Mikko Kokkonen played in the Lahti Pelicans this season. Kim Nousiainen, on the other hand, at KalPa.
Mikko Kokkonen moved to Pelicans for this season. Tomi Natri / All Over Press
Bay of Pelicans Mikko Kokkonen21, has signed an NHL cash register deal with Toronto Maple Leafs, the club says on its website.
Kokkonen, who plays as a defender, has a three-year contract and is valid from the beginning of the 2022–2023 season. The average salary for the contract is $ 846,666, or about $ 759,000.
Already a year ago, in the spring, Kokkonen played 11 matches in the ranks of the Toronto Marlies of the Maple Leafs AHL. At that time, power points of 1 + 6 were created.
Maple Leafs booked Kokkonen in the third booking round in the 2019 booking session.
This season, Kokkonen played 58 regular season games at Pelican with a power of 1 + 14. He moved from the Lahti breeders’ association to Mikkeli Jukuri for this season.
The Pelicans season ended in the first playoff round when Kouvola’s KooKoo advanced to the semifinals.
Kokkonen is a familiar sight from Finnish junior national teams. Among other things, he has won the World Championship bronze medal with the Young Lions under the age of 20.
Kim Nousiainen signed a contract with the Los Angeles Kings
KalPan backlinks this season played Kim Nousiainen, 21, has also entered into a three – year income agreement. Nousiainen signed a contract with the Los Angeles Kings, the club says on Twitter.
The average salary for the Nousiainen contract is $ 859,167, or about $ 770,518.
Nousiainen played 35 regular season matches with 4 + 10 power points in KalPa this season. KalPa’s season ended in the regular season.
He has already joined the ranks of the Kings AHL club in Ontario Reign. Nousiainen played in last spring’s World Championships in the Lions shirt and was thus involved in winning the World Championship silver.
Story edited on 30.3. 23:00: Added information about Kim Nousiainen’s contract and modified the title.