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SweHockey said:
Where can I see stats from finnish junior games? We have stats.swehockey.se here in Sweden but is there something like that in Finland?
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Yeah Etsi

You can search player stats from Pelaajakortit. I think the website is available in English too, not sure where.
 
Kärpät U16 forwards Ville Koivunen & Leevi Kinnunen broke 100 pts in U16 league.

Ville Koivunen: 47 39+67= 106
Leevi Kinnunen: 46 35+66= 101
 
F Rasmus Kuiri (16) & LD Atte Lehikoinen (15) signed with Kalpa.

Kuiri 5 foot 10 / 150 lbs
18-19: 58+41=99 (1.74 ppg)

Lehikoinen 6 foot 2 / 170 lbs
18-19: 20+51=71 (1.18 ppg)
 
Anyone els impressed by Santeri Hatakka in the U18 worlds.. he was bubble guy for me to get drafted now I think he should go in the middle rounds.. big fella who skates pretty well can carry the puck very solid defensivily havent seen much hype for him at all.
 
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Does anyone know anything about Marcus Kallionkieli and Matias Maccelli? As in their future plans - playing NCAA hockey, going back to Finland/Europe, etc? They both put up good numbers in the USHL this year.
 
Puistola has looked great to me at the U18 WJC... Hat trick the other night and his first goal was beautiful...
 
The biggest tournament in Finland for the D1 age group(u14) was held the last weekend. In the AAA+ category, the winner was Finland Selects, who defeated Kärpät in the final in overtime. Of course, it wasn't quite the full Finland Selects team as some of its players were playing for their club teams there, but it's an OK indicator. Tournament scoring: Tilastot - AAA+ | 7th Esa Tikkanen Tournament | ESPOO | GameResultsOnline.com

On that topic, the WSI event for the u14 age group is starting on April 30, and Finland Selects released the team for it:
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Interestingly no Arttu Alasiurua, who was there last season and who lead the Esa Tikkanen tournament in scoring. Financial concerns, I guess. I'll probably make a separate WSI thread on the prospects-forum unless one's made by then. It's the most interesting event at this time of the year, especially as the world championships will be starting very late. The WSI tournaments go from April 23 until May 11.
 
Is there any info on where Roni Hirvonen and Veeti Miettinen are going to play next year? They're two of the more interesting Finnish prospects for the 2020 draft, and they've almost certainly outgrown the Finnish junior leagues. They weren't drafted by the USHL, so I'm assuming college is not on their radars. CHL maybe?
 
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LoveHateLeafs said:
Is there any info on where Roni Hirvonen and Veeti Miettinen are going to play next year? They're two of the more interesting Finnish prospects for the 2020 draft, and they've almost certainly outgrown the Finnish junior leagues. They weren't drafted by the USHL, so I'm assuming college is not on their radars. CHL maybe?
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I think some Liiga men’s teams might offer them even a contract. Maybe part time in Liiga and part time in the farm team in Mestis. I think this kind of an option would be better for them than CHL. But you never know, maybe they even want to try some North American hockey already. I do believe though that playing against men already, would be better for their development in general.
 
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LoveHateLeafs said:
Is there any info on where Roni Hirvonen and Veeti Miettinen are going to play next year? They're two of the more interesting Finnish prospects for the 2020 draft, and they've almost certainly outgrown the Finnish junior leagues. They weren't drafted by the USHL, so I'm assuming college is not on their radars. CHL maybe?
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Veeti Miettinen name is in Blues U20 next season team.
 
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JustAPleb said:
And he playing in Blues U20 2019-20 and NCAA 2020-21.
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That makes more sense. Has he committed to a college yet? His Eliteprospects page doesn't list any. Also, why is he staying in the Finnish U20 league instead of going to a higher quality jr. A league like the USHL or BCHL? Although I guess staying there didn't do Borgstrom or Talvitie any harm.
 
FinPanda said:
He is youngest ever to play in A-sm, so everyone who can be compared with him are older than him.

Lambert has 9th best ppg in A-sm as a U16 player. Laine had 37 points in 40 games but he was on his 15-16 year old season like I think most of the other guys too. Lambert turned 15 in December, so this kind of is his 14-15 year old season as he won't turn 16 during this season. No one else has played in A-sm as a 14 year old like Lambert.

Lambert has 2+9 in 14 games.
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Hockey age is determined by the player's age on Dec. 31. That's the rule the IIHF uses in determining age. So, while Lambert had yet to turn 15 when he played his first Jr. A game because of his late birthday, he was a 15-year-old in the 2018-19 season.
 
wings5 said:
There's Rask and Saros looks pretty good too, however Vehvilainen and Luukkonen are looking good too for the future, hopefully they pan out.
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How do you see Lankinen right now? I don't know how to evaluate him skills wise, but obviously he carried responsibility very well in the WHC.
 
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