Jukurit News & Stories

Topias Hynninen, Lenni Hämeenaho, Otto Salin, and more feature in this edition of Finland Stock Watch.

Daniel Gee goes into the how and why Aatu Räty has become an early-season roster lock for Vancouver.

Lassi Alanen and David St-Louis debate Konsta Helenius' potential at the NHL level.

Finland has produced a lot of smart, diligent, hard-working players in recent years, and Konsta Helenius is that player in the 2024 NHL Draft.

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.

This month's Finland Stock Watch highlights the play of Niko Huuhtanen, Heikki Ruohonen, Jere Lassila, Veeti Väisänen, Aleksi Heimosalmi, and Emil Järventie.

Director of Film Scouting, Cam Robinson dissects the top draft-eligible performances from the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championships. Did anyone do enough to really move the needle?

The December Finland Stock Watch zeroes in on the play of Konsta Helenius, Jesse Pulkkinen, Ville Koivunen, Aatu Jämsen, Tuukka Tieksola, and Tuomas Suoniemi.

Elite Prospects Dir. of European scouting Lassi Alanen looks at Konsta Helenius' draft year underlying data and compares it to other top prospects from Finland in recent years

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

The latest Scout's Notebook zeroes in on some high-profile first-time draft-eligible skaters in Liiga, looking at Konsta Helenius, Topias Hynninen, Emil Henning, and Veeti Väisänen.

Lassi Alanen looks at the film on the centre who has turned heads in Liiga as a teenager.

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.

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

Mitch Brown and Lassi Alanen team up to look at the six prospects with the most to prove in the 2022-23 season.

The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings series continues with a look at the Philadelphia Flyers 17th-ranked system.

The Toronto Maple Leafs don’t have any top-10 picks eligible for this prospect ranking. They only have one top-15 pick. That they find themselves as the No. 15-ranked prospect pool...

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...

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....

The title just about says it all, right? Wrong. Desperately wrong. The EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide is available, but we haven’t had a chance to let you know what...

With the conclusion of the 2020 CHL Import Draft today, at least one such event occurred on schedule without a hitch. In June, no less. It’s a complicated process, so...

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...

Now that NHL rookie camps and their outsized import are firmly in the rearview mirror, our focus shifts to training camp. That’s when it all gets real. Well, at least...

Few teams have drafted with a more clear-cut strategy than Kyle Dubas’ Toronto Maple Leafs. In the two drafts since his appointment as the team’s general manager, the strategy has...

As many teams discover, the life-cycle of a prospect pipeline is hinged nearly exclusively on maintaining high picks. Once a club moves out of the lottery realm and into the...