Jami Manninen returns to Finland, F-liiga and Happee from Swiss HC Rychenberg Winterthur. With help from Happee’s sponsors, the club has signed Manninen until the end of the 2021-2022 season so this is no temporary move.
“We have a small child and we are expecting another one which means Switzerland with its thousands of daily new COVID-19 infections did not feel like the best of places in this situation”, Jami Manninen says. “Also, eventual further games would be played without spectators making it hard for clubs to keep their foreign players so it was mutually agreed it would be best for both sides to end our contract now.”
It is no surprise Happee’s head coach Tero Kotilainen is happy to have his star forward back.
“The beginning of the season has showed we have been short a player like Manninen and having him back will definitely give make our offense new potential.”
Top photo: Esa Jokinen
