F Sebastian Taliga - Lukko-U16, Finland (Draft 2027)

[czech]

Slovak forward, playing in Finland for the Lukko-08 team, being born in 09. He also always plays effectively for the Czech Select.
I don’t lose hope that, having grown up, he associates himself with the Czech team (there is information that he may be considering such an opportunity and there are reasons for this - he played for the Czech Trinec for quite a long time before heading to Finland).

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[Kahvi]

Slovak forward, playing in Finland for the Lukko-08 team, being born in 09. He also always plays effectively for the Czech Select.
I don’t lose hope that, having grown up, he associates himself with the Czech team (there is information that he may be considering such an opportunity and there are reasons for this - he played for the Czech Trinec for quite a long time before heading to Finland).

Do you know why he moved to Finland? I understand if 17-18 yo guys move abroad to play, but he's only 14.

 

[JustAPleb]

Do you know why he moved to Finland? I understand if 17-18 yo guys move abroad to play, but he's only 14.

He's dad wanted him to play this season in Finland or Sweden. Sebastian joined then Lukko after try-out in summer.

He is currently 168-170 cm so not maybe Slovaks best talent from his age group because of small size. Solid player still.

 

[Kahvi]

He's dad wanted him to play this season in Finland or Sweden. Sebastian joined then Lukko after try-out in summer.

He is currently 168-170 cm so not maybe Slovaks best talent from his age group because of small size. Solid player still.

Such a young kid playing abroad far away from home, hopefully Lukko has arranged a good host family for him.

 

[JustAPleb]

Such a young kid playing abroad far away from home, hopefully Lukko has arranged a good host family for him.

I think he lives with mother in Rauma. You can see his mother weekly at the games.

 

[Pazucha]

(Translation) The Martin native Sebastian Taliga (2009) is currently leading the scoring in the top Finnish U16 league He has yet to make an appearance for the Slovak national team, although the coaches for the 2009 age group have already tried over 70 players. So far, they haven’t invited anyone from abroad and are only developing players from domestic competitions...

 

[JustAPleb]

(Translation) The Martin native Sebastian Taliga (2009) is currently leading the scoring in the top Finnish U16 league He has yet to make an appearance for the Slovak national team, although the coaches for the 2009 age group have already tried over 70 players. So far, they haven’t invited anyone from abroad and are only developing players from domestic competitions...

He has been by far the most important player for Lukko U16. He handles the puck well, is a fast skater, positions himself on the ice very well to get a lot of puck and has scored many goals with accurate shots. His hockey IQ isn’t his biggest strength cause he often ends up making the wrong decisions, but it’s not a too big weakness either. However, his size is the biggest weakness when thinking about the future.

He played decent on the U18 team during the preseason also, but he didn't really get to use his strengths in the U18 level yet. Just basic stuff, nothing remarkable.

 

[wetcoast]

Also the best 15 year olds are playing up in the U18s so it's hard to say exactly how he stacks up but probably not as well as his U16 stats suggest.