Prospect Info: 122nd Overall 2024 Draft, LHD Aron Kiviharju

[TaLoN]

Aron Kiviharju Scouting Report: 2024 NHL Draft #24

Aron Kiviharju is a player to watch at the NHL draft. In many ways, he might be the biggest boom-or-bust prospect in the draft.

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[thestonedkoala]

Huh another lefty. I feel like someone is on their way out

 

[AKL]

That's a pretty great value pick, big potential if he pans out

 

[57special]

Huh another lefty. I feel like someone is on their way out

Naw he can develop(or not) over in Europe for a while till we see what we have in Hunt, ROR, Peart, and Pionk.

 

[keppel146]

I’ll take it!

 

[Victorious Secret]

If he's healthy, we could have two 1D's drafted.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Naw he can develop(or not) over in Europe for a while till we see what we have in Hunt, ROR, Peart, and Pionk.

Lambos, Buium, Middleton, Brodin...

 

[Albatros]

Naw he can develop(or not) over in Europe for a while till we see what we have in Hunt, ROR, Peart, and Pionk.

Yup, at first he should figure it out in Finland after injuries and then give him a real chance if he did.

 

[Puhis]

Absolute highway robbery in 4th round. Injuries, yeah, but he good yo. At this point we're risking very little for excellent reward.

 

[Spurgeon]

Pretty highly ranked prospect that fell significantly. I like it.

 

[absolute garbage]

He was giga promising few years ago. So smooth, skilled and smart. But he's had injury issues, and also it seems like he hasn't been able to improve his skating and he didn't grow. So small, slow + injuries really tanked him.

If he could somehow massively improve his skating, he could become Spurgeon-like.

 

[57special]

Absolute highway robbery in 4th round. Injuries, yeah, but he good yo. At this point we're risking very little for excellent reward.

More info, please.

 

[TaLoN]

He was giga promising few years ago. So smooth, skilled and smart. But he's had injury issues, and also it seems like he hasn't been able to improve his skating and he didn't grow. So small, slow + injuries really tanked him.

If he could somehow massively improve his skating, he could become Spurgeon-like.

Good thing we have Ness, who's a magician with helping with player skating

 

[Circulartheory]

U-18 Scouting Report: Aron Kiviharju - Video - TSN

TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button profiles the Finnish defender who’s eligible for the 2024 NHL Draft

www.tsn.ca

If you can view this video outside of Canada, this is from last year

 

[Bazeek]

Aron Kiviharju Scouting Report: 2024 NHL Draft #24​

As a stylistic comparison to Kiviharju, a lot of the skillset is similar to that of Jared Spurgeon. Both are undersized players with great hands, vision and a fantastic IQ. Moving the puck around smartly, without having elite skating. If Kiviharju can emulate the Minnesota Wild captain, while staying healthy, he would be a fantastic pick. However, it’s a pick with a lot of “ifs” attached.

The Puhis endorsement does not shock me.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

"Fantastic IQ". Makes sense.

 

[Digitalbooya]

This pick sucks

 

[57special]

This pick sucks

F7?

 

[Digitalbooya]

F7?

We didn’t learn our lesson with midget defenders obviously.

 

[Saga of the Elk]

I think the pundits, at least, are going to give the Wild one of the top post-draft grades. 122nd is absolutely the time to grab a kid who most had in the first round as late as Februrary.

 

[BagHead]

Oh man, I love this pick. I thought he was going to go in the 2nd. Smaller guy, but I've liked what I've read about him. I believe he fell mostly due to the unknown, as he didn't play much this year, Our defense needs to get bigger, but it also could stand to have a lot of skill and he brings that.

U-18 Scouting Report: Aron Kiviharju - Video - TSN

TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button profiles the Finnish defender who’s eligible for the 2024 NHL Draft

www.tsn.ca

If you can view this video outside of Canada, this is from last year

I can, thanks!

 

[Lapa]

Kiviharju was pretty hyped a year ago in Finland. Got injured early in the season. Absolute no brainer in the 4th round.

 

[Puhis]

More info, please.

He good at hockey

 

[mattihp]

Mini-Stouni. His dad was a cult player for TPS, a fan favourite grinder who was called Stouni as Kivi is finnish for stone.

 

[MuckOG]

Lambos, Buium, Middleton, Brodin...

I don't see this as an issue 3-4 years from now, because it will take at least that long for this kid to even challenge for a spot (assuming he even does)