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Giorgios Pantelas $20.00 ▼ 60% Vertti Svensk $20.00 ▼ 60% Gleb Pugachyov $135.00 ▲ 170% Vilho Vanhatalo $20.00 ▼ 60% Olivers Murniecks $30.00 ▼ 40% Oscar Holmertz $40.00 ▼ 20% Landon Hafele $20.00 ▼ 60% Thomas Vandenberg $40.00 ▼ 20% Luke Schairer $60.00 ▲ 140% Markus Ruck $93.00 ▲ 264.8% Cooper Williams $20.00 ▼ 60% Jaxon Cover $113.00 ▲ 122.9% Brooks Rogowski $110.00 ▲ 120% Pierce Mbuyi $40.00 ▼ 20% Maddox Dagenais $185.00 ▲ 262.9% Tobias Tomik $0.01 ▼ 100% Nikita Shcherbakov $81.00 ▲ 62% Filip Novak $10.00 ▼ 80% Adam Goljer $70.00 ▲ 40% Blake Zielinski $60.00 ▲ 20% Brady Knowling $30.00 ▼ 40% Ben MacBeath $60.00 ▲ 140% Ryder Cali $72.00 ▲ 184.5% Samu Alalauri $60.00 ▲ 132.6% Axel Brongel-Larsson $0.01 ▼ 100% Theodor Knights $30.00 ▲ 20% Bruno Osmanis $0.01 ▼ 100% Landon Amrhein $0.01 ▼ 100% Jacob Xu $0.01 ▼ 100% Landon Nycz $40.00 ▲ 60% Rian Chudzinski $40.00 ▲ 60% Adam Nemec $60.00 ▲ 137.1% Max Isaksson $0.01 ▼ 100% Tomas Galvas $60.00 ▲ 135.4% Chase Harrington $101.00 ▲ 298.6% Yaroslav Fedoseyev $20.00 ▼ 20% Aleksei Vlasov $0.01 ▼ 100% Vladimir Dravecky $30.00 ▲ 20% Victor Plante $74.00 ▲ 191.3% Zach Jovanovski $20.00 ▼ 20% Frantisek Poletin $0.01 ▼ 100% Jasper Kuhta $10.00 ▼ 60% Charlie Morrison $60.00 ▲ 140% Joe Iginla $60.00 ▲ 136.5% Viktor Fyodorov $40.00 ▲ 60% Gavin McKenna $500.00 ▲ 61.4% Carson Carels $280.00 ▲ 81% Xavier Villeneuve $104.00 ▼ 30.7% Mathis Preston $68.00 ▼ 54.7% Adam Novotny $140.00 ▼ 6.7% Elton Hermansson $165.00 ▲ 10% Oliver Suvanto $170.00 ▲ 13.3% Marcus Nordmark $125.00 ▼ 16.7% Malte Gustafsson $200.00 ▲ 31% JP Hurlbert $145.00 ▲ 29.6% Simon Katolicky $30.00 ▼ 80% Daxon Rudolph $325.00 ▲ 113.7% Keaton Verhoeff $240.00 ▼ 20% Ivar Stenberg $400.00 ▲ 31.4% Tynan Lawrence $220.00 ▲ 10% Ethan Belchetz $180.00 ▼ 10% Alberts Smits $300.00 ▲ 48.4% Ryan Lin $155.00 ▼ 22.5% Chase Reid $265.00 ▲ 28% Ryan Roobroeck $104.00 ▼ 48% Viggo Bjork $250.00 ▲ 23.4% Juho Piiparinen $123.00 ▲ 11.8% Alexander Command $210.00 ▲ 90.9% Nikita Klepov $190.00 ▲ 70% Allessandro Di Iorio $40.00 ▼ 20% Tomas Chrenko $40.00 ▼ 21.1% Mikey Berchild $40.00 ▼ 20% Lavr Gashilov $30.00 ▼ 40% Jakub Vanecek $60.00 ▲ 20% Braidy Wassilyn $0.01 ▼ 100% Axel Elofsson $30.00 ▼ 40% Lars Steiner $20.00 ▼ 60% Wyatt Cullen $230.00 ▲ 353.6% Tobias Trejbal $86.00 ▲ 72% Adam Valentini $40.00 ▼ 21.2% Caleb Malhotra $350.00 ▲ 208.5% Ilia Morozov $160.00 ▲ 45.5% William Hakansson $66.00 ▼ 40% Egor Shilov $83.00 ▼ 25.8% Liam Ruck $150.00 ▲ 36.4% Simas Ignatacivius $91.00 ▼ 17.3% Niklas Aaram-Olsen $88.00 ▼ 20% Jack Hextall $119.00 ▲ 8.2% Colin Fitzgerald $10.00 ▼ 80% Casey Mutryn $96.00 ▲ 92% Giorgios Pantelas $20.00 ▼ 60% Vertti Svensk $20.00 ▼ 60% Gleb Pugachyov $135.00 ▲ 170% Vilho Vanhatalo $20.00 ▼ 60% Olivers Murniecks $30.00 ▼ 40% Oscar Holmertz $40.00 ▼ 20% Landon Hafele $20.00 ▼ 60% Thomas Vandenberg $40.00 ▼ 20% Luke Schairer $60.00 ▲ 140% Markus Ruck $93.00 ▲ 264.8% Cooper Williams $20.00 ▼ 60% Jaxon Cover $113.00 ▲ 122.9% Brooks Rogowski $110.00 ▲ 120% Pierce Mbuyi $40.00 ▼ 20% Maddox Dagenais $185.00 ▲ 262.9% Tobias Tomik $0.01 ▼ 100% Nikita Shcherbakov $81.00 ▲ 62% Filip Novak $10.00 ▼ 80% Adam Goljer $70.00 ▲ 40% Blake Zielinski $60.00 ▲ 20% Brady Knowling $30.00 ▼ 40% Ben MacBeath $60.00 ▲ 140% Ryder Cali $72.00 ▲ 184.5% Samu Alalauri $60.00 ▲ 132.6% Axel Brongel-Larsson $0.01 ▼ 100% Theodor Knights $30.00 ▲ 20% Bruno Osmanis $0.01 ▼ 100% Landon Amrhein $0.01 ▼ 100% Jacob Xu $0.01 ▼ 100% Landon Nycz $40.00 ▲ 60% Rian Chudzinski $40.00 ▲ 60% Adam Nemec $60.00 ▲ 137.1% Max Isaksson $0.01 ▼ 100% Tomas Galvas $60.00 ▲ 135.4% Chase Harrington $101.00 ▲ 298.6% Yaroslav Fedoseyev $20.00 ▼ 20% Aleksei Vlasov $0.01 ▼ 100% Vladimir Dravecky $30.00 ▲ 20% Victor Plante $74.00 ▲ 191.3% Zach Jovanovski $20.00 ▼ 20% Frantisek Poletin $0.01 ▼ 100% Jasper Kuhta $10.00 ▼ 60% Charlie Morrison $60.00 ▲ 140% Joe Iginla $60.00 ▲ 136.5% Viktor Fyodorov $40.00 ▲ 60% Gavin McKenna $500.00 ▲ 61.4% Carson Carels $280.00 ▲ 81% Xavier Villeneuve $104.00 ▼ 30.7% Mathis Preston $68.00 ▼ 54.7% Adam Novotny $140.00 ▼ 6.7% Elton Hermansson $165.00 ▲ 10% Oliver Suvanto $170.00 ▲ 13.3% Marcus Nordmark $125.00 ▼ 16.7% Malte Gustafsson $200.00 ▲ 31% JP Hurlbert $145.00 ▲ 29.6% Simon Katolicky $30.00 ▼ 80% Daxon Rudolph $325.00 ▲ 113.7% Keaton Verhoeff $240.00 ▼ 20% Ivar Stenberg $400.00 ▲ 31.4% Tynan Lawrence $220.00 ▲ 10% Ethan Belchetz $180.00 ▼ 10% Alberts Smits $300.00 ▲ 48.4% Ryan Lin $155.00 ▼ 22.5% Chase Reid $265.00 ▲ 28% Ryan Roobroeck $104.00 ▼ 48% Viggo Bjork $250.00 ▲ 23.4% Juho Piiparinen $123.00 ▲ 11.8% Alexander Command $210.00 ▲ 90.9% Nikita Klepov $190.00 ▲ 70% Allessandro Di Iorio $40.00 ▼ 20% Tomas Chrenko $40.00 ▼ 21.1% Mikey Berchild $40.00 ▼ 20% Lavr Gashilov $30.00 ▼ 40% Jakub Vanecek $60.00 ▲ 20% Braidy Wassilyn $0.01 ▼ 100% Axel Elofsson $30.00 ▼ 40% Lars Steiner $20.00 ▼ 60% Wyatt Cullen $230.00 ▲ 353.6% Tobias Trejbal $86.00 ▲ 72% Adam Valentini $40.00 ▼ 21.2% Caleb Malhotra $350.00 ▲ 208.5% Ilia Morozov $160.00 ▲ 45.5% William Hakansson $66.00 ▼ 40% Egor Shilov $83.00 ▼ 25.8% Liam Ruck $150.00 ▲ 36.4% Simas Ignatacivius $91.00 ▼ 17.3% Niklas Aaram-Olsen $88.00 ▼ 20% Jack Hextall $119.00 ▲ 8.2% Colin Fitzgerald $10.00 ▼ 80% Casey Mutryn $96.00 ▲ 92%

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Vesalainen, Kristian Left Wing

Graduated

Jun 1, 1999

Birthdate

2017

Draft Year

Jun 23, 2017

Draft Date

Draft Selection

HP Draft Rank

Weighted Draft Rank

Prospect Rank

-0.21

Age/Production Score

32.0

AP-Indicated NHL Points

43%

AP-Indicated NHL Probability

Scouting Notes

Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: May 4, 2016 · Sweden vs Finland (U18s 2016) · Video (With Replay) #0

Good acceleration from a standstill. Quick feet.

Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: May 4, 2016 · Sweden vs Finland (U18s 2016) · Video (With Replay) #0

Great power move to split two defenders with speed and stickhandling, then drives the net for a dangerous backhand shot.

Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: May 4, 2016 · Sweden vs Finland (U18s 2016) · Video (With Replay) #0

Powerplay time on the top unit, setting up behind the net

Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: May 4, 2016 · Sweden vs Finland (U18s 2016) · Video (With Replay) #0

Like most of the Finn forwards, he is always in motion, and his edgework is solid when not at full stride

Note By Brian Fogarty · Game: May 4, 2016 · Sweden vs Finland (U18s 2016) · Video (With Replay) #0

Long legs and solid technique generate a lot of power in his skating, which will only improve over the next 12 months.

Summary By Brian Fogarty · Game: May 4, 2016 · Sweden vs Finland (U18s 2016) · Video (With Replay) #0

Another big Finnish forward with good speed, edgework, and hands kills. Uses his speed effectively to change gears and turn defensemen. Constantly on the move, and his edgework allows for subtle speed and directional adjustments when gliding. Smart and willing to do the hard work in the corners. His passes are accurate and he is a capable puck handler.

Summary By Zachary DeVine · Game: Aug 2, 2016 · NJEC 2016 - NJEC · Live #0

The other of the Finnish wingers, Vesalainen has size, puck handling and shot that coaches dream about. He’s played in the SHL (oddly) but got 19 games in with Frolunda’s men’s club. He can have a tendency to drift wide on plays, but he’s relentless without the puck, plays a very strong defensive game for his age and not afraid of physical play. Might be a top 5 player next summer.

Note By Zachary DeVine · Game: Jul 29, 2016 · NJEC 2016 - Finland Practice · Live #0

Vesalainen has a big shot that he can get off in a hurry

Note By Zachary DeVine · Game: Jul 29, 2016 · NJEC 2016 - Finland Practice · Live #0

Vesalainen has pro-size and is very young, but 6’3 already. Played half a season in the SHL

Note By Zachary DeVine · Game: Jul 29, 2016 · NJEC 2016 - Finland Practice · Live #0

Vesalainen has a heavy shot. Good power.

Note By Zachary DeVine · Game: Jul 30, 2016 · NJEC 2016 - USA Team Blue vs. Team Finland · Live #0

Vesalainen hounds Sean Day and causes a turnover due to his ability to skate with Day on that play.

Note By Zachary DeVine · Game: Jul 30, 2016 · NJEC 2016 - USA Team Blue vs. Team Finland · Live #0

Vesalainen strips the puck away and nearly scores a goal. Quick hands and stick made that whole thing work.

Note By Zachary DeVine · Game: Jul 31, 2016 · NJEC 2016 - USA Team White vs Team Finland · Live #0

Vesalainen doesn’t like to be hit. At all.

Note By Zachary DeVine · Game: Aug 2, 2016 · NJEC 2016 - Team Canada vs Team Finland · Live #0

Vesalainen does it all for Finland. Out on the PP, top line, and now out on the PK

Note By Zachary DeVine · Game: Aug 2, 2016 · NJEC 2016 - Team Canada vs Team Finland · Live #0

Vesalainen a few times has covered for pinching defender. Good awareness of where his teammates are on the ice and doing an overall good job.

Note By Zachary DeVine · Game: Aug 5, 2016 · NJEC 2016 - Team Finland vs Team Sweden · Live #0

Vesalainen with a bad penalty.

Note By Zachary DeVine · Game: Aug 5, 2016 · NJEC 2016 - Team Finland vs Team Sweden · Live #0

Vesalainen not as effective as in the USA game, but still influencing play.

Note By Zachary DeVine · Game: Jul 29, 2016 · NJEC 2016 - Finland Practice · Live #0

Vesalainen is one of the more talented Finns at NJEC. He has the size and ability but can stay or stray to the perimeter for spells. Will go to the center of the ice, but it’s not a given and an issue at times.

Note By Zachary DeVine · Game: Aug 2, 2016 · NJEC 2016 - Team Canada vs Team Finland · Live #0

Vesalainen taking a bit too long to get his shot off, Canada whacking at his stick as often as possible

Note By Zachary DeVine · Game: Aug 2, 2016 · NJEC 2016 - Team Canada vs Team Finland · Live #0

Vesalainen with a solid hit on Kolesar. Has been one of the more physical Finn forwards

Note By Zachary DeVine · Game: Nov 24, 2016 · JYP vs HPK (Liiga) · Stream #0

Vesalainen still no points but is not for lack of effort. Playing hard, going to the net, and chippy as well. Feel like the first point will open the flood gates.

Note By Zachary DeVine · Game: Nov 24, 2016 · JYP vs HPK (Liiga) · Stream #0

Strong move down the wing at the net by Vesalainen, big defensive effort saves a goal

Note By Zachary DeVine · Game: Nov 30, 2016 · HIFK vs HPK (Liiga) · Stream #0

Vesalainen getting to the net, but not working hard to get a good look. Twice this game he has skated himself into coverage.