Kärpät News & Stories

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

Ville Koivunen always had top-nine upside, but it wasn't until the second half of this season that it seemed within grasp.

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

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

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.

Elite Prospects lead scout David St-Louis breaks down the Carolina Hurricanes system ahead of the 2023 NHL trade deadline.

Elite Prospects Dir. of North American scouting Mitch Brown breaks down the Toronto Maple Leafs system ahead of the 2023 NHL trade deadline.

This Central European Stock Watch gives an update on David Reinbacher, Martin Mišiak, Jiří Felcman, Simon Meier, Aleš Čech

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

The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings series continues with a look at the Carolina Hurricanes and their 14th-ranked system.

The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Ranking Series continues with the 20th-ranked Toronto Maple Leafs.

Topi Niemelä, the Toronto Maple Leafs third-round pick in the 2020 draft, is leading all Liiga defencemen in points. Elite Prospects Dir. of North American Scouting Mitch Brown takes you into the Film Room™️ to show you how he does it.

The New Jersey Devils boast the NHL's 11th-ranked prospect pool according to our Elite Prospects scouts, and they're the subject of today's writeup in the EP Rinkside prospect pool rankings countdown.

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...

The New York Islanders boast the 31st-ranked prospect pool in the NHL, and they're the subject of this writeup for the EP Rinkside NHL 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 Philadelphia Flyers made Samu Tuomaala their first pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, 46th overall in the second round. Russ Cohen spoke to Tuomaala at Flyers Dev. Camp.

The NHL Draft Lottery came and went, and now we're just left to guess which teams are going to pick which players. Cam Robinson tries to figure that out in this mock draft of the top 15 picks now that that part of the board is set.

J.D. Burke and his team of scouts have convened to put together their latest draft ranking for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, a list that's 64 players long, crafted after the U18 in Frisco and Plano, Texas.

The Vancouver Canucks’ AHL affiliate is moving close to home while what is old is new again for the New Jersey Devils. Patrick Williams breaks down a busy day for the AHL.

J.D. Burke and his team of scouts have convened to put together their latest draft ranking for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, a list that's 48 players long, and sets the stage nicely for the U18s, set to start in Texas in no time.

Tuukka Tieksola's development has been a nice boon to the Carolina Hurricanes system. EP Rinkside's Dir. of European Scouting Lassi Alanen spoke to Darren Yorke about Tieksola's progress in an article for Rinkside.

Mitch Brown shares 10 observations on the World Juniors using his manually tracked data set.