The Finnish team got a new forward.
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and Metallurg Novokuznetsk (VHL) completed a trade: Roman Krikunenko will move to Yaroslavl, while Novokuznetsk received the rights on Robert Kousal, who spent the 2017/2018 season in Switzerland, playing for HC Davos.
Vityaz signed Ilya Shinkevich and Nikolai Stasenko to one-way, two-year deals. In April, both defensemen had their respective contracts running out, and they were unrestricted free agents.
Jokerit Helsinki inked a one-way, one-year deal with forward Sakari Manninen, who spent the last season playing in Sweden for Orebro. He also represented Finland at different national team tournaments.