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Chuck Lefley

Lefley, whose older brother Bryan Lefley spent five seasons in the NHL, left the Blues in 1977-78, joining Jokerit Helsinki for one season scoring 12 goals and 11 assists in 24 games.

Fuat Usta

Usta has spent the majority of his career in the Netherlands - also playing for Cambuur, Sparta and MVV - apart from brief spells in Turkey with Beşiktaş, in Finland with Jokerit, and in Japan with Omiya Ardija.

Jarmo Kekäläinen

After being passed over for the Blues GM job (losing out to Doug Armstrong), Kekäläinen returned to the Finnish Elite League to take the GM job with Jokerit.

Joonas Hallikainen

When netminder Karl Goehring was hurriedly hired to replace Thomas, Hallikainen returned to backup goaltender, and with the arrival of Mikko Rämö, to games with the Jokerit junior team.

In season 2006/07 Jokerit signed goaltender Juuso Riksman as its number 1, with Hallikainen fighting out the back up spot with youngster Niko Hovinen.

When Riksman was sidelined with a long-term back injury, Jokerit quickly replaced him with Andy Chiodo, only for him to pick up an injury almost immediately.

Mikko Kalteva

In the following season Kalteva was a part of the fringe squad that helped Jokerit take the Silver medal in the Kanada-malja playoffs.

Teravainen

Teuvo Teräväinen - a Finnish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for Jokerit of the SM-liiga and a prospect with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League

Waltteri Immonen

After retiring, Immonen soon became the Team Manager of Jokerit and after Hannu Jortikka left, Immonen was named the as the new Head Coach of Jokerit.


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