Defender Reetta Valkjärvi’s season is over due to a knee injury. Minttu Tuominen will become the captain of Kiekko-Espo, who leads the series.
The captain of Kiekko-Espo, which leads the ice hockey Aurora League Reetta Valkjärvi has to end his season due to a knee injury, the club informs in its Instagram post.
Valkjärvi, 28, who plays as a defender, had time to play 22 regular season matches during the season, where he accumulated 3+15 power points.
For the rest of the season, Kiekko-Espoo is captained by an experienced national team player Minttu Tuominen.
Kiekko-Espoo is at the top of the Aurora League with 69 points. HPK, which is second in the series, has 56 points and HIFK, which is third, has 52 points.