Game recap: Kärpät vs RoKi U20
On January 6, Kärpät U20 traveled to Rovaniemi to play RoKi. The visitors were as good as advertised and earned a lopsided 6-0 win. They […]
Articles by Marco Bombino
Eleven different skaters find scoresheet as Team Finland defeats Germany at the World Juniors
Finland and Germany met on the opening day of the 2021 World Junior Championship. Five different Finnish players scored goals as the team skated to […]
Robin Salo – Örebro’s rising star
Robin Salo is playing his first full season in the Swedish Hockey League. The 22-year-old defenseman joined Örebro from Liiga team SaiPa in the midst […]
Interview with Los Angeles Kings prospect Aatu Jämsen
Aatu Jämsen was one of the 17 Finnish players who heard their names called in the 2020 NHL Draft in October. The Los Angeles Kings […]
Canadian top prospect Carson Lambos joins JYP U20
On Wednesday, JYP U20 announced that 2003 born Canadian defenseman Carson Lambos joins the team on a loan contract until the WHL season begins. Lambos, […]
2020 NHL Draft Preview – 24 Finnish Prospects, from Lundell to Ottavainen
Welcome to Finnish Junior Hockey’s 2020 NHL Draft preview. Here we will introduce 24 Finnish prospects eligible for the draft, with compact scouting reports for […]
U20 league roundup: Weeks one and two
In this new article series, I will be writing about various topics of the Finnish U20 league. A new article will likely be published every […]
Kakko impresses in exhibition game vs Islanders
The New York Rangers played their lone exhibition game as they took on the New York Islanders on Wednesday. The Islanders took a 2-1 win […]
Notes from the first game of the U20 national team camp
The new hockey season is here. I attended the first game of the U20 national team camp in Vierumäki on Tuesday. It was great to […]
2020 NHL Draft Profile: Samuel Knazko
Samuel Knazko is a skilled puck moving defenseman who finished his second season with TPS U20 in the top Finnish junior league. He was the […]
Aleksi Malinen (JYP U20) – Scouting Report
Malinen’s skating ability jumps off the page. He is a smooth, elegant skater with four-way mobility. He has a quick, powerful first step and good […]
Ales Cech (Kärpät U18) – Scouting Report
Ales Cech was one of the two 2004’s who spent the entire past season with Kärpät U18. The left-shot defenseman from Prague, Czech Republic stood […]