Czech goalkeeper Patrik Bartosak returns to Lahti Pelicans. Canadian defender Eric Gelinas strengthens Rauma Lukko.
Matti Lehtisaari,
STT Sports
16:09•Updated 16:11
In the second season of the Lahti Pelicans, he saved the silver in the hockey SM league Patrik Bartosak returns to the goal of the Lahti team. The Pelicans said they signed a contract with Bartosak for the rest of the season.
Bartosak, 31, made 17 appearances for Mountfield in the Czech League last season but was without a club at the start of this season.
Bartosak’s three-season Pelicans period culminated in the spring of 2023, when the Czech defenseman played in 18 playoff games. Pelicans lost to Tappara in the league finals, but achieved the second SM medal in their club history.
Pelicans has played a tough early season, as the team is only 13th in the SM league. The people of Lahti have borne the responsibility for the prevention Olof Lindbom and Jasper Patrikainen.
Canadian defender Gelinas Lukkoon
Canadian defender Eric Gelinas strengthens Rauma Luko’s league team. Gelinas has played almost 200 NHL games in the New Jersey Devils and Colorado Avalanche teams. In his best NHL season, Gelinas played 60 games and scored 29 points in a Devils shirt.
After his years in North America, Gelinas has played in Europe and played in the Swedish SHL and the Swiss league, among others.
Lukko and Gelinas have signed a comprehensive contract for the rest of the season.