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MINNEAPOLIS — Kristian Vesalainen has officially bid farewell to the Winnipeg Jets organization — at least for now.
The 19-year-old rookie was assigned Thursday to Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League, where he will finish out the season. Vesalainen has an out clause in his three-year entry-level contract that allows him to return to Europe if he's not on the Jets' roster. That applies to this season only.
He made the Jets out of training camp, registering one assist in five games, before being sent down to the Manitoba Moose of the AHL.