LD Aron Kiviharju - IFK Helsinki, Liiga (2024 Draft) Part2

[ChicagoBullsFan]

He has a contract in Finland until 2025, not going anywhere before then. If he's not drafted in the first round he can't even be given an NHL contract and then sent down.

NHL contract terminates SM liiga contract.
When Kiviharju has signed his ELC NHL team decides where Kiviharju plays

San Jose Sharks took Kasper Halttunen out of HIFK
and put him to London Knights and now it looks being right move.

 

[Albatros]

NHL contract terminates SM liiga contract.
When Kiviharju has signed his ELC NHL team decides where Kiviharju plays

San Jose Sharks took Kasper Halttunen out of HIFK
and put him to London Knights and now it looks being right move.

That's not correct, players under 24 that weren't drafted in the first round have to be returned back to their European teams if that team so wishes. Obviously it does not mean that they must receive these players, Halttunen simply wasn't good enough for HIFK.

 

[LeProspector]

That's not correct, players under 24 that weren't drafted in the first round have to be returned back to their European teams if that team so wishes. Obviously it does not mean that they must receive these players, Halttunen simply wasn't good enough for HIFK.

What about Tomas Hamara?

 

[Krangers08]

Aron if you respect your own future and development
plaese leave from HIFK and go Kitchener Rangers there you get better development and coaching.
Staying to HIFK and SM liiga kills your development and NHL chances so please leave to OHL.
It's better for you.

Deleted

 

[Albatros]

What about Tomas Hamara?

Pretty much the same thing, the current transfer agreement applies since March 2022.

 

[Krangers08]

delete

 

[bigdog16]

As much as I criticize the kid, it does seem like someone the Rangers would take a swing on

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I don’t think this’ll go over well in this thread with the outrage, but he was coming off an ACL tear or something like that. It’s probably best to let him play a couple months of hockey before having too strong of an opinion on how he’s progressing in the last year. Most players who miss a lot of time with such a serious injury need a little time to regain their form.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

It’s funny, the people who realized this over a year ago were getting chastised for this exact take at the time.

Lambert was same situation and look at him now, he's taken steps forward. Could happen the same with Kivi or not, better to give time especially after all his injuries

 

[FinPanda]

I don’t think this’ll go over well in this thread with the outrage, but he was coming off an ACL tear or something like that. It’s probably best to let him play a couple months of hockey before having too strong of an opinion on how he’s progressing in the last year. Most players who miss a lot of time with such a serious injury need a little time to regain their form.

Thank you. It is nice to see one positive comment in this thread. I get he probably isn't gonna go as high as he had potential for but he has gotten way too much hate. Next year will tell which direction his development will go when he has an NHL team in the background.

 

[Oak]

I don’t think this’ll go over well in this thread with the outrage, but he was coming off an ACL tear or something like that. It’s probably best to let him play a couple months of hockey before having too strong of an opinion on how he’s progressing in the last year. Most players who miss a lot of time with such a serious injury need a little time to regain their form.

This is true but he was stagnating well before the injury. I never thought his game would translate to a higher level but I thought the same about Cole Hutson so I will concede that maybe the kid can still turn it around.