Utah Hockey Club defender Juuso Välimäki is on the sidelines for 8-9 months due to his knee surgery, says the club’s GM Bill Armstrong on Monday.
NHL club Utah Hockey Club announced that a team’s organization defender Juuso Välimäki is on the sidelines for 8-9 months due to their knee operating.
A 26-year-old Finn recently passed the NHL transfer list and was transferred to the Tucon Roadrunners Farmers’ Tuconi Road, where only one game was played.
Välimäki is on the sidelines for next season’s training camp and at least the first month of the game 2025-26.
Välimäki was selected for the Lions for the NHL’s four -country tournament in February, but left without ice time. He still has a year remaining for his contract with an annual salary of $ 2 million.
The Finnish defender played a total of 43 NHL matches this season at 2+3 = 5/-5 in the average playing time of 16.33.
Välimäki fell from the Utah line -up on 23 February John Marino and Sean Durzin After returning to the strength of the NHL club after injuries.