout his career, Sallinen has also played in Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. Sallinen has won silver medals with the Lions at the World Championships twice, in 2014 and 2016.
LUE MYÖS:
Read more
- Aleksandr Ovetshkin in trouble in Russia
- See the list: Here are the player budgets of all Liiga clubs for the upcoming season
- Urheilucast: HIFK set its sights on a Liiga star – Tappara snatched it away
- Ilves’ new captain is known!
- IL: Teemu Selänne raised a surprising option for Patrik Laine
- A harsh jab from Ässi to Lukko on social media: “Time to practice until 2.10.”
- Yle: HIFK’s millions revealed – one club spent even more money
- Here are the 20 best centers in the NHL – Finnish duo in top positions
- IS: Antti Raanta opened up about his gloomy return to Liiga: “It started to bother me in a different way”
- The arrogant stunt of the ex-NHL star stirs up Russia: “The cancer of the locker room”