The first Finn became booked into the NHL in the 2d round

HIFK’s Kasper Halttus have become the primary Finnish name of the 2023 booking occasion.

San Jose Sharks have booked HIFK Kasper Halttunen with number 36 in the NHL draft.

The first spherical of the booking event was hung on the night earlier than Thursday Finnish time, but no Finns had been booked.

Halttunen, 18, become booked as the first Finn proper at the beginning of the second one round to be hung on Thursday night.

Lahti Pelicans had been booked as the second one Finn Rasmus Kumpulainen with quantity 53 to the Minnesota Wild.

Pori Ässien Lenny Hämeenaho reserved range 58 to the New Jersey Devils. So a complete of three Finns were booked inside the 2d round.

Pelicans within the 1/3 round Jesse Kiiskinen booked in Nashville with #sixty eight.

Chicago As expected, the Blackhawks booked a superstar Connor Bedardin within the first booking spherical of the event.

Swedish Leo Carlsson was booked second to the Anaheim Ducks. Jarmo Kekäläinen led by means of the Columbus Blue Jackets ended up booking the third Canadian middle Adam Fantillin.

Last within the first spherical of the Finns became booked Joakim Kemell with wide variety 17 (to the Nashville Predators), in addition to Brad Lambert with number 30 (to the Winnipeg Jets).

In 2021, the first Finn changed into booked within the 2d spherical with quantity 44. The player in query became Aleksi Heimosalmi.

Before that, Finland have been left without a primary spherical reservation the previous time in 2009.

Reserved Finns

1st round

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second round

#36 Kasper Halttunen (HIFK), San Jose Sharks, ahead

#53 Rasmus Kumpulainen (Pelicans), Minnesota Wild, forward

#58 Lenni Hämeenaho (Aces), New Jersey Devils, ahead

third round

#sixty eight Jesse Kiiskinen (Pelicans), Nashville Predators, forward

#91 Emil Pieniniemi (Kärpät), Pittsburgh Penguins, defenseman

#96 Arttu Kärki (Tappara), Vegas Golden Knights, defender

4th round

#113 Jesse Nurmi (KooKoo), New York Islanders, ahead

#121 Juha Jatkola (KalPa), Nashville Predators, goalkeeper

5th round

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6th spherical

#162 Samu Bau (Ilves), Arizona Coyotes, forward

#168 Visa Vedenpää (Kärpät), Seattle Kraken, goalkeeper

#192 Tuomas Uronen (HIFK), Vegas Golden Knights, ahead

seventh round

#194 Oiva Keskinen (Tappara), Columbus Blue Jackets, forward

#195 Janne Peltonen (Kärpät), Chicago Blackhawks, defender

#217 Emil Järventie (Ilves), Pittsburgh Penguins, forward

THERE wherein Finland was absolutely with out a first-spherical booking at the NHL booking occasion this year, the western neighbor had sufficient reason to rejoice. No less than six Swedes had been booked within the first round.

The organization become led by way of the second reserved Leo Carlsson, who already broke into Örebro’s SHL crew closing season and scored 25 electricity points. It changed into enough to get him into Tre Kronor’s World Cup group as properly.

Booking occasion as anticipated, a Canadian changed into chosen as the first player Connor Bedard. Bedard, who turns 18 in mid-July, is heading to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Bedard, who broke data with the Regina Pats of the WHL and the Canadian junior country wide teams, has lengthy been compared to the splendid players of the 2000s. Sidney Crosbyyn and Connor McDavidiin.

Bedard is simplest about one hundred eighty centimeters tall, but the middle ahead’s body has enough energy. The youngster has been praised mainly for his wild and flexible shot, which has been as compared to Toronto’s Auston Matthewsin to itch. With his taking pictures risk by myself, Bedard may be a sport-changer at the very starting of his NHL profession.

The Canadian resembles the offensive area a chunk together with his foxy, skating and recreation intelligence Patrick Kane, who won three Stanley Cups in Chicago. At the turn of the year teens WC tournament, Bedard cast an terrific balance of 23 power points.