Eeli Tolvanen, KHL club agree to terminate contract
Eeli Tolvanen is free to sign with the Nashville Predators.
The 18-year-old forward and KHL club Jokerit mutually agreed to terminate his contract Monday morning after the club was eliminated from the postseason.
#Jokerit and @eeli1999 have mutually agreed to terminate the player’s contract. What a season for the boy wonder! We thank Eeli for his fantastic performances and wish him the best of luck in future games! #KHL pic.twitter.com/VDLuZwGeEJ
— Jokerit Helsinki (@Jokerit_EN) March 26, 2018
Tolvanen is scheduled to fly to North America on Wednesday, a Jokerit spokesman told Adam Vingan of The Tennessean.
Selected 30th overall by the Predators in 2017, Tolvanen recorded 19 goals and 17 assists in 49 regular-season games for Jokerit this season, adding six goals and one helper in 11 playoff contests.
He also represented Finland at the World Junior Championship and at PyeongChang 2018.