{"id":78141,"date":"2017-06-19T15:44:15","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T20:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=78141"},"modified":"2020-08-24T16:32:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T21:32:51","slug":"colorado-college-enters-2017-18-with-no-seniors-after-teemu-kivihalme-leaves-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2017\/06\/19\/colorado-college-enters-2017-18-with-no-seniors-after-teemu-kivihalme-leaves-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado College enters 2017-18 with no seniors after Kivihalme leaves school"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"ps_captionIns\" aria-describedby=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/uscho.photoshelter.com\/img-show\/I0000NRgzIbBGTjs\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Photo By: Bradley K. Olson\" alt=\"Teemu Kivihalme (Colorado College-16) Jacob Nehama (Colorado College-31) 16 January 09 Colorado College Tigers and St.Cloud State University Huskies meet in a NCHC contest at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center St. Cloud,Minnesota (Bradley K. Olson)\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/39478January-09-2016.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teemu Kivihalme and goalie Jacob Nehama celebrate a Colorado College goal during the 2015-16 season at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center St. Cloud, Minn. (photo: Bradley K. Olson).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Colorado College junior defenseman Teemu Kivihalme has left the Tigers one year early, <a href=\"http:\/\/gazette.com\/lone-senior-teemu-kivihalme-leaves-colorado-college-hockey-program\/article\/1605231\">according to the <i>Colorado Springs Gazette<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kivihalme would have been CC&#8217;s lone senior for the 2017-18 season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is an important thing in life to get your degree,&#8221; Tigers coach Mike Haviland told the paper. &#8220;But he, his family and his family adviser (agent) decided this was the time for him to turn pro. We wish him nothing but the best.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kivihalme gave his 30-day letter of notice to the NHL earlier this month, meaning he would become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 if Nashville does not sign him beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>The Predators drafted Kivihalme in the fifth round (140th overall) back in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>He recorded 36 points (10 goals, 26 assists) in 107 college games, including 10 points (two goals, eight assists) during 2016-17.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(Kivihalme) improved defensively from year to year,&#8221; Haviland added. &#8220;He came in with offensive skills and skating but he needed to become better defensively to be trustworthy at the next level.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado College junior defenseman Teemu Kivihalme has left the Tigers one year early, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette. 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