Overview
- Dresden confirmed the Oct. 20 addition of Juho "Jussi" Olkinuora, a two-time world champion, Olympic gold medalist, and 2022 World Championship MVP.
- Dresden sit bottom of the DEL with a league-worst 54 goals against after a 1–9 start, and the club says the move is meant to stabilize its back end.
- Sport director Matthias Roos said a foreign-player licence was intentionally reserved for a goalie and praised Olkinuora’s poise and professionalism.
- Olkinuora became available after Löwen Frankfurt declined to license him following a failed fitness examination, a dispute that ended with a September contract settlement.
- Using a foreign-player licence on a goalie could limit Dresden’s ability to add a foreign center or defender, and his debut could come on Oct. 24 against Straubing.