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Sebastian Aho plans a Finnish welcome for Hurricanes in Helsinki

Aho is organising time away from the rink as Carolina heads to Finland to face Seattle twice in the NHL Global Series.

File photo: Carolina Hurricanes centre Sebastian Aho (20) battles for the puck against the New York Islanders.
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What's newJesperi Kotkaniemi brought his Stanley Cup ring to Finland to give to his parents.

Sebastian Aho will play in his home country this week when the Carolina Hurricanes face the Seattle Kraken in Helsinki. The forward told NHL.com he is also planning a sauna outing for his teammates as part of their trip to Finland.

Aho, who is from Rauma, is one of three Finnish Hurricanes looking forward to seeing family and friends on the trip. Jesperi Kotkaniemi, from Pori, wrote in his NHL.com diary Monday that he now expects 30 or 40 guests. He brought his Stanley Cup ring to Finland to give to his parents. Defenceman Juuso Valimaki, who grew up in Nokia, hopes to make a visit home during the trip.

Carolina and Seattle will play at Veikkaus Arena on Nov. 12 at noon ET and Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. ET. It will be the Hurricanes’ first regular-season visit to Finland since they played the Minnesota Wild twice at the same arena in 2010.

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