National League

NLA - The Finnish forward Ossi Louhivaara has signed a two-year contract with Lausanne HC until the end of season 2015/16. The 31-year-old is a two time Liiga champion (2009, 2012) with JYP Jyväskylä.

Photo JYP Jyväskylä

Louhivaara has appeared in over 600 games in the highest Finnish league, registering close to 300 points. The past year, the forward has scored 21 goals and 15 assists in his tenth season with JYP.

“Ossi Louhivaara exactly matches the profile we are looking for in a player for our team. He is a complete two-way winger, who masters all the bases of hockey”, LHC’s team manager Jan Alston praises his new acquisition. “He comes from the same hockey school as Juha-Pekka Hytönen, where the offensive work is as important as the defense.”