2016-17 Mid-Season Report: Aleksi Saarela
Aleksi Saarela had a rough start to the season, but has picked up his game lately.
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Two-game recap on Finland U19 against Czech Republic
Finnish U19 national team, consisting of 1998 born players, faced Czech Republic three times this past weekend. I attended the last two games. Finland defeated […]
2016 NHL Draft: Islanders pick Otto Koivula
The New York Islanders sent a 2017 fourth round pick to the Philadelphia Flyers for the 120th overall pick. With that pick, they took Finnish left wing Otto Koivula from […]
2016 NHL Draft Preview
Here’s my preview for the upcoming NHL Draft which will be held in Buffalo from June 24-25. This is the result of following the 1997 and 1998 […]
Prospect Profile: Tomi Hiekkavirta (Alaska-Anchorage)
Team: Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA) Position: D Birthdate: 5th April 1996 Height: 5’11 Weight: 165 lbs Tomi Hiekkavirta enjoyed a breakthrough season for HIFK U20 in 2015-16. He played big minutes from game to game and […]
Three Promising Finnish Goalies to Watch
Finland is very well-known for its goalie factory which has produced plenty of excellent netminders to the NHL level. 12 Finnish goalies have been drafted to […]
Player Profile: 2000 Forward Jules Gallet
Team: HIFK U16 Position: RW Birthdate: 4th July 2000 Height: 6’1 Weight: 165 lbs NHL Draft Eligible: 2018 French forward Jules Gallet came to Finland for this season from Amiens […]
Player Profile: 2000 forward Oskari Rauhala
Team: TPS U16 Position: C Birthdate: 9th February 2000 Height: 6’1 Weight: 187 lbs NHL Draft Eligible: 2018 2000 born forward Oskari Rauhala had a respectable last season for […]