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As the tour around Europe continues, Victor Nuño checks in on some Finnish prospects who are finding success at home.

March's Finland Stock Watch highlights the play of Viljami Marjala, Ville Koivunen, Oliver Kapanen, Konsta Helenius, Joni Jurmo, and Roope Vesterinen.

The November Finnish Stock Watch zeroes in on the play of Lenni Hämeenaho, Jani Nyman, Oiva Keskinen, Konsta Helenius, Niko Huuhtanen, and Aron Kiviharju.

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.

Elite Prospects Dir. of European Scouting Lassi Alanen kicks off this month's Stock Watch with a look at Finland, offering updates on Aku Räty, Ville Koivunen, Eetu Liukas, Joakim Kemell, and Niko Huuhtanen.

Russ Cohen shares an exclusive interview with 2023 NHL Draft prospect and Finnish winger Emil Järventie.

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.

The next Rookie Midterm examines the progress of Arizona Coyotes prospect Matias Macceli.

The surprising rise of New Jersey Devils prospect Topias Vilén leads the way in our Finnish stock watch.

Jani Nyman is following up a historically strong draft year in the Mestis with a hot start to Liiga play in his draft-plus-one season. Lassi Alanen examines his game in the latest Film Room™️ instalment.

The lottery winners don't always come out of the draft with the best haul. We saw that again this year when the San Jose Sharks received arguably the best player...

The St. Louis Blues boast the NHL's 26th-ranked prospect pool according to our Elite Prospects scouts, and they're the subject of today's article in the EP Rinkside prospect pool ranking countdown.

The Chicago Blackhawks boast the NHL's 27th-ranked prospect pool, and they're the subject of today's breakdown in the EP Rinkside 2021-22 prospect pool rankings.

We've ranked the top 100 skater prospects this week, and now we're following that up with Elite Prospects goalie expert Catherine Silverman's look at the top goalie prospects in the sport.

The Ottawa Senators prospect pool, long lauded for its depth and lamented for its lack of credible top-of-the-lineup talent, now has more than enough of both to set the foundation...

The Anaheim Ducks and their 12th-ranked prospect pool in the NHL might be as unfairly maligned a team as you’ll find in this entire process. The future is Orange County...

The Arizona Coyotes shocked the hockey world in back-to-back drafts, starting with the selection of Barrett Hayton at No. 5-overall in 2018. While Hayton’s unlikely to be the best pick...

The Calgary Flames gave their prospect pool a much-needed shot in the arm at the 2020 NHL Draft. Eight new prospects joined the organization; two from the first-round of the...

Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman authored a statement about this time a month ago detailing the new direction that the franchise was charting, departing from their stated goal of...

The postponement or cancellation of many North American hockey seasons has caused many NHL affiliated prospects to look elsewhere for high-level hockey. Many of those prospects have since landed in...

Last week, EliteProspects counted down the 75 best skater prospects outside of the NHL. Next up, the goaltenders. I’ve gone to the liberty of ranking the 15 best targets outside...

We’re less than a week away from the draft, so what better time than now to take stock of the best prospects already tied down with an NHL franchise? This...

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...

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....

Finland’s free agent offerings this year don’t inspire a great deal of enthusiasm. There might not be a single NHL regular next season among them beyond the group’s best member....

What was once a heated debate is now a coronation; Alexis Lafrenière has separated himself from Quinton Byfield, and by a not-insignificant margin at that. The decision at No. 1...

When I introduced our readers to Finland’s roster ahead of the World Junior Hockey Championship, I declared the team slightly weaker than those of years’ past. With the benefit of...

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — On January 5th, 2016, Matias Maccelli was in the stands at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland as the host team beat Russia 4-3 in overtime to...

After an impressive fourth-place finish at the 2018 event — their best since 2005 –, Czechia was expecting even bigger and better things in 2019. Three high-end, first-round forwards made...

This week on The Pipeline Show it’s the full preview of the 2020 World Junior Championship with in-depth analysis of the five main contenders with some fearless predictions thrown in...

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...

There is no shortage of promising Finnish skaters from the most recent draft playing in my locale this season. This is especially true on defence, where the likes of Lassi...

BRECLAV, Czech Republic — The dust has settled on the Ivan Hlinka, and perhaps even the small Czech town it called home for one week in August — not a...

The Ottawa Senators gutted their team this season, trading away Erik Karlsson, Mark Stone, Matt Duchene, and Ryan Dzingel. While the returns are underwhelming overall, there’s no doubt that the...

It’s a testament to the Buffalo Sabres ability to draft and develop talent that they rate in the top half of the league less than a year removed from watching...

The Anaheim Ducks have one of the league’s most impressive draft resumes, adding key players outside the first round, such as John Gibson, Ondrej Kase, Brandon Montour, Josh Manson, and...