2016 NHL Draft: Finland's Laine, Puljujarvi looking like Top 3 material at midseason

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Photo: Tappara Tampere forward and 2016 prospect Patrik Laine was one of the main cogs for Team Finland in their gold medal win at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship (courtesy of RONI REKOMAA/AFP/Getty Images)


</p> Finland was the center of the junior hockey world when it hosted the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship, with the gold medal the home team won in Helsinki not soon to be forgotten.

For 2016 NHL Draft potential first round picks Jesse Puljujarvi and Patrik Laine the games were a coming out party as the two were part of the team’s dominant “Kid Line†— teaming with Puljujarvi’s Karpat teammate Sebastian Aho (CAR)*to lead the tournament in scoring.… read more

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