VANCOUVER – It just might be the Winnipeg Jets most interesting power play of the season.
Kristian Vesalainen will spend Monday night in the press box at Rogers Place here in Vancouver watching others play an NHL hockey game. The 2017 first-round draft pick should get used to the view, because who knows when he might see action again. Or, most importantly, where.
According to European media reports, Vesalainen was to have been 7,500 kilometres away this week, preparing to suit up for Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League. The club traded for his rights last week with full intention of having the 19-year-old local product make an immediate impact.