Innala is in his first season in North America
The Colorado Avalanche have assigned forward Jere Innala to the Colorado Eagles, it was announced Monday.
Innala, a product of Hauho, Finland, has split time this season between the NHL and AHL, going pointless in 15 games with the Avalanche while collecting 15 points in 21 games with the Eagles.
Prior to making his way overseas, Innala played parts of six seasons in the Liiga as well as two seasons in the SHL. Throughout his time in Finland's top pro league, Innala had 181 points in 290 career regular season games.
With the Avalanche's acquisitions of Jack Drury and Martin Necas, Innala may find it more difficult now to see time with the Avalanche. While he has yet to find the scoresheet in the NHL, Innala has been solid in the AHL and will be given an opportunity to play big minutes while waiting on another potential recall.
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