KalPa Kuopio were the biggest shoppers this past week, adding a couple of forwards who will try to fit into the team's up-tempo style. 

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KalPa Kuopio are looking to improve their roster for the coming season, adding a couple of forwards at the expense of Finnish CHL opponents. Patrick Davis is on his way to Kuopio from Karpat Oulu, and Sami Blomqvist from IFK Helsinki. Both players played in the CHL last season, and look forward to fitting into KalPa's style of play.

“I'm looking forward to joining the team and to a a new opportunity,” said Davis, 28. “I like KalPa's style of play, and the team will also be good for next season. They were a difficult team to play against, but it was always a great game to watch. It's great that I can now join the team and I get to play that style myself.” 

Blomqvist, 25, had similar thoughts. “The way KalPa plays is difficult to play against – with the players and the puck moving so much, it's difficult to defend against. Of course I'd rather play with KalPa than against them.”

Finnish champions and CHL semi-finalists Karpat won't like losing Davis, but right now it seems their bigger concern is on defence, where they've added Atte Pentikainen to get . . . bigger. The 32-year-old Pentikainen is an imposing figure at 197 cm and 105 kg.

“We needed to add a defenceman now that (Ville) Saarijarvi will probably continue to play in North America,” said sports director Harri Aho.

Meanwhile American centre Cory Quirk, who played the last two seasons in Denmark for SonderjyskE Vojens but transferred to Germany after the season, has now transferred back to the Danish champs, and will play for SonderjyskE again this season. Quirk, 29, had six assists in six games in the CHL last season.

Below is a list of all transfers from the past week involving CHL clubs.