Siinä on kinkut, rosollit ja siinä on kaikki! @AlkioJani Patrik Puistola! @MikkelinJukurit #Jukurit #liiga #Zigizagi #Heimonpuolesta #ilmaveivi pic.twitter.com/pgZgBLrlM0

— Peku Pulkkinen (@Peku_P) December 26, 2021

Beauty goal by Puistola (CAR)

#Oilers 2021 pick Luca Munzenberger gets the Germans on the board vs. Finland! 🚨#WorldJuniors  | #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/adawjFh6mQ

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 26, 2021

the guy didn't have a goal for U of Vermont but already has one for Germany

🔁 #Oilers roster moves 🔁🔸Philip Broberg & Dmitri Samorukov recalled from @Condors on emergency basis 🔹Zack Kassian placed in COVID protocol#LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/i6omTckFqh

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 26, 2021

Michkov>Bedard

My rankings of 2022 draft eligible prospects I watched today, solely based on today

1. Brad Lambert
2. Logan Cooley
3. Simon Nemec
4. Joakim Kemell
5. Juraj Slafkovsky
6. Filip Mesar

Didn’t see Wright, Jiricek or Yurov

I can see why Dubas went with Matthew Knies. Watching him play reminded me so much of Zach Hyman when he first started out in Toronto. Only difference is Knies has a much cleaner shot and a size advantage. And whats great hes still growing so who knows how big our future PF will be.

Cant wait to see more of him as man what a goal

#WJC: U.S. take a 1-0 lead in the 1st on this PP rocket from LW Matthew Knies (TOR 2nd/2021), with the no-look dish coming from top draft prospect Logan Cooley. Slovaks were already down a man when Simon Nemec tripped Chaz Lucius to make it a 5-on-3. Jack Peart with the keep-in. pic.twitter.com/xqV3Bg29JC

— Steve Kournianos (@TheDraftAnalyst) December 27, 2021

Lekkerimäki med sitt första SHL-mål! Djurgården ångar på 🚨 @DIFHockeyse #twittpuck #SHL pic.twitter.com/31cG0kj7mP

— C More Hockey (@cmorehockey) December 26, 2021

I can confirm Lekkerimaki is a sniper, beauty shot

GOATed name.

Mesar was solid, so was Nemec.
Lambert could be the key to Finland finding consistency
Jiricek was good before injury imo

Yeah, Lekkerimaki is definitely a sniper, he has so much offensive potential. I can confirm he will move up in my next draft rankings ( he was at 19 in my previous rankings )

Nemec looked solid, didn’t notice Mesar most of the time, didn’t make any mistakes though, I could put him ahead of Slafkovsky, who looked very slow and terrible off puck. Mesar looked out of position quite a few times and almost impatient, but I’d agree he looked solid most of the time

Could Brad Lambert possibly jump back into the top 3 picks if he is one of the best players in this tournament? He was last year dropped a bit because of performance lately but if he crushed it he possibly could get back to #3...

I don’t think he’ll touch top 3. Id say his high of 4 and a low of 14. Anything in between is a great selection. 4 is kind shaky depending on your needs but if it’s 9+ you’re getting a no brainer.

Yeah, this is kinda what I see for Lambert, he was at 12 in my previous rankings and may move up a bit but I think he'll go in the like 6/7 to 12/13 range

If I were to make a 2023 NHL draft rankings, I’d have Dalibor Dvorsky at 3

Dima Ovchinnikov two-goal game vs. Orenburg.#LeafsForever | 🎥 #MHL pic.twitter.com/BMJx6V97yb

— Dylan Griffing (@GriffingDylan) December 28, 2021

🤘🤘🤘

Everyone ready for Laval Rocket vs Tampa Bay Lightning ( except for goaltending that’s AHL level for Tampa )

Dylan Holloway (wrist) and Kris Russell (UBI) are on the ice early today at Clare Drake Arena.Holloway has been skating for awhile. He is starting to shoot more.Could see him in Bakersfield mid-to-late January or early February.Important player long term for the Oilers

— Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) December 28, 2021

Interesting that Dylan Holloway is skating with the Oilers not the Condors

Connor Bedard’s favourite player is Tyler Motte

— David Quadrelli (@QuadreIli) December 29, 2021

Interesting choice

Niko Huuhtanen (TBL) scored 2 goals and 2 assists last night for Everett Silvertips and has now 19 pts in his last 10 games. 2021 7th rounder looking better and better. Add another one to their list.

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. -Wayne Gretzky” -Niko Huuhtanen #LetsGoTips X @TheWHL X @engineeredpt pic.twitter.com/afSDLJw8pT

— Everett Silvertips (@WHLsilvertips) December 29, 2021

So I guess Huuhtanen choose to be good now, when I scouted him for the draft, I felt he was boom or bust and his ceiling wasn't the best, he ended up around 185 out of 190 players on my list

I wonder what Palat’s(7th rounder) prospect profile looked like. TBL knows how to scout

Topi Niemelä on tehnyt vuoden mittaisen jatkosopimuksen Kärppien kanssa. Tällä hetkellä nuorten MM-kisoissa pelaava Niemelä johtaa Liigassa parhaillaan puolustajien pistepörssiä. #Liiga #KärpätLue Niemelän sopimusuutinen kokonaisuudessaan tästä!👇https://t.co/1qplBjoTH7

— Liiga (@smliiga) December 29, 2021

Topi Niemelä has signed a one-year contract extension with Kärpät that will keep him in Liiga through the 2022-23 season.
IMO this is only a safety net thing, to secure his future. Still think he signs an ELC and comes over next year.

Edit:
Looks like he will remain in Europe for at least one more season after this before coming over to North America.

Rafaël Harvey-Pinard:

8th round pick in the QMJHL draft
7th round pick in the NHL draft
Captain of two QMJHL teams
Memorial Cup champion in 2019 with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
262 points in 248 QMJHL games
60 AHL games
...
1st goal in his 1st NHL game


Hard work pays off.

Love stories like this, good post