New general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL championship, the American Eric Tulsky announced it on the night of Sunday to Monday: the club based in Raleigh, North Carolina, has loaned its Finnish defender Anttoni Honka (24 years old). ) at HC Ajoie, 14th and last in the National League championship with three points in eight matches.
The length of the loan was not specified by the North American professional league franchise. Technically, the Canes are likely to call up their 3rd round draft pick at any time. But this scenario is unlikely to materialize.
If Honka, a 1.80 m, 82 kilo athlete, had been part of Carolina’s plans for the 2024-2025 season, he would have been placed in the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate in Chicago, a team with which it had evolved in 2022-2023.
In 2023-2024, Honka skated in his native country with Jyväskylä, his training club. He had scored 23 points (including 2 goals) in 48 starts. He also finished the campaign with a differential of -17.
HC Ajoie, who notably plays defender with the American TJ Brennan, had been looking for a foreign contribution to his rear bases for several days. As early as October 2, as he communicated, he had tested the Finn Kristian Näkyvä without recruiting him for medical reasons.
The Jurassiens will play their next National League championship match on Friday October 11 in Zurich against the Lions.
