LD Eemil Viro - TPS, Liiga (2020, 70th, DET)

[MMC]

Eemil Viro at eliteprospects.com

I saw this player as a first round pick in a mock draft, but didn't see a thread. Can someone tell me more about him?

 

[Esko6]

Eemil Viro at eliteprospects.com

I saw this player as a first round pick in a mock draft, but didn't see a thread. Can someone tell me more about him?

I think he is a bit like Anttoni Honka. A small defenceman with good skating and skill, but hockey sense is suspect.

 

[Hostile Offer]

I think he is a bit like Anttoni Honka. A small defenceman with good skating and skill, but hockey sense is suspect.

Haven't seen a whole lot from Viro but from the little I've seen I like him quite a bit more than Honka. Looks like a pretty smart player to me but I guess I need to watch him more.

 

[FinnishSniper]

I think he is a bit like Anttoni Honka. A small defenceman with good skating and skill, but hockey sense is suspect.

wayyy better than Honka. Solid defensively and saying he is small is wrong. He is around 184cm at the moment.

 

[Esko6]

wayyy better than Honka. Solid defensively and saying he is small is wrong. He is around 184cm at the moment.

Every prospect is always better than the comparable...

 

[LastWordArmy]

Finnish defenceman Eemil Viro graduated to the SM Liiga, Finland’s top men’s league this season, despite being just 17-years-old. In 29 games with TPS Turku, he put up three assists. Viro also appeared in three games at the Spengler Cup. He also played 15 games with the TPS Under-20 team, scoring one goal and five assists for six points in Finland’s top junior league. Viro played two playoff games, scoring two goals for the Under-20 team before the season was cancelled. He was also an alternate captain. It has been a quick ascent up the ranks. In 2018-19, Viro played four games with the Under-20 team picking up one assist. In 41 games with the Under-18 team, he scored seven goals and 20 points.

Viro has also represented Finland on the international stage. He played three games with Finland at the 2019 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup. In 13 games with the Under-18 Team last year, he had three assists. He also represented Finland at the 2018 Under-17 World Hockey Challenge, appearing in six games and helping the team to the silver medal. He put up two assists in three games at the 2018 European Youth (U-17) Olympics, helping the Finnish team to a Bronze medal.

Our Scouting Report
https://lastwordonhockey.com/2020/05/17/eemil-viro-scouting-report/

 

[MMC]

Welcome to Detroit!

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]