Finding any bit of value in your NHL lineup is extremely important, something that many recent Stanley Cup-winning squads have done so well in recent years.
The Utah Hockey Club has signed defenseman Juuso Valimaki to a two-year contract extension, the club announced Saturday afternoon. Valimaki, 25, collected two goals and 17 points while averaging a career-high 19:05 of ice time in 68 games with the Arizona Coyotes during the 2023-24 regular season.
Continuing with a busy day on the blue line, the Utah Hockey Club has agreed to a two-year contract with pending restricted free-agent defenseman Juuso Valimaki.
No team has more cap space than Utah this summer, checking in at more than $43M, an amount that could jump past $51M.
It’s mock draft season, folks! Following Tuesday’s National Hockey League draft lottery, there’s all sorts of mock draft content across the hockey sphere.
Connor Ingram was staunch in net and Jason Zucker had a goal and an assist against his old team to lead the Arizona Coyotes to a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday at Mullett Arena.
In the world of sports, some injuries can be very dangerous. The hockey world is still trying to come to terms with what happened with Adam Johnson recently.
The NHL and NHL Players’ Association are investigating a gap in protocol which resulted in Arizona Coyotes defenseman Juuso Valimaki lingering in a Dallas hospital for hours without care last month with a severe facial injury after taking a 93 mph slap shot to the mouth against the Stars.
Juuso Valimaki scored the go-ahead goal with 3:12 left as the streaking Arizona Coyotes won for the fourth straight time Saturday night, topping the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 in Tempe, Ariz.
Valimaki was assessed a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for slashing Max Jones at the 3:20 mark of the second period of Tuesday’s 5–2 loss to the Ducks.
The NHL Department of Player Safety fined Arizona Coyotes defenseman Juuso Valimaki $4,189.19 on Wednesday, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), for slashing Anaheim Ducks forward Max Jones. The announcement came from the department’s Twitter account.
Valimaki, 24, was claimed off waivers from the Calgary Flames in October and has found a home in Arizona. Playing a depth role, he has 12 points in 43 games and looks to have put his injury troubles behind him.
Kassian, 31, has not played since earlier this month as he’s been dealing with a lower-body injury. He was placed on injured reserve just a short while ago to clear a roster spot, but since his injury happened earlier the placement was retroactive, meaning he could be activated today so soon after his official IR placement.
Juuso Valimaki remembers the feeling of being placed on waivers for the first time.
The Arizona Coyotes made some roster transactions on Sunday afternoon, first announcing that they have released forward Alex Chiasson from his professional tryout offer (PTO).
Valimaki is signed through the end of the 2022–23 season at a $1.55 million NHL cap hit. He’ll become a restricted free agent without arbitration rights when his current deal expires.
The Calgary Flames have made another roster move in advance of Monday’s roster deadline. The club has placed defenceman Juuso Valimaki on waivers. (If Valimaki clears, presumably he would be assigned to the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers.) Valimaki, 24, was the first-round pick of the Flames in the 2017 NHL Draft.
Stockton Heat defenceman and Calgary Flames prospect Juuso Valimaki made his return to game action against the Ontario Reign on Saturday. The 23-year-old Finn missed Stockton’s previous five games with a lower-body injury he suffered on Jan.
Stockton Heat defenceman Juuso Valimaki made an early exit from Sunday’s game against the Ontario Reign after suffering a lower-body injury. The Heat announced Valimaki’s injury before the start of the third period.
Though they currently find themselves on a three game losing streak, the 2021-22 season has been an overall success for the Calgary Flames to this point.
With Ilves, Valimaki will be able to get used to playing the major minutes that the Flames may expect of him this coming season.
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