World champion from Finland may be capped for Barys

The best Continental Hockey League (KHL) player Teemu Lassila from Novokuznetsk Metallurgist will be capped for Kazakhstan's Barys hockey club Tengrinews.kz reports, citing Sport-Express.ru. According to the periodical, Finnish goalkeeper rejected Lokomotive and Torpedo offers. These two hockey clubs were also interested in the 29-y.o. hockey player. Last year Lassila won the world championship as part of the Finnish national team. He has played 50 matches in the current Continental Hockey League season saving 92.5% of pucks and missing an average of 2.14 pucks per match. According to the experts, it was Lassila, whose game helped Metallurgist fight to the last minute for a place among top eight clubs in KHL Eastern Conference. The goalkeeper will sign the contract with Barys after April 30.

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