The Hockey season is in full swing in the month of October, we are starting to get our first decent amount of sample data from the Liiga season and also preliminary 2027 draft lists start popping up from scouting groups. I think fantasy GMs can start to get a clear picture of the players coming out of the [...]
The Preseason is the chance for prospects to show the team where they need to end up for the season for their best development. Vegas Golden Knights first-rounder, Juho Piiparinen, had just over 4 minutes of ice time in Liiga. That was his ice time in Tappara's season opener. It was also his last Liiga [...]
The Liiga is about to change in a way it has not in more than a decade. When the season opens Sept. 1, 17 teams will take the ice instead of 16, because Jokerit are back in the top flight for the first time since 2014. It is also the final year in the current [...]
It’s playoff time in Europe. Liiga playoffs are underway and teams are jockeying for a spot in the quarter-finals. A few notable prospects are playing meaningful minutes for their Liiga clubs, but not many are making a big splash. This edition of Liiga Roundup will highlight the few who are really turning it on, along [...]
Liiga’s season is drawing to a close. We have covered 15 prospects so far, and this edition of late add candidates will bring that total to 18. One returning prospect is making back-to-back appearances — and for good reason. Make sure to add Keskinen if you take anything away from this article. I am assuming [...]
You may not have heard a single name before today’s article. Some of these players have really gotten hot, like Keskinen, while others have slumped but are still worth monitoring. If you are reading this Liiga Roundup, you are a keen fan of Columbus, Nashville, or Detroit — or you are a hockey fanatic, maybe [...]
The World Juniors. A wonderful time of year for hockey fans — and for underdog nations to take the world by its horns and prove themselves. Finland’s top young guns from its top pro league, Liiga, are in Minnesota to compete for a medal. This edition of the Liiga Roundup focuses on those players. It [...]
Finland’s talent is on the rise This year’s top ten is expected to feature at least one Finnish player — Alberts Smits — according to most public rankings. Another name climbing the board is Oliver Suvanto, who landed 16th overall in EliteProspects’ latest list. It is not just the youngest teenagers making a mark in [...]
Benjamin Rautiainen, 6-0, C – 108 overall in 2025 (re-entry) 3G, 14A, 16GP Tampa selected the double-over-ager in the fourth round of 2025. Rautiainen is a high-pace centre, driven by an intelligent and composed offensive game. He drives play and has an above average shot. After being taken at the draft, Rautiainen has lit up [...]
Photo courtesy of JYP Jyväskylä On this installment of Game Tape, Tony is joined by JYP Jyväskylä defender Valtteri Koskela. They talk about his season split between the U20 level and the Liiga, what playing with his brother Santeri is like, and so much more! When they start breaking down tape, they [...]
