LD Aron Kiviharju - TPS, FIN JRS (2024 Draft)

[ijuka]

Is it a regular break, or a COVID-related pause?

COVID-related pause mostly, but the leagues are naturally paused around this time anyway.

 

[Ryan Van Horne]

COVID-related pause mostly, but the leagues are naturally paused around this time anyway.

Thanks.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

LOL. This guy isn't eligible until the 2024 Draft and you posted about him as an 11-year old? Haha, that's awesome.

 

[Dirtyf1ghter]

This guy has been known since 2016 when he was playing at the level of the world's best players born in 2004 at just 10 years old.

Since then he has continued on very high bases.

He would be the 5th best Finnish player born in 2006, I will agree with you.

But he is the best by far. This guy will necessarily be drafted very high in 2024.

I'm having trouble notifying names for 2024 (currently 21). But he is the first name that I noticed and it was already 5 years ago.

 

[DoubleGold]

How tall is he currently?

 

[AppalachianFinn13]

How tall is he currently?

That's a good question , I can't find anything anywhere, other than 5 ft 1 105 lb from 2017.

My highly educated guess is that he's taller than 5'1 and shorter than 6 ft 5 lol

Edit. His dad was only 5'8 in tall so hopefully Aron will be taller than that

 

[ijuka]

How tall is he currently?

Who knows, he was 5'6 2 years ago.

They won't play until after 2 more weeks. Unless it gets postponed again.

 

[TheTechNoir]

wrong thread - edit

 

[Jalasvaara]

Edit. His dad was only 5'8 in tall so hopefully Aron will be taller than that

I would say that this is the case already. I did see him with his dad earlier this season and he looks to be little taller than his dad.

 

[DoingItCoolKiwi]

Has he recovered from the (knee?) injury yet?

 

[Esko6]

Has he recovered from the (knee?) injury yet?

He has played a couple of practice games with the TPS U20 team. I did not find the stats anywhere, but I read someone saying that he looked rusty. If he stays with the team he has skipped the entire U18 level, which does not seem very smart to me.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Meanwhile Demidov was PPG at Hlinka...

 

[Zub]

This guy has barely played any hockey in over 2 years almost, definetally not a good thing for his development.

 

[JJTT]

Meanwhile Demidov was PPG at Hlinka...

As 06 born Kiviharju was too young to be selected anyhow. He would've put up 2 ppg otherwise.

 

[Kshahdoo]

As 06 born Kiviharju was too young to be selected anyhow. He would've put up 2 ppg otherwise.

Weird. Demidov is just 1 month older.

 

[DoingItCoolKiwi]

Weird. Demidov is just 1 month older.

There is this thing in Finnish hockey where you need to go through a Pohjola camp before playing for the national team. Due to Covid the -06 born camp that was supposed to be earlier this year was delayed, and now it is going to be held in September.

This is why Kiviharju hasnt played for Finland's u16, u17 or u18 teams yet.

 

[Preds666]

There is this thing in Finnish hockey where you need to go through a Pohjola camp before playing for the national team.

Is that really how it works? I.E. the player must be selected for Pohjola Camp to even be considered for the national team? I mean, if the player is injured.. and misses the camp...then what?

 

[DoingItCoolKiwi]

Is that really how it works? I.E. the player must be selected for Pohjola Camp to even be considered for the national team? I mean, if the player is injured.. and misses the camp...then what?

Yeah youre right, I worded that stupidly. It's probably more so that the players' age group's Pohjola camp must be done before international call ups.

Would obviously be insane to lock out late bloomers and injured guys from natinal team like that

 

[Zub]

I just feel so bummed that a prospect who could possibly be the best D prospect ever for Finland got screwed over so hard by covid in a very bad timing and also knee injury on top of that..

 

[LoveHateLeafs]

According to the recently released roster list for the TPS U20 team, he is currently 177cm tall and weighs 72kg(not quite 5'10" and 159lbs).

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

According to the recently released roster list for the TPS U20 team, he is currently 177cm tall and weighs 72kg(not quite 5'10" and 159lbs).

177 is considered 5’10.

 

[Zub]

Anybody know how he's doing? He hasn't played since his first 4 games this season.

 

[Esko6]

Kiviharju was selected as the top D-man at the Pohjola camp for the -06 age group. Pohjola camp is the starting point of the national team career for most players.

 

[ijuka]

He was generating so much.

Anyway, take a look at this shift and assist(#2, white team, left D):

 

[Dirtyf1ghter]

Every time I see him appear, he reminds me of a playmaker from behind. A sort of QB. He reminds me of Andreas Pirlo.