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Mikko Lehtonen released from Jokerit loan

#Jokerit and Mikko Lehtonen have mutually agreed to terminate the player’s contract. Next stop for him is Toronto.

Thank you Mikko and all the best in North America!#KHL pic.twitter.com/OgrrJVMuVV— Jokerit Helsinki (@Jokerit_EN) November 20, 2020

Mikko Lehtonen, signed by Toronto in the offseason and loaned back to Jokerit when this season was delayed, has been recalled by Toronto.

This is the first serious sign that a new season of NHL might actually involve a training camp soon. There have been reports that many European loans of NHL and AHL players had a November 15 end date and there has been a few players leave their teams, but it’s hardly been a stampede.