Prospect Info: Aiden Fink - RW | 218th Overall | 2023 NHL Draft

[Porter Stoutheart]

You have to have the video to go with this one... David Poile's Last Trade + David Poile's Last Draft Pick, all in one...



And then Fink... tiny 5'9"/170 winger, but he certainly blew up the AJHL last season with 97 pts in 54 games, and off to Penn State next year. If you are going to pick at #218, go ahead and pick a guy with that kind of skill, I say!

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Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Aiden Fink, 2004-11-24 Calgary, AB, CAN Canada. Most recently in the NCAA with Penn State Univ.. Complete player biography and stats.

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Aiden Fink - 2023 NHL Draft Prospect Profile - The Hockey Writers Player Profiles Latest News, Analysis & More

Aiden Fink is a gifted offensive player who dominated the Canadian Junior-A circuit this year despite being a bit undersized.

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[sparkle twin]

and off to Penn State next year.

Eww. I hate him.

Hail to Pitt!

 

[BigFatCat999]

Watch. 'We just picked a random guy.'

*turns into Steve Sullivan on steroids.*

We just know it's gonna happen. Late round flyers almost always work for the Preds

 

[Flgatorguy87]

Watch. 'We just picked a random guy.'

*turns into Steve Sullivan on steroids.*

We just know it's gonna happen. Late round flyers almost always work for the Preds

He's a shifty skater. He jumped out to me on Sunday and he was active today in the scrimmage.

 

[BigFatCat999]

He looks like Steve Rogers before the super soldier serum.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Seriously he needs roids like I need weight loss. If I could give 50 lbs of fat to give him 50 lbs of muscle. I would.

 

[Gnashville]

 

[AintLifeGrand]

another goal for fink

Matthew Who(od)

now up to 27 Pts in 22 games

 

[Rock Paper Sissons]

another goal for fink

Matthew Who(od)

now up to 27 Pts in 22 games View attachment 802688

The next gunnarwolfe lol

 

[AintLifeGrand]

The next gunnarwolfe lol

you do realize this d+1 production is virtually unprecedented for any homegrown prospect we have ever cultivated?

He has roughly double the production of our heralded 1st round pick in a more competitive and difficult conference

 

[PredsV82]

you do realize this d+1 production is virtually unprecedented for any homegrown prospect we have ever cultivated?

He has roughly double the production of our heralded 1st round pick in a more competitive and difficult conference

Is the B1G really a tougher conference than Hockey East?

 

[Predsanddead24]

Seems like Hockey East is more top heavy while the Big 10 is better top to bottom. Regardless the other freshman with numbers comparable to Fink are all first round prospects and mostly top ten so it’s sure nice to be getting that out of our seventh rounder.

 

[Scoresberg]

Watched a couple of Fink games lately.

I see some similarities to Evangelista in his game.

Both are small wingers, who are constantly looking for edges to create things offensively. Both are quite feisty and don't back down from a fight. Both score a bunch of points on the right side off the ice but whereas Evangelista likes to toe-drag his way to the center slot, Fink just releases it from the outer circle.

I think Fink's skating is actually a bit more dynamic than Evangelista's, I think Evangelista can be a bit clunky at times. I do think, however, that Evangelista's is more responsible and more calm and collective with the puck whereas Fink can be a bit too hasty with it.

Nonetheless, very encouraging for a 7th rounder. Can't see a way it could've gone any better for him.

 

[herzausstein]

He is a 7th rounder sitting in the points range with alot of recent 1st round picks. If he turns into a NHL player of any caliber, it is a massive win for us. If he turns in a good AHL player, it is still a solid pick. If he turns into a mid to upper lineup player, you couldnt hope for anything better.

His play has been extremely encouraging. Looking forward to watching his career progress

 

[AintLifeGrand]

7 pts in 3 games… currently 2nd in NCAA scoring. Haters awfully silent

 

[herzausstein]

Dont think anyone is hating on Fink. The worry comes from a long history of smaller NCAA players that can put up points being unable to convert that into AHL or NHL success. I certainly hope it does. Dude looks like a playdriver and scorer

 

[Flgatorguy87]

7 pts in 3 games… currently 2nd in NCAA scoring. Haters awfully silent

I'm sorry, I don't usually do this but honestly you are probably half the reason some of the posters dismiss this player in part. You cram him down everyone's throat as the prospect savior, yet all you do is point watch and compare to other prospects you point watch. None of us really get to see him play except at camp so far, so if you want to further your cause, watch a game, give us a scouting report, be critical and tell us about the player not about how right you are. It's honestly annoying.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

7 pts in 3 games… currently 2nd in NCAA scoring. Haters awfully silent

Everyone here loves Fink. There are no haters. That should help explain why you aren’t hearing them? They don’t exist.

 

[triggrman]

Everyone here loves Fink. There are no haters. That should help explain why you aren’t hearing them? They don’t exist.

But then he can't claim more value to his street cred.

 

[AintLifeGrand]

2 pts last night against Colgate

21 pts in 13 games

currently 3rd in NCAA scoring

@Porter Stoutheart thinks this guy is our like 19th best prospect lol

 

[ShagDaddy]

2 pts last night against Colgate

21 pts in 13 games

currently 3rd in NCAA scoring

@Porter Stoutheart thinks this guy is our like 19th best prospect lol

You thought Novak was a legit top line center. You might want to keep that finger pointing to a minimum.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

2 pts last night against Colgate

21 pts in 13 games

currently 3rd in NCAA scoring

@Porter Stoutheart thinks this guy is our like 19th best prospect lol

I had him #15 on my list. Although I included Parssinen, Tomasino, and Stastney ahead of him, who ultimately weren't allowed in the voting. So basically #12.

Since then we've lost Askarov and added Edstrom who would go ahead of Fink still. #12 still fits. Ufko has had a rough start. I could see the argument for Fink as high as #10.

On the flip side, I didn't rank him ahead of Molendyk, Svechkov, and Surin, like some posters did:

I'm just amazed he made it on that list ahead of Simon Knak and Gunnarwolfe Fontaine!

 

[Rock Paper Sissons]

I had him #15 on my list. Although I included Parssinen, Tomasino, and Stastney ahead of him, who ultimately weren't allowed in the voting. So basically #12.

Since then we've lost Askarov and added Edstrom who would go ahead of Fink still. #12 still fits. Ufko has had a rough start. I could see the argument for Fink as high as #10.

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On the flip side, I didn't rank him ahead of Molendyk, Svechkov, and Surin, like some posters did:

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I'm just amazed he made it on that list ahead of Simon Knak and Gunnarwolfe Fontaine!

I lol’d so hard at that last part, knak and Fontaine

I actually have Fink at ten now as well after the moves, there is not way he’s better than the 9 ahead of him but who knows what happens in the long term. That’s the fun of it we never know. Here’s my rankings:

1. Matt Wood
2. Joakim Kemell
3. Tanner Molendyk
4. Fyodor Svechkov
5. Zachary L’Heureux
6. Teddy Stiga
7. Yegor Surin
8. David Edstrom
9. Andrew Gibson
10. Aiden Fink
11. Miguel Marques
12. Reid Schaefer
13. Kasper Kulonummi
14. Viggo Gustafsson
15. Felix Nilsson
16. Jack Matier
17. Ryan Ufko
18. Kalan Lind
19. Sutter Muzzatti
20. Ozzy Wiesblatt