Finnish NHL-star is sentenced to prison

"phone Calls made the decision."

"In the middle of december was charged, the NHL-star Jori Lehterä, 31, for drug-related offences."

"Now sentenced him to four months' suspended imprisonment."

"A recorded phone call between Lehtäre and a co-defendant made the decision, said the Finnish media."

"Philadelphia Flyers player Jori Lehterä is suspected to have been involved in a large kokainhärva at home in Finland. NHL forward is one of a total of 22 persons suspected to have had links to the a big league who then January of 2017 should have sold more than two kilograms of cocaine at the various restaurants in Tammerforsregionen."

"On 18 december the news came that Lehterä prosecuted."

"Now convicted he of the district court of Pirkanmaa to four months of suspended imprisonment, writes Hufvudstadsbladet. "

"The case of possession of six grams of cocaine, and attempt to purchase a gram. A recorded phone call between Lehtäre and a co-defendant should have pronounced the decision."

"”the district Court considers that there has been a question of a phone call which is very typical of drug trafficking and at the same time, a completely foreign way to discuss if it's only been the question of a normal conversation between friends,” writes the district court, according to SVT Sport."

"the Judgment has not yet become final and it is at the moment unclear whether Jori Lehterä – consistently during the process asserted his innocence – intends to appeal it."

"the 31-year-old has played 27 matches this season."

"He has earlier in his career played one OLYMPICS, two world CHAMPIONSHIPS and a World Cup with the Finnish team."