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“I woke up from the nap and checked my phone and my agent had texted me,” Jurmo said. “I just went downstairs and told my parents.“It was an unbelievable moment. I’ve been dreaming about this since I knew what the NHL even was.”
He expects to fly from Finland to join the Flames’ AHL affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers, on Tuesday. He’ll skate with them for the rest of the season, beginning his North American professional hockey journey.overall in the 2020 NHL Draft. He’s stayed in Finland since, skating in 46 games in Finland’s top division this season. His time was split between Ilves and Kookoo, and he registered one goal and four assists.
The Flames are high on Jurmo, with GM Craig Conroy highlighting his size, mobility, skating and abilities in his defensive zone in a press release announcing the signing.
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