The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Rasmus Kupari to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $1 million.
The team announced Wednesday that the 23-year-old, who came to Winnipeg in the trade that sent Pierre-Luc Dubois to the Los Angeles Kings, had agreed to the deal.
A native of Kotka, Finland, Kupari has 130 games of NHL experience under his belt, all with the Kings, plus 11 career playoff games.
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— Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) August 2, 2023
In 66 games last season, he scored three goals and chipped in 12 assists for a total of 15 points.
A first-round draft pick (20th overall) of Los Angeles in 2018, Kupari has also represented Finland internationally, winning gold at the 2019 World Junior Championships.
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