The Carolina Hurricanes picked up defenseman Juuso Valimaki in a late-night trade with the Utah Mammoth on Monday. Utah received future considerations in the deal.
The Utah Mammoth knew that it was time for a fresh start for one of their struggling defensemen. Juuso Valimaki was a former first-round pick in 2016 by the Calgary Flames, but his NHL career never fully flourished, which made him a perfect option for the Carolina Hurricanes.
Late tonight a small trade occurred as Juuso Välimäki has been traded from Utah to Carolina in exchange for future considerations, as was first shared by Utah.
The Utah Mammoth have traded defenseman Juuso Valimaki to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for future considerations, the club announced Monday evening.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Mammoth announced Sunday they’ve placed defenseman Juuso Välimäki on waivers for the purposes of assignment to AHL Tucson. Välimäki, 27, has been IR-bound for the entire season and then some.
Much like many Calgary Flames drafts of the late 2010s, the organization went into draft weekend with low expectations due to a lack of draft capital. The 2017 draft was no different, with the team picking just once inside the first three rounds after sending their second and third-round picks away for Curtis Lazar and Michael Stone.
The last time we dug into a recent Calgary Flames draft class, it was a banner crop in the form of the 2015 class. Now, we skip forward a couple years to the 2017 NHL Draft.
The Utah Hockey Club is fighting and scratching for every single point available to them in the standings, as they’re on the cusp of a postseason position.
Some bad news has come down for one Western Conference team. Utah Hockey Club general manager Bill Armstrong announced Monday that defenceman Juuso Valimaki underwent successful surgery to repair a torn ACL.
The Utah Hockey Club announced Monday that defenseman Juuso Valimaki will be sidelined for the next eight-to-nine months after undergoing knee surgery.
The Calgary Flames have an opportunity to reunite with a relatively young defenceman. Juuso Valimaki, who was drafted 16th overall by the Flames in 2017, went on to log 82 games with the organization before being placed on waivers and claimed by the Arizona Coyotes (now the Utah Hockey Club) prior to the 2022-23 season.
Teams around the National Hockey League, including the Vancouver Canucks, have an opportunity to place a waiver claim on a former first-round pick before 11 am PT on Monday.
The Utah Hockey Club placed defenseman Juuso Valimaki on waivers Sunday. Valimaki, 26, was in his third season with the Arizona/Utah franchise when he played a combined 189 games.
On Sunday, the Utah Hockey Club placed defenseman Juuso Valimaki on waivers. If Valimaki clears waivers on Monday, he could be optioned to Utah’s primary affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners.
The Utah Hockey Club’s return to health on the blue line has led to some difficult roster decisions, notably losing defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok on waivers to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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.
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.
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.