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Jets' young Finnish prospect has optional escape hatch if he doesn't make team

Winnipeg Free Press | September 6, 2018

Related Topics: Finns, Kristian Vesalainen, Winnipeg Jets

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Kristian Vesalainen got in one more skate with fellow prospects Thursday before they headed to British Columbia, where they'll play a pair of games Friday night and Sunday afternoon against Vancouver Canucks prospects. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)

Kristian Vesalainen's first foray into North American pro hockey may be short-lived, if the 2017 first-rounder can't crack the opening-day lineup of the Winnipeg Jets.

Vesalainen's recently-signed three-year entry-level contract includes a clause that lets him go back to Europe for the coming season if he's not playing in the NHL.

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