It’s a fate that every professional hockey player dreads — getting claimed off waivers by the Arizona Coyotes. That’s the circumstance befalling Juuso Valimaki after the former Calgary Flames defenseman was placed on waivers ahead of the start of the regular season.
ARIZ claims Valimaki
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) October 9, 2022
The Finnish defenseman played in just nine games for the Flames last year, recording two assists and ten penalty minutes.
Valimaki was the odd man out of a training camp battle for a spot on the Flames’ blueline.