LW Jere Innala - HPK, Liiga (2019 draft?)

[Peeps]

Jere Innala at eliteprospects.com

Last crack at the NHL draft for Jere.

Quadruple his production from last year. (11 to 45)

Been producing every year of his young career and progressing every year. A late round gem?

 

[De Montreal]

NHL teams should be interested to acquire his rights at some point

Jere Innala has put together a breakout season in the Liiga

 

[NJ Fan 12]

Never drafted. Has seven goals through 13 games and skated for Finland in the Karjala Cup.

Is there potential that he is signed as an UFA or is he more likely play in the KHL or another European league?

 

[JabbaJabba]

Never drafted. Has seven goals through 13 games and skated for Finland in the Karjala Cup.

Is there potential that he is signed as an UFA or is he more likely play in the KHL or another European league?

Usually only top scoring forwards can get a deal from NHL team out of Finnish league (undrafted players like Palve and Suomela as recent examples). And I think those deals are always two-way deals. So if Innala somehow becomes a top scoring Liiga player, then he could get interest from NHL teams. Otherwise I expect him to spent his career in Europe and/or KHL.