NHL is left behind – Finnish forward found a new team!
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Finnish forward Joona Koppanen leaves North American rinks behind and moves to Sweden’s SHL. He has signed a contract with Luleå HF.
Koppanen, 28, played the previous three seasons in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization, where he recorded 13 NHL games this season with stats of 0+1. The majority of Koppanen’s season was spent with AHL team Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, where he logged 44 regular season games with points of 8+17=25 and 15 playoff games with stats of 2+2.
Koppanen has played in North America for the past nine seasons. He accumulated 33 NHL games with points of 1+2. In addition to Pittsburgh, he previously represented the Boston Bruins.
In the AHL, Koppanen has played over 400 games.
Vi välkomnar 195 cm finsk center till Luleå Hockey!
"Jag ser verkligen fram emot att bli en del av Luleå Hockey och att få spela i SHL – där många av mina kompisar spelat sedan tidigare och gillat det..."
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