Finnish Prospect Update Thread

[TheFinnishchamp]

Final rankings for the season.

2025 Draft

1. Max Westergård W
2. Lasse Boelius D
3. Petteri Rimpinen G (OA)
4. Patrik Kerkola G
5. Jesper Kotajärvi D
6. Atte Joki C
7. Julius Saari D
8. Jasu Mensonen W
9. Jere Somervuori W
10. Eetu Orpana C
11. Jasper Kuhta C
12. Niklas Nykyri D (OA)
13. Daniel Nieminen D (OA)
14. Topias Hynninen C (OA)
15. Reko Alanko D

2026 Draft

1. Juho Piiparinen D
2. Oscar Hemming W
3. Samu Alalauri D
4. Vilho Vanhatalo W
5. Oliver Suvanto C
6. Vertti Svensk D
7. Olli Wahlroos W
8. Luka Arkko W
9. Max Laatikainen D
10. Viljo Kähkönen C
11. Wilmer Kallio W
12. Miko Vatjus C
13. Eelis Uronen D
14. Janne Karassaari W
15. Noel Pakarinen W

2027 Draft

1. Luca Santala C
2. Miska Liljeberg C
3. Max Syrjäläinen D
4. Lenni Kokkonen D
5. Luukas Kokkonen W
6. Olli Kylmälä C
7. Roni Kuukasjärvi D
8. Jere Inkinen C
9. Otto Joutsen D
10. Oliver Raimovaara W
11. Juuso Fredrikson W
12. Samuel Heikkinen G
13. Samuel Suoniemi D
14. Oliver Rinne D
15. Miko Valtatie W

Those are very good rankings, although I feel that the overagers for this year's draft should be higher. Daniel Nieminen and Niklas Nykyri are leagues above the likes of Julius Saari and Jasu Mensonen. I also think some 2005 born players like Rasmus Svartström and Benjamin Rautiainen should be above many of the 2007 born guys ranked here.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Final rankings for the season.

2025 Draft

1. Max Westergård W
2. Lasse Boelius D
3. Petteri Rimpinen G (OA)
4. Patrik Kerkola G
5. Jesper Kotajärvi D
6. Atte Joki C
7. Julius Saari D
8. Jasu Mensonen W
9. Jere Somervuori W
10. Eetu Orpana C
11. Jasper Kuhta C
12. Niklas Nykyri D (OA)
13. Daniel Nieminen D (OA)
14. Topias Hynninen C (OA)
15. Reko Alanko D

2026 Draft

1. Juho Piiparinen D
2. Oscar Hemming W
3. Samu Alalauri D
4. Vilho Vanhatalo W
5. Oliver Suvanto C
6. Vertti Svensk D
7. Olli Wahlroos W
8. Luka Arkko W
9. Max Laatikainen D
10. Viljo Kähkönen C
11. Wilmer Kallio W
12. Miko Vatjus C
13. Eelis Uronen D
14. Janne Karassaari W
15. Noel Pakarinen W

2027 Draft

1. Luca Santala C
2. Miska Liljeberg C
3. Max Syrjäläinen D
4. Lenni Kokkonen D
5. Luukas Kokkonen W
6. Olli Kylmälä C
7. Roni Kuukasjärvi D
8. Jere Inkinen C
9. Otto Joutsen D
10. Oliver Raimovaara W
11. Juuso Fredrikson W
12. Samuel Heikkinen G
13. Samuel Suoniemi D
14. Oliver Rinne D
15. Miko Valtatie W

Thanks for posting that list. Pretty sure the Kraken grab atleast one of the kids in the draft ..

I went through stat surfing after looking at the list and all 3 skaters in your top-5 interest me. Especially Boelius.

 

[Neppari]

Reko Alanko is a very potential later round draft pick i would say somewhere between rounds 4-7.

 

[Erikfromfin]

Reko Alanko is a very potential later round draft pick i would say somewhere between rounds 4-7.

Yep a big fella that moves rather well. Longterm project.