JUST IN… Detroit Red wings acquired top star player Teuvo Teräväinen from Chicago Blackhawks insisting that…
general manager Kyle Davidson joked he wasn’t sure if Teräväinen remembers
Davidson picking him up from the airport as he was joining the Blackhawks from Finland in 2014.
Teräväinen, who will turn 30 soon, remembers that car ride.
“I remember I was hanging out with him a little bit,” Teräväinen said during a media zoom call Tuesday morning. “He
was driving me around and helping with the small things. I was a young player, I didn’t know anything, I just came from
Europe, so it was awesome to have some people to help me out. He seemed like a
good guy back then, so it’s not a big surprise where he’s at right now.”
There were other teams asking about Teräväinen. But, when he heard the Blackhawks were interested, the Finnish
winger said this was the right time to return to the team that brought him into the league a decade ago.
“When I heard they might be interested, I was right away very interested,”
Teräväinen said. “I had a few options but I felt like it’s the right time for me right now.”
Returning to Chicago will put Teräväinen atop the list of offensive options in Chicago. Last season, Teräväinen
recorded 53 points on 25 goals and 28 assists in 76 regular-season games with the Hurricanes.
