The NHL has announced that the Colorado Avalanche and Columbus Blue Jackets will play in the 2022 Global Series at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland. The two teams will play twice in two days in the first weekend of November.
Fellow Finns should show up by the score to support Mikko Rantanen and Patrik Laine as they face off against one another in this locally-charged battle. The two wingers had successful junior careers representing their country and got drafted early in their respective drafts. Rantanen went 10tg overall to the Avalanche back in 2015, and Laine was drafted second overall by the Winnipeg Jets the following year.