thomast
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Youngest player to score in SM-liiga at 16 years, 1 month, 12 days.
Wrong... Barkov was 16 1month and 2days
Youngest player to score in SM-liiga at 16 years, 1 month, 12 days.
Wrong... Barkov was 16 1month and 2days
In his first SM-liiga game.
I know, I blame Göran Stubb for spreading false info on YLE Puhe (they corrected it later). If we go back to SM-sarja days, Pekka Rautakallio is the youngest at 15 years 7 days.
Another thing I heard from YLE Puhe, Timo Saarikoski commented on Saarela that it's easier for him to make the jump from A-juniors to SM-Liiga because the game is more structured and clearer. I mentioned this already in the Barkov thread but one of the reasons he had such a poor WJC because the game there is anything but structured, especially in Team Finland's case. That shouldn't be a problem on NHL level.