OKC Barons add goaltender

Niko Hovinen sent to Oklahoma City by Edmonton Oilers. Hovinen claimed off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers.

 
From Staff Reports | Published: January 28, 2013    Comment on this article Leave a comment

The Edmonton Oilers, parent club for the Barons, claimed goaltender Niko Hovinen off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers and assigned him to Oklahoma City.

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Hovinen was a fifth-round draft pick of the Minnesota Wild in 2006. The 6-foot-7, 200-pounder played five years in his native Finland before spending part of this season with the Trenton Titans in the East Coast Hockey League.

Hovinen, 24, posted a 4-6-3 record with a 3.14 goals against average and 88.9 save percentage with Trenton.





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