The Nashville Predators have loaned forward Eeli Tolvanen to KHL club Jokerit, the team announced Monday.
Earlier this month, the KHL announced its 2020-21 season would begin on Sept. 2. The European league’s 2019-20 season was suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Predators said Tolvanen will return to the Predators organization prior to training camp in preparation of the NHL’s 2020-21 campaign.
Tolvanen spent one season with the Jokerit — based in Helsinki in his native Finland — in 2017-18, before making his way over to North America to officially join the Predators. The 21-year-old put up 21 goals and 36 points in 63 games for the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals in 2019-20.
The Vihti, Finland native was originally drafted 30th overall by the Predators back in 2017.
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