Prospect Info: Joakim Kemell, 17th Overall, 2022 NHL Draft

[PredsV82]

Yeah about that, Kemell the rookie of the year last season, is a smart young man. He wants to finish school before hr comes to play over there. He as said in the media that he plans on playing one more season in JYP so you might have to wait a little bit longer to see him in action. He might come to the rookie camp though.

We all assumed hed be in Finland next year. He will come to rookie camp(he was over here for the draft, after all). I dont know if he will.come over for training camp in September but no one here is expecting him in the NHL this fall

 

[King Weber]

Lot of clips of his play this season on his thread in the prospect board for those interested

 

[sparkle twin]

He's here.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Honestly surprised how well he speaks English. He's struck me as your countryside tough guy who speaks weak "rally English".

I don't think this guy's too far from NHL, 1 or 2 years tops.

 

[Legionnaire11]

I posted it on Reddit a couple days ago, but to me I think his best case scenario is...

One more season in Finland. He needs to physically fill out a little more, he's not really small or weak, but needs some extra mass to be at his best when he gets here. Also needs to prove that he can regain his edge and not be scared of the injury. Plus he'll have a list of things to work on from the Preds staff after development camp.

Then come over to start in Milwaukee, adjusting to the rink, pace and physicality. Once there we hope he lights it up and earns a call-up from which he's never sent back. Trigg has been pointing out for years here that the top NHL wingers rarely spend more than half a season in the AHL. So it's a really good barometer for judging what kind of NHL player they will be.

So that's like 1.5 seasons if everything goes right. It's not a lost cause if he takes longer, but that's really the timeline that we should be hoping for.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

I posted it on Reddit a couple days ago, but to me I think his best case scenario is...

One more season in Finland. He needs to physically fill out a little more, he's not really small or weak, but needs some extra mass to be at his best when he gets here.

I think the fact he's 185 lbs already is really encouraging. Has that fire hydrant build potential. Also very strong legs already.

 

[triggrman]

I look forward to seeing this kid. On paper, I'd agree with the 1.5 years away. Man, he's just a half year older than my son.

 

[Scoresberg]

I posted it on Reddit a couple days ago, but to me I think his best case scenario is...

One more season in Finland. He needs to physically fill out a little more, he's not really small or weak, but needs some extra mass to be at his best when he gets here. Also needs to prove that he can regain his edge and not be scared of the injury. Plus he'll have a list of things to work on from the Preds staff after development camp.

Then come over to start in Milwaukee, adjusting to the rink, pace and physicality. Once there we hope he lights it up and earns a call-up from which he's never sent back. Trigg has been pointing out for years here that the top NHL wingers rarely spend more than half a season in the AHL. So it's a really good barometer for judging what kind of NHL player they will be.

So that's like 1.5 seasons if everything goes right. It's not a lost cause if he takes longer, but that's really the timeline that we should be hoping for.

Yeah, sounds about right.

 

[Kiekura]

Let's hope we found our DeBrincat.

If you are lucky this is his peak and that is not bad at all.

I posted it on Reddit a couple days ago, but to me I think his best case scenario is...

One more season in Finland. He needs to physically fill out a little more, he's not really small or weak, but needs some extra mass to be at his best when he gets here. Also needs to prove that he can regain his edge and not be scared of the injury. Plus he'll have a list of things to work on from the Preds staff after development camp.

Then come over to start in Milwaukee, adjusting to the rink, pace and physicality. Once there we hope he lights it up and earns a call-up from which he's never sent back. Trigg has been pointing out for years here that the top NHL wingers rarely spend more than half a season in the AHL. So it's a really good barometer for judging what kind of NHL player they will be.

So that's like 1.5 seasons if everything goes right. It's not a lost cause if he takes longer, but that's really the timeline that we should be hoping for.

This is pretty much it.

One thing i would like to add is that 2021-2022 JYP team was one of the worst teams in recent memory and super young. For next season they have like 10 times better team, specially forwards so we will see how Kemel plays with players who can actually hold and feed puck to him on 5vs5 and specially PP.

I expect big season from him if he can stay healthy.

Edit: Not to mention they have great coaches now. Jukka Rautakorpi and Ville Nieminen

 

[HockeyHistorian]

If you are lucky this is his peak and that is not bad at all.



This is pretty much it.

One thing i would like to add is that 2021-2022 JYP team was one of the worst teams in recent memory and super young. For next season they have like 10 times better team, specially forwards so we will see how Kemel plays with players who can actually hold and feed puck to him on 5vs5 and specially PP.

I expect big season from him if he can stay healthy.

Edit: Not to mention they have great coaches now. Jukka Rautakorpi and Ville Nieminen

I'm expecting a big season from him. If he can develop his explosiveness and elusiveness a little further and gets a little help from his linemates, he is going to compete for the top goal scorer title in Liiga. One of the most exciting prospects from Finland in recent years for me.

 

[Scoresberg]

 

[Gh24]

If you are lucky this is his peak and that is not bad at all.



This is pretty much it.

One thing i would like to add is that 2021-2022 JYP team was one of the worst teams in recent memory and super young. For next season they have like 10 times better team, specially forwards so we will see how Kemel plays with players who can actually hold and feed puck to him on 5vs5 and specially PP.

I expect big season from him if he can stay healthy.

Edit: Not to mention they have great coaches now. Jukka Rautakorpi and Ville Nieminen

I really didn't think I'd say this after last year, but I'm actually interested in tuning into some JYP games next season.

It's gonna be a tough job getting icetime on that roster, thought. Lots of fans seem to pencil Kemell on the 3rd line, but I guess you shouldn't look too much into that at this point. And besides, whatever the line is called on the paper doesn't necessarily reflect the given icetime, so I guess the point was just that he's got some good competition.

 

[LCPreds]

Wow. This is right on with a lot of the publications as well. I don't want to get too excited about this but I'm sure even our own ranking (and the pubs) has some type of size-based bias in there as well, whether conscious or not.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

I really didn't think I'd say this after last year, but I'm actually interested in tuning into some JYP games next season.

It's gonna be a tough job getting icetime on that roster, thought. Lots of fans seem to pencil Kemell on the 3rd line, but I guess you shouldn't look too much into that at this point. And besides, whatever the line is called on the paper doesn't necessarily reflect the given icetime, so I guess the point was just that he's got some good competition.

JYP is a terrible team and Kemell will get all the ice-time he wants. Wouldn't worry about that. I hope he's not stuck playing with the 3rd line next season, it was a line with two grinders with no offense in them and him. But he did still get plenty of ice-time and was relied on very heavily. Once he was injured, the team went into a complete freefall; Another thing I kinda blame for Kemell's quiet return. Come back to a team that's suddenly the worst in the league with half a shoulder? Good luck.

 

[Kiekura]

JYP is a terrible team and Kemell will get all the ice-time he wants. Wouldn't worry about that. I hope he's not stuck playing with the 3rd line next season, it was a line with two grinders with no offense in them and him. But he did still get plenty of ice-time and was relied on very heavily. Once he was injured, the team went into a complete freefall; Another thing I kinda blame for Kemell's quiet return. Come back to a team that's suddenly the worst in the league with half a shoulder? Good luck.

JYP next season forward group is really good. It will definitely be hard to break top6.. But they have enough depth for 3 good lines and he doesn't need play with grinders.

Last season team was horrible.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Signed his ELC today too, btw. Maybe somebody can add the official link.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Signed his ELC today too, btw. Maybe somebody can add the official link.

Here.

Predators Sign Joakim Kemell to Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract | Nashville Predators

Forward Was Selected in First Round (17th Overall) by Nashville in Last Week's NHL Draft

www.nhl.com

 

[Zub]

Ok so having watched him quite abit i'll say this, very skilled, can shoot well, deke and make good passes, but for me showed he lacked playmaking abilities in his second half of the season after having a hot start, yes he was injured, but wasn't the reason imho.

 

[Fintastic]

JYP is a terrible team and Kemell will get all the ice-time he wants. Wouldn't worry about that. I hope he's not stuck playing with the 3rd line next season, it was a line with two grinders with no offense in them and him. But he did still get plenty of ice-time and was relied on very heavily. Once he was injured, the team went into a complete freefall; Another thing I kinda blame for Kemell's quiet return. Come back to a team that's suddenly the worst in the league with half a shoulder? Good luck.

I really laughed at this comment. Hard
JYP was a terrible team couple of seasons ago. Then it got slightly better last season and now loads better as the coaching staff changed completely to far more competent staff. Also, the management was able to put a lot more money in the building the team which has resulted some good signings, especially on offense. So yes, most fans have been looking Kemell in 3rd but some see him as on 1st. One thing is for certain, he won't get any ice time he wants. He gets the ice time he deseves.

And about his injury. He sustained when he hit an opposing player who also got injured. It was just a bad luck. The team was already in a losing streak at that time. When he got back, he was fully healthy but the team was not playing well and he wasn't scoring. He did get chance but his sights was a little off. He was hitting posts and slightly off the goal. He got praise for the head coach at the time that he did not got frustrated but grinded every shift and was good defensively even he didn't score.

Next season is going to be interesting. JYP is going for a legimate fight for the home advantage for the play offs if nothing bad happens (bad injuries etc.).

 

[Kaako Kappo]

I really laughed at this comment. Hard

I'm glad you found it funny. JYP was third last in standings last season. A terrible team with a -82 goal differential. If you think Kemell's injury and the team's ridiculous dip during his injury had nothing to do with the kid's second half of the season, so be it. We disagree. I believe Kemell will be relied on heavily next season by JYP.

 

[BB88]

Sir Bob had in top5 post U 18’s and top7 post WC& combine so that’s very likely.

 

[Gh24]

Looking at the point potential I see Kemell being top 3 winger for JYP next season along with Turkulainen and Gardiner with Rooba being possibly in the mix. Throw in Puustinen and Lahtinen and I assume it's just mixing and matching for what works. Everyone is hoping for a strong season from him, but I think it's quite a reach to say JYP is heavily relying on him.

 

[Fintastic]

I'm glad you found it funny. JYP was third last in standings last season. A terrible team with a -82 goal differential. If you think Kemell's injury and the team's ridiculous dip during his injury had nothing to do with the kid's second half of the season, so be it. We disagree. I believe Kemell will be relied on heavily next season by JYP.

JYP wasn't good by any means last season but it was still slightly better than the season before that. But like I said, JYP is very much a better team this coming season and Kemell will have to earn his ice time like everyone else.

It is not that the team had a dip because of his injury, the team was already in a four game losing streak (could be five or six games, I don't remember it well) when the injury happened. It is just the team did not bounce back until much, much later and by then it was too late but the wins late season made sure JYP wasn't dead last like it was a year before.

 

[Viqsi]

...I keep getting confused looking at this thread because I see so many familar faces and think I'm back on HFCBJ. Finns everywhere.

 

[Jukurit]

Worth pointing out that Kemell had a 19.5% shooting percentage last season, which is quite high. One concerning stat is how many shots he missed. According to Liiga website he had 62 shots saved by goalie, 70 that missed and 28 that were blocked. That's quite a lot of shots that didn't hit the net. @Fintastic you're a JYP fan, was Kemell's accuracy better before the injury?