Goaltender Leevi Merilainen getting chance to showcase skills with Canucks

Oct 12, 2026, 5:17 PM ET|Comments (0)

from Sportsnet, by Iain MacIntyre,

NEW YORK – Neighbours and off-season training partners in Oulu, Finland, Aatu Raty said he’s not sure he scored even one goal this summer on Leevi Merilainen.

“Live in the same area, practise together, train at the same gym, do everything,” Raty said Sunday. “I feel like I didn't score on him the whole summer. I think he was just really focused on his work and getting better every day. He just worked his ass off. I mean, he made some saves.”

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