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From Pori to Kalamazoo; Oliwer Kaski's journey to WMU

Related Topics: Kalamazoo, Michigan, Pori, Finland

KALAMAZOO -- Pori, a city of approximately 85,000, sits on the western coast on Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia. That's about the extent of the knowledge a Bronco hockey fan would have after a simple Google search of the city, which is a similar size to Kalamazoo. But that all changed on Oct. 10, 2015 when Oliwer (pronounced Oliver) Kaski became the first Finnish-born student-athlete to suit up in the Brown and Gold for the WMU hockey program.

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Oliwer Kaski has played in 22 of the team's 26 games this season as a freshman.