Fantasy Summary
A smart undersized forward with a relentless motor who could develop into a consistent bottom-six piece if he beats the odds.
Observations
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June 2024 – An undersized center with an unrelenting motor, a tendency to play his best hockey when it matters most, and an ability to elevate his linemates all the while facilitating their games, there’s a lot to like in Saarelainen’s game. His projection is a bit murkier than his on-ice value was this season, however. At 5-9 and lacking stand-out elite skill(s), the Finnish pivot will need to work about twice as hard to make the NHL than most of his peers, but if he does beat the odds, a team could have landed a fan-favourite bottom-six facilitator who brings exactly the same energy every single night: everything he has. (Final Ranking: 90) Sebastian High
Attributes | |
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Fantasy Upside | 5.5 |
NHL Certainty | 6.0 |
Country | FIN |
Position | C |
Roster Type | Draft Eligible |
Shoot/Glove | Left |
Date of Birth | April 4, 2006 |
Height | 5‘9” |
Weight | 176 lbs |
Drafted | No |
Stats
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
2019-2020 | Jukurit U16 | U16 Mestis Q | 6 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | | | ||||||
Jukurit U16 | U16 Mestis | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | | | |||||||
2020-2021 | Jukurit U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 29 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 16 | | | ||||||
2021-2022 | Jukurit U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 64 | | | ||||||
Jukurit U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 26 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 8 | | | |||||||
Jukurit U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | | | |||||||
Finland U16 (all) | International-Jr | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | | | |||||||
2022-2023 | Jukurit U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | | | ||||||
Jukurit U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | |||||||
KalPa U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | | | |||||||
KalPa U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | | | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Finland U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | |||||||
Finland U17 | WHC-17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | | |||||||
Finland U17 (all) | International-Jr | 18 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | | | |||||||
Finland U18 (all) | International-Jr | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | |||||||
2023-2024 | KalPa U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | | | Relegation | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 |
KalPa | Spengler Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |||||||
KalPa U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 41 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 20 | | | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
KalPa | Liiga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | |||||||
IPK | Mestis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Finland U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | |||||||
Finland U18 | WJC-18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | |||||||
Finland U18 (all) | International-Jr | 17 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 10 | | | |||||||
2024-2025 | KalPa | Liiga | - | - | - | - | - | | |
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