Calgary, AB – The Calgary Flames announce today that they have signed defenseman Juuso Valimaki to a two-year contract with a $1,550,000 AAV.
Valimaki, a native of Tempere, Finland was a first round pick of the Flames in the 2017 NHL Draft. Since then, the 22-year-old has skated in 73 NHL games notching three goals and 11 assists for 14 points. Valimaki skated in 49 games a season ago finishing with two goals and nine assists for eleven points and 26 penalty minutes. The 6’2″ blue-liner captained Team Finland at the 2018 World Junior Championships where he recorded a goal and three assists in five games.
JUUSO VALIMAKI – DEFENSE
BORN: Tempere, FIN DATE: October 6, 1998
HEIGHT: 6’2″ WEIGHT: 212 lbs.
SHOOTS: Left
DRAFTED: First round (16th overall) in the 2017 NHL Draft
TERM: Two-year
AAV: $1,550,000