HELSINKI, FINLAND - OCTOBER 03: #6 Ville Koistinen of Florida Panthers pushes past #5 Brent Sopel of Chicago Blackhawks during The Compuware/NHL Premiere Helsinki series match between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Florida Panthers at the Hartwall Areena on October 3, 2009 in Helsinki, Finland. Getty Images logo Getty Images 28 months ago

HELSINKI, FINLAND - OCTOBER 03: #6 Ville Koistinen of Florida Panthers pushes past #5 Brent Sopel of Chicago Blackhawks during The Compuware/NHL Premiere Helsinki series match between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Florida Panthers at the Hartwall Areena on October 3, 2009 in Helsinki, Finland.

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