MTV reached out to an important person as a member of the background company.
Jokerit is changing hands. Emil Hansson / AOP
MTV Urheilu tells that he found out the name of the mysterious organization that is working on the return of the Jokers to the SM League.
The name of the background company is Team Jokerit Oy.
The company in question is still currently registered in the trade register as Ahold VI Oy. The name change announcement was made on Thursday of last week. Iltalehti has seen the document about the application.
MTV Urheilu reached out to the partner of the law firm I&O Partners, who was marked as the sole member of the company Leif Itäinen. Itäinen did not agree to comment on the case in any way.
– Unfortunately, according to the law, I am not allowed to comment on what I find out about the assignments here. Unfortunately, I have to say that I will not comment, Itäinen says in the MTV Urheilu article.
Iltalehti previously reported on all Jokerit Hockey Club Oy ie Jari Kurrin that the employees of the owned company moved to the lists of the new background company as old employees at the end of last week.
In this case too, all employees had to sign a non-disclosure agreement, or NDA.
Who is behind it all?
The mysterious company now has a name, but there is still plenty of uncertainty.
It is still unclear who or who are financing the project to return the Jokers back to the hockey League.
The project has been connected in the public domain Joel Harkimoobut he has denied being the face of the project.
The SM league’s board has outlined the severance of all KHL ties as the threshold question for the return of the Jokers. Therefore, there must not be Russian money in the background. Also the former owner of the Jokers Hjallis Harkimo is “persona non grata”. Harkimo has denied being involved in the project.
The Joker’s mysterious new background company is gradually in a hurry to return the pack of jesters back to Suomikieko’s map. The league application must be submitted by the end of October.