SM-Liiga 2013-14 (rosters, rumours, transactions)

[Jussi]

Kilpeläinen out 6 weeks...

 

[JJTT]

Kilpeläinen out 6 weeks...

Good for Korpisalo

 

[Finnpin]

Ben Eaves retires. Concussion problems were just too much. When he was healthy, he was awesome player. All the best for Ben in the future!

I hope Stephen Dixon etc is available...or maybe they are eyeing Teemu Ramstedt.

 

[Juzmo]

Ben Eaves retires. Concussion problems were just too much. When he was healthy, he was awesome player. All the best for Ben in the future!

I hope Stephen Dixon etc is available...or maybe they are eyeing Teemu Ramstedt.

Unfortunately Dixon isn't available, but I'd imagine in this situation Jokerit are very interested in Ramstedt.

 

[Juzmo]

Really strong rumours that Dragan Umicevic will come back to Ässät.

Many Ässät fans wouldn't like it, but personally would be ok if it happened.

And once Sillanpää heals up (before October) the forward line-up would be:

Niklas Hagman - Mika Niemi - Eero Elo
Dragan Umicevic - Kamil Kreps - Tuomas Pihlman
Sami Lähteenmäki - Henri Heino - Ziga Jeglic
Sami Mutanen - Severi Sillanpää - Tuomas Huhtanen/some junior

Edit. Dragan Umicevic to Ässät confirmed.

Source: http://www.satakunnankansa.fi/KiekkoKansa/1194833200044/artikkeli/assille

 

[vsk92]

Matias Strozyk ‏@MaStrozyk 1m
Darcy Hordichuk reportedly received a €200K/year offer from Finnish league's HIFK. Lucky for the bidder, he turned it down. #Oilers

 

[Finnpin]

Matias Strozyk ‏@MaStrozyk 1m
Darcy Hordichuk reportedly received a €200K/year offer from Finnish league's HIFK. Lucky for the bidder, he turned it down. #Oilers

So Summanen wants a "goon/enforcer" but paying 200k for Darcy would be stupid.

 

[JJTT]

Kimmo Koskenkorva signs 1 year contract with Pelicans

Philip DeSimone, Leland Irwing -> Jokerit for a try-out

 

[Finnpin]

Philip DeSimone, Leland Irwing -> Jokerit for a try-out

Very interesting and I'm glad that the contracts are tryouts but hopefully both are good enough to land a full year contracts.

Philip DeSimone, C, played in same NCAA team with Steve Moses. Pretty sure they get chance to play in the same line.
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=12526

Leland Irving, G, 1st round pick by Calgary Flames in 2006. Kilpeläinen is out for 5-6 weeks so Irving has now good opportunity.
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=10427

 

[Gaps]

Rumor has it that Trevor Gillies is coming to Finland.

https://twitter.com/RosvoValtonen/status/371579008275582976

https://twitter.com/MaStrozyk/status/371594363320561664

So is HIFK finally going to try to get revenge for the attack on Peltonen? A little too late for that if you ask me. The derbys could turn out interesting (and by that I mean fines, suspensions and general media outcry for the violence in hockey). A guy like Gillies wouldn't spend many months in this league.

 

[Finnpin]

^^ Sounds like Summanen well looking at IFK atm, it's very soft team. Would that be then a 10th foreigner for them?

 

[Killerinstinct]

Center Chris DiDomenico one month try-out with Lukko, should be announced this evening.

 

[Killerinstinct]

Tommi Kivistö -> Lukko(try out). Still counting DiDomenico`s contract what is done if i believe my sources.

 

[Jussi]

Trevor Gillies one year contract with HIFK...

 

[FinRuutu]

Brand hockey!

 

[vanskillZ]

Tabloids will love Gillies so much, will be the most talked about player in the league

 

[JJTT]

Oh jeez, i hoped the rumor was a joke... but no. well looks like tabloids and kukkahattutädit's have something to talk about once again.

Any guesses how many games he will play before his first suspension?

 

[Horvath Broncos]

Trevor Gillies one year contract with HIFK...

this is so stupid and really something that raato would do. i mean signing a completely useless player without his fists to league that had zero fights last year.

 

[Gaps]

Any guesses how many games he will play before his first suspension?

Depends on why they got him here in the first place. If it's to beat up someone on Jokerit, he could be suspended by next Monday. If he's here just to scare people, it could be longer.

 

[QnebO]

this is so stupid and really something that raato would do. i mean signing a completely useless player without his fists to league that had zero fights last year.

Apparently it looks like Raivo doesn't give a ***** about last year.. Kukkahatut will sure have something to talk about. I'm not really sure is it that bad thing, but I hope it stays between big boys, and prospects and ordinary players are not targets... Can be useless hope, thought.

 

[PeejLewis]

Finnish sensation Aleksander Barkov skates with the Florida panthers for the first time. http://*******/15tAlmN

 

[Finnpin]

Nybondas, the poker face:

http://www.iltalehti.fi/smliiga/2013082817424352_sm.shtml

Summanen and Gillies combo, anything can happen.

Last year was frustrating as a hockey fan...hopefully we don't go with the same path in Helsinki rivalry + in media writings. I can feel "electricity" in the air...

 

[Jokerit Wasp]

Leland Irving, G, 1st round pick by Calgary Flames in 2006. Kilpeläinen is out for 5-6 weeks so Irving has now good opportunity.
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=10427

2 shut outs from his first 2 starts, does Irving look the man to replace Kilpeläinen full time?

 

[Finnpin]

2 shut outs from his first 2 starts, does Irving look the man to replace Kilpeläinen full time?

3 starts, his first game Jokerit lost 2-0. I really hope Irving lands full year contract.

 

[Juzmo]

Ässät

Tapio Sammalkangas makes a 2 year and Eero Elo with a 1 year extension to their previous contracts that would had ended after the upcoming season.