Wed 7 Jun 2023 - 7:58PM
PANTHERS SIGN FINNISH FORWARD NIEMINEN
The Nottingham Panthers are excited to announce the signing of Finnish forward Otto Nieminen.
The 27-year-old joins the Panthers from Odense Bulldogs after leading the Danish league in scoring with 25 goals last season.
Nieminen has seven years' experience in Liiga, Finland's top flight, spending the majority of his time with TPS Turku after coming through their junior system.
He also spent time with Pelicans in Finland before scoring 30 points (15+15) for Slovakian side HK Spisska Nova Ves in 2021-22.
Panthers Head Coach, Jonathan Paredes, said: "Otto is a natural goalscorer. A player that plays the right way and is relentless around the net where he scores a lot of goals.
"His work ethic and passion are extremely high on and off the ice and he competes at all times. I know he had interest from many higher leagues but we are glad he chose to become a Panther."
Nieminen said: "I am really looking forward to be joining Nottingham and I am ready to start the season already. I have been doing a lot of research and I'm very excited.
"I want to bring speed to the team, it's what I do. That's a huge part of my game and I can't wait for my next challenge in the Elite League."
The former Finland Under-20 international is no stranger to Nottingham, playing for Turku at the Motorpoint Arena in the 2017-18 Champions League.
"I remember the great atmosphere, a lot of fans and the rink was great," added Nieminen.
"We lost that game which wasn't so good, but the things I remember about the rink were great."
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Signing news brought to you in association with 2fawcett Recruitment.
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