LW Julius Miettinen - Everett Silvertips, WHL (2024, 40th, SEA)

[Bubbles]

Got his 30th, and added 2 assists.

 

[MS]

8 straight multi-point games.

Has been a streaky player all year but this is the biggest heater he’s been on.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Big, strong, good skater, great at face-offs, NHL teams like those types.

19 points, +10, 36 sog, in his last 8 games
in his last 5 games, 47/70 at face-offs (67%)

 

[dreadpirateroberts]

Craig’s List: Russian winger Ivan Demidov soars to No. 2 behind Macklin Celebrini | TSN

Boston University centre Macklin Celebrini is the overwhelming favourite to go first overall in June’s draft, but there is a new No. 2 on TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button’s latest rankings.

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Ranked 17 in Button’s latest rankings

 

[rt]

I love that he’s constantly going hard to the net. He’s always looking to screen the goalie. Loves to battle and score hard nosed goals. Big fan.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Hey Canadian WHL fans.
How Everett Silvertips is supposed to go and play in WHL playoffs?

Just asking to get know is there any chance to get Miettinen U18 WJC's in Espoo later this month.
If we ( Finland ) wanna win a medal we have to get most if not all our top 2006 born players
into team because our 2007 age group is not that good.

 

[landy92mack29]

Hey Canadian WHL fans.
How Everett Silvertips is supposed to go and play in WHL playoffs?

Just asking to get know is there any chance to get Miettinen U18 WJC's in Espoo later this month.
If we ( Finland ) wanna win a medal we have to get most if not all our top 2006 born players
into team because our 2007 age group is not that good.

should beat Vancouver in round 1 but in tough round 2 vs Portland, probably lose but might win

 

[Petes2424]

There’s a few players who are starting to get a lot of noise, as draft season has arrived. Mietinnen started his first year in NA slowly, but he adjusted pretty quickly and just got better and better as the year went on.

Most would have him mocked 45-60 but hearing he’s starting to fall into the 20-35 range for more than just a couple of teams. It would’ve been nice to have seen him playing for Finland at the U18s but with the WHL playoffs where they were as they finalized the team, it just wasn’t in the cards.

Nobody should be surprised however, if his name is called somewhere around 25OA let’s say. 6’3” pivots with pretty heavy upside aren’t laying around in this draft. If a team thinks he translates to C at the next level, think we can guarantee he goes in the 1st Rd. If they only think he’ll be a LW, which he’s played a lot this season, maybe he still goes around 45-50. I’ve heard teams think he’ll be playing C next season in Everett, so we’ll see.

 

[rt]

There’s a few players who are starting to get a lot of noise, as draft season has arrived. Mietinnen started his first year in NA slowly, but he adjusted pretty quickly and just got better and better as the year went on.

Most would have him mocked 45-60 but hearing he’s starting to fall into the 20-35 range for more than just a couple of teams. It would’ve been nice to have seen him playing for Finland at the U18s but with the WHL playoffs where they were as they finalized the team, it just wasn’t in the cards.

Nobody should be surprised however, if his name is called somewhere around 25OA let’s say. 6’3” pivots with pretty heavy upside aren’t laying around in this draft. If a team thinks he translates to C at the next level, think we can guarantee he goes in the 1st Rd. If they only think he’ll be a LW, which he’s played a lot this season, maybe he still goes around 45-50. I’ve heard teams think he’ll be playing C next season in Everett, so we’ll see.

He already played C this season. He was a full time center.

He’s 19th on my list.

He’s a monster in front of the net. Tomas Holmstrom vibes.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Is he the second best Finn in this draft?

 

[pgfan66]

Is he the second best Finn in this draft?

Not even close

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Not even close

If he’s a first round pick he might be the second highest Finn drafted. Likely either him or Hemming.

 

[rt]

Love his game.

Because he’s always going to the net. Always in the right spot to tip pucks and grab rebounds. A complete nuisance for the opposition. Aways takes away the goalies eyes. Gets the other team off their game. Never stops battling. Always in the hard areas.

 

[landy92mack29]

Yup he's been a big riser for me and still has some untapped potential offensively. Hopefully goes back to the WHL next year to focus on his offense vs playing pro whether it's Europe or AHL. Physically is ready though.

 

[rt]

Yup he's been a big riser for me and still has some untapped potential offensively. Hopefully goes back to the WHL next year to focus on his offense vs playing pro whether it's Europe or AHL. Physically is ready though.

I think Tarin Smith is a big time breakout candidate for next season in the Dub. He missed all of last year with a shoulder injury so this was basically his rookie season. The growth in his game was pretty incredible. As he adds some strength to his frame, I think he’s going to become a problem for the WHL. Between Miettinen and Smith, both essentially rookies this past season, think Everett could have another good year if they can replace some of the players likely to graduate.

I’m an Utah fan so I don’t have much hope for Miettinen falling to 38th. But I’ve got a big red circle around Smith’s name for that spot.

 

[landy92mack29]

I think Tarin Smith is a big time breakout candidate for next season in the Dub. He missed all of last year with a shoulder injury so this was basically his rookie season. The growth in his game was pretty incredible. As he adds some strength to his frame, I think he’s going to become a problem for the WHL. Between Miettinen and Smith, both essentially rookies this past season, think Everett could have another good year if they can replace some of the players likely to graduate.

I’m an Utah fan so I don’t have much hope for Miettinen falling to 38th. But I’ve got a big red circle around Smith’s name for that spot.

Oh Everett and Medicine Hat are going to be the powerhouses of the WHL for the next 3 or more years with what they have. Everett has a good young core and will be adding Dupont to it plus most likely 2 more top 3 picks from the Zellweger trade. I've been watching Tarin for a long time and was unfortunate he dealt with injuries last year but had a unreal year this year with the growth and confidence over the year. Unreal skater with size and bite, should go 2nd round and has the makings of a NHLer.

 

[FinPanda]

As a Finn I love every single one of these comments. Sad he wasn't part of our UJ18 team. This is like music to my ears.

 

[Svedu]

Love his game.

Because he’s always going to the net. Always in the right spot to tip pucks and grab rebounds. A complete nuisance for the opposition. Aways takes away the goalies eyes. Gets the other team off their game. Never stops battling. Always in the hard areas.

Sounds a bit like Homer back in the days? In a good way. Finland could need such a player.

 

[rt]

Sounds a bit like Homer back in the days? In a good way. Finland could need such a player.

If you go back and watch game highlights from Everett in the playoffs you’ll see him parked in front for so many of their goals. Often he doesn’t get a point but contributes greatly to the goal.

 

[rt]

Oh Everett and Medicine Hat are going to be the powerhouses of the WHL for the next 3 or more years with what they have. Everett has a good young core and will be adding Dupont to it plus most likely 2 more top 3 picks from the Zellweger trade. I've been watching Tarin for a long time and was unfortunate he dealt with injuries last year but had an unreal year this year with the growth and confidence over the year. Unreal skater with size and bite, should go 2nd round and has the makings of a NHLer.

I’ve got Smith late 1st on my list. kind Of a hot take. I know.

 

[19Simon19]

Man, is this kid ever underrated or what ? One of my favourite in this draft.

Here's my Scouting Report on him

 

[Hinterland]

I agree with you guys here. Miettinen is a mid 1st rounder in my book despite only Craig Button listing him in that area. I wouldn't even be surprised if he actually ends up going there. Big smooth skating Centers tend to go earlier than anticipated.

I like forwards who are both smart and high energy. I identified four of them in this year's draft. Julius Miettinen, Marek Vanacker, Simon Zether and to a certain degree Miguel Marques as well. Love the way those kids play with such high intensity shift after shift all season long, at times even through injuries. They're also visibly better than anybody else at anticipating plays both with and without possession. Something that is very difficult to learn or teach.

 

[FLAMESFAN]

Seems to be dropping on many lists, even late 2nd rnd. Perfectly fine by me, he's in my list of hopefuls for the Van pick

 

[Svedu]

Hopefully Philly picks him in the second.

 

[Darkstar]

I'm hoping the Hawks can get him at #34.