MONTREAL, QC - NOVEMBER 28: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (15) of the Montreal Canadiens celebrates with teammates during the second period of the NHL game between the New Jersey Devils and the Montreal Canadiens on November 28, 2019, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC (Photo by Vincent Ethier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The Montreal Canadiens have announced that Jesperi Kotkaniemi will be heading to Finland to play for Assat.
The Montreal Canadiens will be loaning forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi to HC Ässät Pori Oy, the team announced on Friday. Jesperi Kotkaniemi will be expected to report back to the Canadiens at the start of training camp for the 2020-21 regular season.