Noteworthy detail on this: The Leafs can/will still sign Niemelä to an ELC next summer and bring him to camp, but given his age and the new Liiga deal, they'll have to offer him back to Kärpät first instead of sending him to the AHL if he doesn't end up sticking. #Leafs

My heart goes out to the '02 age group. They've missed both the U18 and U20 World Championships now. For many, those events are the highlight of their career. They'll never get back those moments they could have had. A sad moment in a time where we have lots of them.

New post for our Patreon subscribers - evaluations on Otto Salin and Lenni Killinen from Liiga game between HIFK and Ässät on December 27. "Killinen has been turning the corner recently after a slow start to the season." 🔗: patreon.com/posts/60476761 #Canes #2022NHLDraft

☕️U16: Finnish League. Kiekko-Espoo vs KJT Haukat. @KiekkoEspoo_ Finnish Jr Hockey neutralzone.net/mens/2021/12/2…

Viljami Juusola med sitt första mål i Björklöven.

New post is up on the site. Wrote some of my notes and observations on four players from @tampereenkoovee Mestis team: Jani Nyman, Nikolai Hakala, Karri Aho and Joona Korhonen. #NHLDraft finnishjuniorhockey.com/2022/01/03/mes…

#GOSHARKS LIU Men’s Ice Hockey

#2022NHLDraft prospect Topi Rönni has been loaned to HPK. The loan is only 1 game at the beginning but the teams have decided to take one game at a time and they might extend it.

Pelicans U18 defeated HPK 7-2 on Sunday. Here are reports on five standouts from the game: Jesse Kiiskinen, Rasmus Kumpulainen, Adam Bares, Mika Mönkkönen and Aleksi Skog. This post is available to our Patreon members. #U18SM #PelicansFi #HPK 🔗: patreon.com/posts/60985950

Joakim Kemell (JYP Jyväskylä) tops the list of international skaters in NHL Central Scouting’s Mid-Season Rankings for the 2022 #NHLDraft, followed by No. 2-ranked Juraj Slafkovsky (HC TPS). Full Rankings: media.nhl.com/public/news/15…

Tyler Brennan (Prince George Cougars) and Topias Leinonen (JYP Jyväskylä U-20) top NHL Central Scouting’s Mid-Season Rankings for North American and international goaltenders, respectively. Full #NHLDraft Mid-Season Rankings: media.nhl.com/public/news/15…

Tampa Bay prospect Niko Huuhtanen with another multi-point game in the WHL. He now has 8 goals and 12 assists in his 8-game point streak. #GoBolts #TBLightning

Patrik Puistola (CAR) scored two goals, including this beauty, in today's Liiga action. Puistola is now up to 11 goals and 16 points in 31 games since moving to Jukurit. #Canes

Good on Bruce Cassidy putting Urho Vaakanainen back out there after his penalty. Let the kid keep building confidence. He is holding his own.

🆓U18 Recap: Kiekko-Espoo Defeats Jokerit 2-1 finnishjuniorhockey.com/2022/01/16/u18…

👀 Matias Maccelli #Yotes

Here is the U-23 #AHL Defenceman Game Score/GP leaderboard. Data: InStat Hockey, AHL Tracker Game Score Model: dom 📈

Topi Rönni recorded the game-winning goal a primary assist in his Mestis debut, helping KeuPa defeat Kiekko-Vantaa 5-3. His assist came after a strong zone entry and accurate pass from the wall. Oskari Luoto with the pass to Rönni for the backdoor finish and GWG. #NHLDraft