NASHVILLE — The Nashville Predators have signed defenceman Joonas Lyytinen to a two-year, entry-level contract.
The Predators announced the deal Monday.
The 22-year-old Lyytinen just played his fourth season with KalPa in the Finnish League where he tied for seventh with eighth goals among defencemen. He helped the team to a silver medal with seven points in 18 post-season games.
He also played for Finland in the 2015 World Junior Championship with current Predators goalie Juuse Saros. Lyytinen was the 132nd pick overall in the fifth round of the 2014 draft.
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June 19, 2017
Joonas Lyytinen
SIGNED BY
Nashville PredatorsLENGTH
2 yrs
CONTRACT TYPE
Entry-Level Deal
SALARY CAP HIT
N/A
TOTAL
N/A
