2016 NHL Draft Preview: Puljujarvi, Laine the cream of a solid Finland crop

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Photo: Karpat Oulu forward and 2016 prospect Jesse Puljujarvi earned MVP honors at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship while playing alongside Sebastian Aho and Patrik Laine for Finland’s gold medal squad (courtesy of MARKKU ULANDER/AFP/Getty Images)


</p>If Patrik Laine and Jesse Puljujarvi were the only players coming out of Finland this year, the 2016 NHL Draft would still be a big one for Suomi fans. Much like the Tyler vs. Taylor theme of the 2010 NHL Draft — when media sources tried to determine whether current Dallas Star Tyler Seguin or Edmonton’s Taylor Hall would be the top overall selection — Puljujarvi and Laine have been in the media spotlight all season and are surefire first-round picks.… read more

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[Jersey Fan 12]

No Finland goalies taken - a bit of a surprise. But four players (including Juolevi) taken in the first round.

Other than that my big oversight was having Makinen as high as I did - and Repo was also not taken.

It will be interesting to see how many non-drafted players receive invitations to prospect camps.