After Doan, the Coyotes selected four European players, starting off with forward Ilya Fedotov at No. 43 in the second round. Fedotov, a 6-foot-1, 176-pound forward out of Saratov, Russia, is said to have breakout potential. He scored 18 goals and 38 points with Chaika Nizhny Novgorod, his Russian junior team, last season.
The Coyotes next selected defenseman Janis Jérôme Moser, a 6-foot, 172-pound, native of Biel, Switzerland. Moser, 21, is in his final year of draft eligibility. He registered four assists in five games with Switzerland in the 2020 World Junior Championship and scored nine goals and 30 points as captain of EHC Biel in the Swiss League.
Jokinen retires after 21 pro seasons
Jussi Jokinen is hanging up his skates. The 38-year-old winger announced his retirement on Wednesday after 21 professional seasons, including 13 in the NHL.
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Jussi Jokinen is hanging up his skates.
The 38-year-old winger announced his retirement on Wednesday after 21 professional seasons, including 13 in the NHL.
A native of Kalajoki, Finland, Jokinen spent the last three seasons with the team he began his pro career with - the Finnish Elite League s Karpat.
In 51 games this season, Jokinen had nine goals and 17 assists.
Jokinen appeared in 951 career NHL games for the Dallas Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Carolina Hurricanes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Florida Panthers, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Columbus Blue Jackets and Vancouver Canucks.
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SAN JOSE, CA - San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has signed defenseman Santeri Hatakka to a standard, three-year entry-level contract. Per club policy, the terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Hatakka spent the 2020-21 season with Ilves (Liiga) in the Finnish Elite League, where he posted seven points (one goal, six assists) and 34 penalty minutes in 44 games. He also appeared in five postseason games with Ilves, adding two penalty minutes.
Hatakka, 20, was also an assistant captain for Team Finland s bronze medal-winning World Junior Championships squad, where he had a strong performance, averaging nearly twenty minutes of ice time and posting two points (one goal, on