Joonas Kemppainen will move to Kärppi in Oulu next season. Behind it are interesting twists and turns in the Russian hockey league KHL.
The KHL club is a top center who has played in the SKA of St. Petersburg for the last three seasons Joonas Kemppainen will represent Oulun Kärppi, who will play in the men’s hockey league next season. The Oulu Society published Kemppainen’s one-year contract on Wednesday.
Kemppainen’s past season included a variety of twists and turns. The Olympic trip to Beijing was canceled due to a positive corona test. The season in the club team ended with the termination of the contract and his return to Finland after Russia invaded Ukraine.
The media has previously reported that Kemppainen’s contract was terminated due to injury, but the attacker now reveals that there was no injury.
– Actually, almost as soon as things happened, the idea came to go.
His contract would have ended this period. With longer contracts in the club played Mikko Lehtonen and Leo Komarov did not pass through Kemppainen like.
The solution has been sharply criticized in the Finnish media.
– I have an understanding (of their solution). The media certainly doesn’t know the whole picture, Kemppainen said.
According to Kemppainen, he would also have been fit to play for the team preparing for the Lions home race, but there has been no contact from the national team.
– I don’t think it’s possible anymore. Did they think I was hurt?
Cut the old gang together again
The flies were also released by the head coach on Wednesday Lauri Marjamäki a two-year extension agreement. In the 2014–2015 season, the Flies coached by Marjamäki reached the championship in Kemppainen, Julius Junttilan and Joonas Donskoin under.
Next season, only Donskoi, whose contract continues with the NHL club in Seattle Kraken, will run out of four.
– I haven’t posted yet. Jonella is in the middle of the season, so let her play in peace, Kemppainen said.
Kärpät announced the agreements at an audience event at the Oulu shopping center. Significant news was also the central striker Peter Tiivolan transfer to Oulu KHL club Dinamo from Riga and Kärppie’s best scorer of the season Petter Emanuelsson continuation agreement.