21-year-old Kapanen continues his career in the Swedish premier league.
6.11. 18:45•Updated 6.11. 18:56
The Montreal Canadiens, who play in the NHL, send a forward Oliver Kapanen on loan to Timrå IK, who play in the Swedish premier league, the club says in X.
The 21-year-old Kapanen moved to Sweden for this season, but before the start of the season, he participated in the Canadiens’ training camp and broke into the NHL club’s playing lineup.
However, in the Taalaliiga, the performances remained muted and the role small. Kapanen recorded 0+2 points in 12 matches. The plus-minus statistic was four points above freezing. For the most part, the Finnish promise played in triple and quadruple chains for an average of less than 12 minutes per match.
Kapanen can be reached in Timrå Olli Jokinen coaching and will probably get more responsibility. Kapasen’s father Kimmo Kapanen is the club’s sports director. Timrå is eighth in the series.
– We will get a good player who has a lot of potential and who will continue to develop with us. He brings competition and depth to our center department, Kimmo Kapanen quoth.
Last season, Kapanen played a peak season in the KalPa SM league with 14+20=34 power points and also got to play in the Lions’ World Cup team.
The Canadiens are on a four-game losing streak and are in last-to-last place in the Eastern Conference.