C Aleksi Heponiemi- Modo, Hockey Allsvenskan, Sweden (2017, 40th, FLA)

[Artorius Horus T]

2 goals so far tonight, game after game closing the gap.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

7 goals, 14 assists, 21 points (almost 1 full period left).

 

[Kaako Kappo]

e:

 

[Critical13]

This kid just continues to impress. Thanks for the updates.

 

[jj cale]

Some hot takes there, Heponiemi with better hands and IQ than Gaudreau?

Yeah, I did a double take on that one too.Gaudreaus hands and I.Q. are top notch.

Not sure how he came to that conclusion.

 

[iam76]

Yeah, I did a double take on that one too.Gaudreaus hands and I.Q. are top notch.

Not sure how he came to that conclusion.

Maybe he has amazing hands... More then one can have such things

 

[jj cale]

Maybe he has amazing hands... More then one can have such things

Well that goes without saying, anyway, Gaudreau has great hands.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Heponiemi climb's to 2nd place in the Sm-Liiga assist scoring with 16 assists, 2 assists shy from 1st place.
Junior league or Pro league,..Hepo can play hockey.

 

[MintyFresh88]

22 pts in 23 games.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Just for the sake of stats : Heponiemi junior career (Finland junior C,B,A + WHL, M-Cup)
286 games, 129 goals, 307 assists, 436 points. (1.55 ppg)

Not a surprise that he is a point per game player as a pro.

 

[MintyFresh88]

Hopefully the Panthers can lock him up soon and bring him over for next season. You would think by then he should be ready to start playing NHL games.

 

[FinPanda]

2 goals tonight.


This was a nice goal.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

2 goals tonight.


This was nice goal.

I agree.

 

[vendetta]

This guy really underrated. Still very tiny and ohysically immature yet has adjusted well to a pro league.

 

[Connor McConnor]

Even tho the kid is tiny, maybe Elias Pettersson will provide the blueprint on how to play in the NHL while being 150 pounds. Albeit he's got the height but that could be a negative as well (easier to hit). Hepo has all the skills in the world to be a PPG producer at the NHL level.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Even tho the kid is tiny, maybe Elias Pettersson will provide the blueprint on how to play in the NHL while being 150 pounds. Albeit he's got the height but that could be a negative as well (easier to hit). Hepo has all the skills in the world to be a PPG producer at the NHL level.

If you mean Hepo's weight, then yes, but he isn't tiny, he is 5 11.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

2 PP assists for Hepo in just over 1 minute. Man Heponiemi&Kupari can play well together.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Those 2 points lifts him to 4th place in the entire Sm-Liiga scoring (2nd in assists).
- this 19 year old (first year pro) rookie keeps rocking the joint

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Scored 1 goal and assisted 1 goal last night's U20 WJC pre tournament game vs Denmark.
Video of the points comes later.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Scored 1 goal and assisted 1 goal last night's U20 WJC pre tournament game vs Denmark.
Video of the points comes later.

There's already a video in the GDT.

 

[Elias GOATtersson]

Even tho the kid is tiny, maybe Elias Pettersson will provide the blueprint on how to play in the NHL while being 150 pounds. Albeit he's got the height but that could be a negative as well (easier to hit). Hepo has all the skills in the world to be a PPG producer at the NHL level.

Pettersson is almost 180 lbs.

e: but this is a good point

 

[Connor McConnor]

Pettersson is almost 180 lbs.

He's listed at 180 but most reports had him closer to 160-165 at the start of the season. Considering he's like 6'2 that's still tiny.

 

[Elias GOATtersson]

He's listed at 180 but most reports had him closer to 160-165 at the start of the season. Considering he's like 6'2 that's still tiny.

I think most reports were speculation of the “160 lbs soaking wet” kind. IIRC he reported at training camp at 175.


e: sorry this is super off topic. You make a good point

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Eliteprospect lists Hepo as 67 kg (148), Liiga lists Hepo as 72 kg (159)
Eliteprospects lists Hepo as 179cm (5 foot 10), Liiga lists Hepo 180cm (5 foot 11)

I trust to Liiga more than to Eliteprospects.

But yeah, Hepo is skinny (as is Pettersson)

 

[42]

What is his most likely path to NHL? 2019 - AHL, 2020 NHL? There is still legitimate concern about his ability to be impactful in the NHL, given his size, no?