By Canadian Press

Flames sign Finnish defenceman Joni Jurmo to entry-level contract

Mar 24, 2024 | 1:15 PM

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Joni Jurmo to an entry-level contract.

The Flames acquired the rights to the 21-year-old from Espoo, Finland, in a Jan. 31 trade that sent centre Elias Lindholm to the Vancouver Canucks.

Calgary also got forward Andrei Kuzmenko, another defensive prospect in Hunter Brzustewicz, Vancouver’s first-round pick and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft in that deal.

Jurmo’s contract with the Flames is two years with an average annual value of US$850,000. He was a third-round pick by Vancouver (82nd overall) in 2020. 

The six-foot-five, 210-pound defenceman split this season between Ilves and KooKoo in Finland’s top division.

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He had a goal and four assists with 14 penalty minutes and a plus-three rating.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 24, 2024.

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