Finland U18 News & Stories

The Hlinka Gretzky Cup marks the start of the scouting season. These are the players you need to keep an eye on at this year's tournament in Edmonton, Alberta.

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

It seems like Finland has one borderline elite sniper in each draft, and Emil Hemming is that player for the 2024 NHL Draft.

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.

Cam Robinson and Lassi Alanen team up to bring you the 3 Stars from the final day of round-robin action at the 2024 U18 World Hockey Championships.

Lassi Alanen and Cam Robinson combine to bring you the 3 stars from Day 4 at the U18 World Hockey Championships

J.D. Burke and Lassi Alanen team up to bring you the three stars from Day 2 of the 2024 U18 World Hockey Championship in Espoo and Vantaa, Finland.

J.D. Burke and Lassi Alanen team up to bring you the three stars from the first day of action at the 2024 U18 World Hockey Championship in Espoo and Vantaa, Finland.

The 2024 U18 World Hockey Championships in Espoo and Vantaa, Finland start on Thursday, and these are the skaters with the most on the line at the tournament.

A player-by-player preview of Finland's roster at the U18 World Hockey Championships in Espoo and Vantaa.

Lassi Alanen has reviewed the tape and breaks down the standout performances from the U18 5 Nations tournament in Plymouth, Michigan.

Elite Prospects Dir. of European scouting Lassi Alanen looks at the top performers from the recent U18 5 Nations tournament in Hämeenlinna, Finland.

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

David St-Louis and Lassi Alanen break down the top performances from the kick-off of the 2024 NHL Draft scouting season.

Mitch Brown and Lassi Alanen preview the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

Cam Robinson looks at who rose and who fell when it came to draft status based off the tournament in Switzerland.

J.D. Burke reflects on the 2023 U18 World Hockey Championships in Basel and Porrentruy, Switzerland, sharing his thoughts on what we learned at this tournament.

J.D. Burke and Martin Jansson team up to bring you the 3 Stars from the final day of round-robin action at the men's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship.

J.D. Burke and Martin Jansson team up to bring you the 3 Stars from the final day of round-robin action at the men's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship.

J.D. Burke and Martin Jansson team up to bring you the 3 Stars from Day 4 of the men's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship in Basel and Porrentruy, Switzerland.

J.D. Burke and Martin Jansson team up to bring you the 3 Stars from Day 2 of the men's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship in Basel and Porrentruy, Switzerland.

J.D. Burke and Martin Jansson team up to bring you the 3 Stars from Day 1 of the men's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship in Basel and Porrentruy, Switzerland.

Elite Prospects Dir. of European Scouting Lassi Alanen previews Finland's roster for the U18 men's World Hockey Championship in Basel and Porrentruy, Switzerland.

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

This week's Scout's notebook highlights how three top draft-eligible forwards have started their seasons in Europe.

Mitch Brown looks at the three stars from the second day of action at the 2022 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in Red Deer, Alberta, highlighting one player's contributions in each of the day's three games.

The Hlinka-Gretzky Cup annually marks the start of the scouting season, and it takes place from July 31st to August 7th in Red Deer, Alberta. Mitch Brown sets the stage in this preview article.

Elite Prospects Dir. of European Scouting Lassi Alanen takes you into the Film Room ™️ to look at one of the 2022 NHL Draft's most controversial prospects, Brad Lambert.

Elite Prospects Dir. of European Scouting Lassi Alanen dives into Joakim Kemell's game tape to look at one of the draft's best finishers, examining how he could be so much more at the NHL level with a few tweaks.

Aron Kiviharju, a 16-year-old defenceman, was just named to Finland's U18 World Juniors squad, the youngest player to do so. And that's only the beginning of his historic season.