Tappara U20 News & Stories
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- Dec 9th, 15:12NHL Prospect Report
Finland Stock Watch: Topias Hynninen emerging as a top re-entry for 2025 Draft
Topias Hynninen, Lenni Hämeenaho, Otto Salin, and more feature in this edition of Finland Stock Watch. - Nov 4th, 16:01NHL Prospects
Finland Stock Watch: Red Wings prospect Jesse Kiiskinen impressing at HPK
Lassi Alanen kicks off our November stock watch with Finland, led by the Red Wings forward prospect. - Oct 18th, 16:122025 NHL Draft
Scout's Notebook: Lasse Boelius is still Finland's top 2025 Draft prospect
Lassi Alanen empties the scout's notebook from Finland on names to watch for the 2025 NHL Draft. - 2023-11-04, 21:26NHL Prospect Report
Finland Stock Watch: It's the Lenni Hämeenaho show in Ässät
The November Finnish Stock Watch zeroes in on the play of Lenni Hämeenaho, Jani Nyman, Oiva Keskinen, Konsta Helenius, Niko Huuhtanen, and Aron Kiviharju. - 2023-08-24, 13:192024 NHL Draft
Future Vision: Konsta Helenius is the next great centre prospect from Finland
Lassi Alanen looks at the film on the centre who has turned heads in Liiga as a teenager. - 2023-04-03, 21:30NHL Prospect Report
Finland Stock Watch: Matias Mäntykivi is turning heads with his playoff run
This month's Finland Stock Watch offers an update on Matias Mäntykivi, Benjamin Rautiainen, Tom Leppä, Kasper Halttunen, Arttu Kärki, Kalle Väisänen, and Tuukka Tieksola. - 2023-02-19, 14:002023 NHL Entry Draft
Scout's Notebook: Four data-driven observations from the U20 SM-sarja
Elite Prospects Dir. of European Scouting Lassi Alanen shares four data-driven observations from the 2022-23 U20 SM-Sarja season. - 2023-02-01, 21:15NHL Prospect Report
Finland Stock Watch: Patrik Puistola finally seizing on his offensive potential
This month's Stock Watch series starts with Finland, checking in on Patrik Puistola, Juuso Mäenpää, Jimi Junkkari, Arttu Kärki, Emil Järventie, and Matias Mäntykivi. - 2022-10-31, 14:002023 NHL Entry Draft
Scout's notebook: An update on Tuomas Uronen, Jesse Nurmi, and Arttu Kärki
This week's Scout's notebook takes a closer look at three interesting draft-eligibles making noise in the Finnish U20 league. - 2021-04-21, 15:00U18 Worlds
Meet the Team: Finland's Under-18 World Hockey Championship Roster
The Under-18 World Hockey Championships are set to kick off on April 26th in Frisco and Plano, Texas. The Finns are looking to take a step up from their seventh-place finish in 2019, and our Dir. of European Scouting, Lassi Alanen, sets the stage for this landmark tournament. - 2020-09-22, 15:00NHL Entry Draft 2020
J.D. Burke’s Top 103 Skaters Ranking for the 2020 NHL Draft
We’re exactly two weeks away from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, so what better time for another draft ranking than now? While we position ourselves as a united front in... - 2020-09-21, 19:00Scouting Reports
4 Finnish Sleepers Worth Keeping an eye on for the 2020 NHL Draft
What this year’s crop of Finnish draft-eligible skaters might lack at the top-end of the draft, they endeavour to cover with some intriguing late-round bets that could present excellent value... - 2020-09-08, 14:00Scouting Reports
5 Finnish Prospects Poised for a Breakout in the 2020-21 Liiga Season
The COVID-19 pandemic has threatened to push back if not take away hockey entirely in some leagues across North America, but it’s full steam ahead (mostly) in many European leagues.... - 2020-07-08, 16:00NHL Entry Draft 2020
VIDEO: EliteProspects Scouts Meet to set 2020 NHL Entry Draft Ranking Version 4.0
The appetite for NHL Draft coverage expands with every year. Where the main course centred on the first round alone once sufficed, our audience now demands a seven-plate meal with... - 2020-06-17, 15:30Rankings
EXCLUSIVE: EliteProspects 2020 NHL Entry Draft Ranking Version 4.0
We’re little over a week away from the NHL Draft Lottery, scheduled for Friday, June 26th, at 8 PM Eastern. So what better time to update our ranking of the... - 2020-04-15, 16:00Rankings
EXCLUSIVE: EliteProspects 2020 NHL Entry Draft Ranking Version 3.0
There’s only one certainty left in hockey, and it’s that the 2020 NHL Entry Draft is going to take place. We don’t know how it’s going to work or when... - 2020-04-03, 14:00Scouting Reports
ALANEN: Examining Kasper Simontaival’s Boom-or-Bust Game and Where That Might Take Him
Kasper Simontaival was a household name in scouting circles long before his draft year. With a track record like his, it’s easy to understand why. He annihilated the Finnish U16... - 2019-12-21, 19:02World Juniors 2020
Meet the Team: Finland’s World Junior Hockey Championships Roster
Defending champions from last year, Finland comes to the tournament with a slightly weaker roster compared to previous years. Particularly the forward group doesn’t include as many high-end players as... - 2019-11-11, 20:00Scouting Reports
The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020 NHL Entry Draft Finnish Skaters Watch List
One could say of this year’s crop of draft-eligible talent coming out of Finland that it’s a relatively mediocre batch. It’s possible that we’ll see only one Finnish player cross... - 2019-08-30, 16:00Scouting Reports
COHEN: Canucks Prospect Defender Toni Utunen is Starting to Strut his Offensive Stuff
The Vancouver Canucks selected Toni Utunen 130th overall, in the fifth round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Fans, reporters, and casual observers alike scrambled for information on the 5-foot-11... - 2019-08-16, 15:30Scouting Reports
EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 3 Ranked Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes seem to get almost everything right these days. From a miraculous second-half of the NHL season that vaulted them to the Playoffs, and the Conference Finals run...