Eeli Tolvanen, KHL club agree to terminate contract

Eeli Tolvanen is free to sign with the Nashville Predators.

The 18-year-old forward and KHL club Jokerit mutually agreed to terminate his contract Monday morning after the club was eliminated from the postseason.

#Jokerit and @eeli1999 have mutually agreed to terminate the player's contract. What a season for the boy wonder! We thank Eeli for his fantastic performances and wish him the best of luck in future games! #KHL pic.twitter.com/VDLuZwGeEJ

- Jokerit Helsinki (@Jokerit_EN) March 26, 2018

Tolvanen is scheduled to fly to North America on Wednesday, a Jokerit spokesman told Adam Vingan of The Tennessean.

Selected 30th overall by the Predators in 2017, Tolvanen recorded 19 goals and 17 assists in 49 regular-season games for Jokerit this season, adding six goals and one helper in 11 playoff contests.

He also represented Finland at the World Junior Championship and at PyeongChang 2018.

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