After a career that lasted 474 regular-season games, Seattle Kraken forward Joonas Donskoi announced his retirement from the NHL at 31 years old. The decision came after he suffered a concussion in last year’s preseason, which forced him to miss the entire 2022-23 campaign.
At 31 years of age, Finnish forward Joonas Donskoi elected to retire from professional hockey. He addressed his decision on his personal social media accounts, citing his history with concussions as a major factor.
Before we get to the meat of this story, a bit of Kraken news, as Joonas Donskoi announced his retirement from professional hockey Sunday via his Instagram account.
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: NHL’s executive committee has approved Michael Andlauer’s offer to purchase the Ottawa Senators for $950 million USD.
Joonas Donskoi, 31, announced his retirement from the NHL due to concussions.
Concussion concerns have ended the career of NHL player Joonas Donskoi.
We continue our look around the NHL with an overview of the free agent situation for the Seattle Kraken.
After having a largely healthy 2021-22 campaign, Seattle Kraken forward Joonas Donskoi has been on long-term injured reserve (LITR) for the entire season thus far. Based on reports released today, not only does it seem likely that Donskoi’s stay on the LTIR list will continue, it also appears that the future of his playing career is cloudy.
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Through the first six games of the season, Joonas Donskoi has been arguably the most consistent forward on the team. He does whatever is needed, from special teams to strong five-on-five play, yet he rarely gets the spotlight.
It's not the news the team was hoping for a day before taking the ice for the first time in a regular season game.
In anticipation of the Seattle Kraken‘s inaugural season, we at The Hockey Writers are writing deep-dives on each player. This installment focuses on right wing Joonas Donskoi, whom the Kraken selected from the Colorado Avalanche in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft.
Shawn Kemp was a ripped specimen and heck of an athlete when he played in the NBA. One wouldn’t have a clue about that if they saw him on Wednesday and didn’t know better.
The Seattle Kraken have selected forward Joonas Donskoi from the Colorado Avalanche in the expansion draft. Some were surprised to see the veteran exposed, but the Avalanche opted to keep Valeri Nichushkin and Logan O’Connor instead.
The Avalanche are going to lose one of their depth forwards to the Seattle Kraken in the NHL’s 32nd team’s expansion draft Wednesday. Winger Joonas Donskoi will be drafted by the Kraken, according to Ryan Clark of The Athletic.
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