After having returned at the end of the Liiga season where Montreal Canadiens prospect Joni Ikonen played 13 games and scored 10 (5G-5A) points, he was looking forward to the new season with KalPa.
He had put in a lot of work over the summer, including a long workout session in Montreal, Ikonen injured his leg during the last preseason game. The verdict from the doctors are in and the Finnish centre is looking at approximately six months of recovery time before he can return to the ice.
Eyes on the Prize spoke with Joni Ikonen earlier this week and Ikonen said “[You] will know more when the examination was complete and when KalPa wants to release the news.