Vesa Toskala has cleared immigration his papers have been settled. Toskala will join the Ducks in Sunday's practice and he has been added to the Anaheim roster. Toskala was acquired with Jason Blake in exchange for J.S. Giguere. According to Brady's blog; Toskala who wore 35 with Toronto will not wear 35 in Anaheim. This is where Ducks fans can sigh a sign of relief. The number 35 will always be affiliated with Giguere in Anaheim and no other name can falter this. Giguere is wearing 35 in Toronto and tonight against the Senators where he played his second game with his new team, he is 2-0 with both as shutouts.
Justin Pogge has been sent back down to San Antonio Rampage making room for the Ducks newest goalie.
Toskala was born in Tempere, Finland on May 20,1977. He was drafted fourth (90th) overall in 1995 by the San Jose Sharks. His career record is in 260 NHL games 127-82-5-25-13 (Wins, Loses, Ties, Over Time, Shutouts) With a career average of .922 save percentage and 2.77 goals against average. Vesa will be another Finn added to the Ducks roster. There are currently four players from Finland on the Ducks roster; Finland is the most represented out of North America country in the Anaheim Hockey Club. The Finns include: Teemu Selanne, Saku Koivu, Petteri Nokelainen, and the newest Vesa Toskala. There are only two other players on the current Ducks roster not born in either Canada or the US. Jonas Hiller (Switzerland) and Evgeny Artyhukin(Russia)
And now, we must play the waiting game to see how Toskala will pan out in Anaheim, behind Hiller.
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