Joona Koppanen was lifted from the farm.
Joona Koppanen is a big stroke. Aop
27-year-old Joona Koppanen gets a spot in the Pittsburgh Penguins, the club reports.
The 195-cent striker has played 53 AHL matches this season with 6+15 = 21.
According to Penguins, Koppanen is being lifted to the NHL because of the “emergency”. Several players are injured.
– Some of our players have small bumps, so we made this decision. Jonah is able to fulfill a certain role if he is put in the line -up. He can kill the cool and tackle. He can also play both in the middle and on the side, comments Mike Sullivan, head coach of Penguins On the NHL website.
Sullivan also praised Koppanen’s recent extracts in the AHL. The Finn has hit 2+3 in his last four matches.
Koppanen, who made his Finnish league debut in Ilves, has played four matches in the Penguins and five matches in the Boston Bruins. There is one input point in the statistics.