Montreal Canadiens centre Jesperi Kotkaniemi will be loaned to his old club in Liiga, Ässät Marc Bergevin confirmed on Thursday. The official announcement should be made shortly.
Marc Bergevin confirms that Jesperi Kotkaniemi is finalizing details to play with Assat in the Finnish Liiga while we await NHL training camp. Not done yet, but should be done soon.
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The deal will not affect his season in North America and he will be released for Canadiens training camp, whenever that is to get underway.