some Okasanen background from articles on web, sorry if these are already shared
http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/hoc...iers-ahti-oksanen-finland-forward-david-quinn
"...we had a glaring need up front, and after coaching Ahti for a year, I thought all his strengths were going to be highlighted up front," explained Quinn, a former defenseman. "
The way he sees the ice, his shot, his hockey sense, his strength around the puck. I don't know if anyone has got a stronger set of hands or a stronger stick in college hockey,..."
https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-...ncaa-free-agents-now-available-015818583.html
"...BU senior winger (née defenseman) Ahti Oksanen, who's second on a strong Terriers team with 15 goals and 21 points in 36 games. But it's not so much the point production that should be attractive to NHL teams. It's the shots, talked about a little bit here***. He's taken 184 in those 36 games, well above anyone else on the team ... or indeed the entire country (21 more than Vermont's Mario Puskarich in one fewer game). His 5.11
shots per game is the third-highest total seen in college hockey since 2012-13..."
https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-...oston-university--breaking-bad-214210514.html
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"....There is one thing Oksanen does extremely well: Shoot the puck.
His release is high-level pro-quality, and his willingness to use it is unparalleled both on his team and in college hockey. He takes about 5.17 shots per game to lead the nation, and the next-closest guy on the team takes two fewer. He also leads BU in goals with nine, but that came after a stretch in which he didn't score at all on his first 25 or so shots of the year. In his last 13 games, he's 9-5-14, but more importantly had those
nine goals on 70(!) shots.
http://dailyfreepress.com/2016/04/19/bu-mens-hockey-season-reflection-david-quinn/
"...Terriers entered winter break with a nightmare scenario. In that game, second-leading scorer and senior forward Ahti Oksanen suffered a torn labrum and separated shoulder when he crashed directly into the boards.
"...Oksanen opted to postpone surgery ...
"...neither Oksanen nor Lane were quite the same to end the year. After that Harvard game, Oksanen recorded just five more goals after scoring 10 previously ...