For the second time in just over a week, a member of the Winnipeg Jets organization has left the club to play in Europe.

Forward Axel Jonsson-Fjällby recently signed in Sweden, and now Rasmus Kupari is also headed back overseas.

HC Lugano of Switzerland’s National League announced they’ve signed Kupari to a two-year contract.

The 25-year-old product of Finland spent parts of two seasons with the Jets after being acquired from the Los Angeles Kings in the Pierre-Luc Dubois trade.

“I think Lugano is the ideal place to take the next step in my career,” Kupari said in a translated statement. “I want to be a leader on and off the ice and bring my game to the entire rink, both defensively and offensively. I think my most important skill is skating.”

Kupari started last season as the Jet

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