Jake Virtanen Signs With KHL’s Spartak Moscow For 2021-2022 Season

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Hockey “Spartak” Moscow and Canadian striker Jake Virtanen signed a contract for one season.

The 25-year-old Virtanen (186 cm, 103 kg) is the winner of the “gold” of the youth world championship and the “bronze” of the junior world championship as part of the Canadian national team.

In 2014, Virtanen was selected 6th overall in the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks, and has played 333 league and playoff games for Vancouver over the past six seasons with 103 points (57 goals + 46 assists).

Roman Belyaev, sports director, HC Spartak Moscow:

We are counting on Virtanen as a player of the first two links, a very useful and dangerous player of the majority. Jake is a fast and powerful striker with good handwork, speed and throw. He can play both on the left and on the right flank – he is dangerous when playing in front of the goal and will be able to play the role of a power forward in the KHL.
Virtanen needs to add skill, speed and depth to our line of attack. With its signing, the coaching staff of “Spartak” has a great deal of variability in choosing the squad for individual matches and organizing the game in equal squads and a majority.

Virtanen joins Emil Pettersson, the brother of Vancouver Canucks forward, Elias Pettersson, who joined HC Spartak Moscow prior to the beginning of the KHL 2021-22 season .

Jake Virtanen (17.08.1996, New Westminster, Canada)

Played for clubs:

2011 – 2015 – “Calgary Hitmen” WHL Canada

2014 – 2017 – “Utica Comets” AHL USA

2015 – 2021 – Vancouver Canucks NHL Canada

Achievements:

2014 – selected 6th overall in the NHL Draft by Vancouver Canucks, Junior World Championship bronze, Glinka / Gretzky Cup champion

2015 – “gold” of the youth world championship

Total NHL – 333 league and playoff games, 103 points (57 goals + 46 assists)

Total WHL – 232 league and playoff matches, 184 points (93 goals + 91 assists)

Source: https://spartak.ru

Utica Wins Fourth Consecutive Game, Virtanen Picks Up Assist, In 5-2 Win Over Rochester

On 11/25/2016 By CanucksBanterIn utica cometsLeave a comment

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By Andrew Chernoff

November 25, 2016

The Utica Comets improved their record to 7-9-1-0, with their 4th win in a row Friday night over the Rochester Americans at Blue Cross Arena, by a 5-2 score.

The Comets are now 5-4-1-0 in their last 10 games, and are in 5th place in the North Division, 4 points out of 3rd, and 7 points behind first place, Albany Devils.

Rochester dropped their 5th game in a row, with the loss.

Darren Archibald, Wacey Hamilton, Borna Rendulic, Colby Robak and Andrey Pedan had multi-point games.

Jordan Subban scored a goal and Jake Virtanen received an assist on the Comets final goal.

Vancouver Canucks prospect, and Comets rookie goalie, Thatcher Demko, made 30-saves for his 4th consecutive win, and is 4-3-1 on the season, with a 2.94 GAA and .899 SV%.

Demko in his four straight wins, including the game he came in for Richard Bachman when he got hurt, has a 2.14 GAA and .930 SV%

Utica next play the Toronto Marlies at the Air Canada Centre tomorrow at 1:30 pm Eastern time.

COMETS 5, AMERKS 2

Utica 1 2 2 – 5

Rochester 2 0 0 – 2

1st Period-1, Rochester, Bonis 2 (Cornel, Burgdoerfer), 1:53. 2, Utica, Hamilton 1 (Shields, Pedan), 13:22. 3, Rochester, Baptiste 9 (Bailey, Nylander), 17:01 (PP). Penalties-Archibald Uti (tripping), 6:43; Burgdoerfer Rch (delay of game), 10:33; Pedan Uti (hooking), 14:05; Bancks Uti (cross-checking), 15:32.

2nd Period-4, Utica, Rendulic 1 (Robak, Roy), 5:41. 5, Utica, Pedan 1 (Hamilton, Rendulic), 12:10. Penalties-Aviani Rch (high-sticking), 15:18.

3rd Period-6, Utica, Subban 5 (Robak, Archibald), 7:51 (PP). 7, Utica, Archibald 6 (Virtanen), 19:13 (EN). Penalties-Catenacci Rch (tripping), 6:38.

Shots on Goal-Utica 9-13-10-32. Rochester 11-9-12-32.

Power Play Opportunities-Utica 1 / 3; Rochester 1 / 3.

Goalies-Utica, Demko 4-3-1 (32 shots-30 saves). Rochester, Ullmark 6-7-1 (31 shots-27 saves).

A-5,647

Referees-Mike Campbell (36), Reid Anderson (33). Linesmen-Brian Oliver (74), Brian Wasilewski (79).

Source: Utica Observer-Dispatch