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Fantasy Summary

A shifty, intelligent forward that can punish unsuspecting defensemen with his shot


Observations

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June 2024 – Aatos Koivu was drafted 70th overall by the Montreal Canadiens. His father, Saku, served as captain of the Canadiens for several years. Aaron Itovitch

April 2024 – Aatos Koivu is a well-skating center that has had a steep development curve during the season. He is physically quite raw which partly explains why he flew under the radar for so long. Koivu possesses a plus tool in his shot that he likes to fire frequently, especially from the half-wall. He also has a quite good hockey sense especially in the offensive zone where he is good at making himself available as an option to pass the puck to. He can play responsible two-way hockey and he’s already developed some mature habits like good scanning. Anni Karvinen

April Ranking: 81st

February 2024 – Aatos Koivu, the son of the former NHLer Saku Koivu, has taken huge steps during the season. The intelligent center started the season with the U18 team but was moved to play in the U20 and has also gotten a couple of Liiga call-ups already. While his physical play needs improving, he possesses a couple of nice tools in his toolkit with his shot and skating.  Anni Karvinen

February Rankings: HM

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 6.0
NHL Certainty 6.0
Country FIN
Position C
Roster Type Europe
Shoot/Glove Right
Date of Birth June 22, 2006
Height 6‘0”
Weight 165 lbs
Drafted No

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2021-2022 TPS U16U16 SM-sarja40 21 1940 8|Playoffs4 1 12
  TPS U16 AkatemiaU16 Mestis1 0 00 2|        
  TPS U18 AkatemiaU18 Mestis2 1 01 0|        
 2022-2023 TPS U18U18 SM-sarja28 3 47 10|Playoffs6 0 11
  TPS U18 AkatemiaU18 Mestis2 0 11 4|        
 2023-2024 TPS U18U18 SM-sarja20 9 1322 6|        
  TPS U20U20 SM-sarja28 16 1531 32|Playoffs10 2 57
  TPSLiiga4 0 00 0|        
  Finland U18WJC-185 0 11 27|        
  Finland U18 (all)International-Jr19 4 48 31|        
 2024-2025 TPSLiiga9 1 23 2|        
  Finland U20 (all)International-Jr7 1 12 0|        

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