Prospect Info: 2023 223rd Overall - Kalle Kangas

[Lust for Life]

Kalle Kangas at eliteprospects.com

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Kalle Kangas, 2005-02-01 Vantaa, FIN Finland. Most recently in the Mestis with Jokerit. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Ranked #230 by FCHOCKEY

Ranked #135 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters)

Ranked #165 by DRAFT PROSPECTS HOCKEY

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[Peat]

What a way to Finnish off the draft (we'll forget Vegas here)

 

[Dominance]

Name value. Why not. Third cousin twice removed of Calle Clang?

 

[SomeDude]

3 Finns on day 2? I love you, Kyle.

 

[davemess]

So guess the biggest take away from today is that our new Regime only trusted our Finish scout?

 

[deakka]

This 100% sound like a made up comedy name (at least to us Scandinavians). That's all I got. Except that not being able to put up points even in juniors is never a good sign even if you wanna make it as a stay at home bottom D.

 

[Ryder71]

Name value. Why not. Third cousin twice removed of Calle Clang?

How did we do?

 

[mrzeigler]

Isn't this dude the Big Bad of the current phase of the MCU?

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

"Kangas" sounds like a Dr. Steve Brule malapropism.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

This 100% sound like a made up comedy name (at least to us Scandinavians). That's all I got. Except that not being able to put up points even in juniors is never a good sign even if you wanna make it as a stay at home bottom D.

I don't see what's so made-up about Narrow Path Fabric.

 

[wej20]

Only paid for the Finish cable TV package this year I see.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

"Kangas" sounds like a Dr. Steve Brule malapropism.

Some shitty little fodder enemy littered throughout a Donkey Kong Country level.

 

[Freeptop]

So guess the biggest take away from today is that our new Regime only trusted our Finish scout?

If I recall correctly, the team's Finnish scout was hired back when Patrik Allvin was still in charge of our European scouting. So, well before Hextall came along.
Kind of makes you wonder how much Dubas really trusted Hextall's scouts...

 

[Peat]

If I recall correctly, the team's Finnish scout was hired back when Patrik Allvin was still in charge of our European scouting. So, well before Hextall came along.
Kind of makes you wonder how much Dubas really trusted Hextall's scouts...

I don't Hextall really added many draft scouts. Two pro scouts, one amateur free agent scout (Mangene), but I think the only amateur scouts he added was Khavanov in Russa - who was obviously listened to - and Kriss Wendell-Pohl who's Minnesota area.

A lot of the scouts date back to Rutherford and Allvin or before. Let's go dig since EliteProspects makes this easy now...

Brian Fitzgerald - 2006
Luc Gauthier - 2009
Jay Heinbuck - 2006
Jamie Huffman - 2017
Dan McLean - 2018
Krissy Wendell-Pohl - 2021
Warren Young - 2012
Alexander Khavanov - 2021
Petri Pakaslahti - 2015
Tommy Westlund - 2011
Lukas Havlicek - 2022

GMs come and go, and some scouts just become part of the furniture...

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I hope he's a tough guy so we can nickname him Kangas Khan.

 

[stardog]

God, this is a toss up. In any other year, Kangas would EASILY be the annual winner of the best name in our draft award (just go along with it being annual...or an award). But with Ye. Be Illin drafted as well, you can't go wrong with either.

For sure, both are lottery picks in this year's draft.
Our scouts deserve raises for such a performance

 

[Peat]

God, this is a toss up. In any other year, Kangas would EASILY be the annual winner of the best name in our draft award (just go along with it being annual...or an award). But with Ye. Be Illin drafted as well, you can't go wrong with either.

For sure, both are lottery picks in this year's draft.
Our scouts deserve raises for such a performance

I dunno, we didn't get any of their top 20 here, I'm not happy

The 20 best names available in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft

Hugo Hell? Dalibor Dvorsky? Matthew Mania? Which prospect eligible for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft has the best name?

www.vancouverisawesome.com

 

[AuroraBorealis]

You had to take him with that name.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

You had to take him with that name.

I think it's a pretty good pick for where they were on the name board but like @Peat said they really left some outstanding options on the table in earlier rounds. You can't be too mad because with some creativity from the fanbase you can develop some nicknames to up his stock. But as of now I'd really only be comfortable rating it like a C+

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I kangas nothing correct about who this lad is.

 

[stardog]

I dunno, we didn't get any of their top 20 here, I'm not happy

The 20 best names available in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft

Hugo Hell? Dalibor Dvorsky? Matthew Mania? Which prospect eligible for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft has the best name?

www.vancouverisawesome.com

Hugo Hell IS pretty damn good. Buuuttttt since he wasn't drafted, he is ineligible.

This guy's wishlist was no match for our scouts dominance today. Some true unearthed gems!

 

[HandshakeLine]

Dvorský is basically the Slovak equivalent of “Hall”. It’s not very interestjng