Jari Viuhkola

What´s up with Jari Viuhkola?

Can someone tell me what´s happening to him now, is he going to go home to Europe? And in that case, why?

How has he´s season been so far? I heard about some inyuries? And who have he played with? Is there any chance that he might reace NHL-level?

Sorry if my english is bad.

im pretty sure he went back to Finland

He's not in Finland. It was a mistranslation. A Finnish newspaper article said that if he decided the AHL wasn't for him, that a Finnish team was prepared to make him an offer. He's just having a tough time getting used to the AHL. Last I heard he missed a game or two in Lowell with an injury.

Here's an earlier thread about him, the first post has an article (in Finnish) about him. I'm not really sure what it says, but I don't think he's back in Finland...

http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=446040

Viuhkola is not longing for Finland (http://kiekko.kaleva.fi/kiekkok/index.cfm?p=juttu&id=696303)

Brief translation:

Viuhkola is not longing for Finland

"...Jari Viuhkola is going through most burdensome era of his career. His back injured in a checking situation in the training camp at September but resisting the pain he played in ten matches with 0+3."

"Playing wasn't good for my back, and now for three weeks I've had fysiotherapy and I have been able to do some gymnastic excercises.
This has been mentally very tough since I haven't been able to give my best at any point and I have had high expectations."

"There's pain with a nerve in my back, but it's getting better and I am feeling better day-to-day. Maybe I can skate in two weeks, but it could as well take one week or maybe longer time to heal."

"I am struggling with my patience all the time, but injuries are just a part of this game. I wish I'll have a change later this season, because NHL is still my ambition."

Thanks for reading my first post here and hopefully Piku is goint to recover soon!