Jokerit, the Finnish team in the KHL based in Helsinki, today announced they have signed Leafs propsect Eemeli Räsänen to a 2-year deal.
Räsänen was drafted 59th overall last summer by the Maple Leafs. He has just turned 19, and is a right-shooting defender. He was playing for the Kingston Frontenacs in the OHL in his pre-draft year, and he played there a second season this year.
This move may effect the lenth of time the Leafs hold his draft rights:
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