As Gottéron's team manager Christian Dubé confirms to Le Matin, the club and Sakari Salminen have decided to part ways with immediate effect. The 27-year-old Finnish forward is free to find himself a new club

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Salminen joined HC Fribourg-Gottéron on a one-year contract from KHL's Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod during summer last year and was able to put up a total of ten goals and 15 assists in 42 games for them since then.

According to Radio Fribourg, talks in order to find an appropriate replacement for the Finn have already taken place. (rlu)

#GOTTERON: Sakari Salminen quitte le club avec effet immédiat. Des discussions ont débuté pour lui trouver un remplaçant pour la suite. — Radio Fribourg Sport (@FribourgSport) January 31, 2016

UPDATE HC Fribourg-Gottéron officially confirms that the contract between the club and their Finnish forward Sakari Salminen has been terminated with immediate effect. (rlu) - 31 January 2016, 9:36 PM