Westerholm’s transfer to Oulu was confirmed. He will start in strength right away on Monday.
Kärpät will get a new goalkeeper for the rest of the season, when Niclas Westerholm moves from SaiPa to the goal of the team from Oulu. Westerholm has signed a contract with Kärppie that runs until spring 2025.
Kärppi’s goalkeeper Niklas Kokko At the same time, he will go on loan to SaiPa in Lappeenranta for the rest of the season.
About Westerholm’s move to Oulu was already reported in January (you will switch to another service), but at that time SaiPa denied the transfer rumors for this season. Kärpät now confirms that Westerholm will start as part of the team from Monday.
Kärppi’s sports director Harri Ahon according to Westerholm’s excerpts have been followed in Oulu for a long time. According to Aho, the national team-level goalkeeper is warmly welcomed to the team.
Westerholm was selected for the Karelia tournament played in Leijon in November. He has played almost all of SaiPa’s regular season matches this season, 42 matches with a save percentage of 88.75.