F - Nicolas Leskisenoja - Jokerit u-16 (2024 draft)

[Appleyard]

Anyone managed to get any viewings of him?

19 goals, 54 points in 15 games for Jokerit in the Finnish u-16 league this year... as a 13-14 year old. Only one other 13-14 year old even played full time. (Aron Kiviharju, who has been one of top talents in world for that age-group for a while)

2nd highest scorer on his team had 11 goals and 22 points.

When you compare him to the other top Finns in same league, at same age (hardly any play until 14):

Leskisenoja: 1.93 G/GP, 3.60 P/GP
Granlund: 0.85 G/GP, 1.62 P/GP
Puljujarvi: 0.43 G/GP, 1.48 P/GP
Nattinen: 0.46 G/GP, 1.00 P/GP

Heck, compare him at 13-14 to top NHLers at 14-15 and he still has produced more than ALL of them... by like 1 P/GP... at a year younger.

From stats alone looks like if just develops normally could be special.

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[JJTT]

Pretty sure Eliteprospects has wrong stats, according to this, he doesn't even play for Jokerit, but Kärpät/Ahmat C2 and Kärpät D1 teams.

He scored most of those points in D1 league, which is regional league for 06-borns.

Leijonat - Pelaajakortti

Still, good production for that level.

 

[JotAlan]

How does Nicolas Leskisenoja compare to other previous perspectives in Finland? or who can he be compared to?

 

[Outofbodyinhungary]

Elite prospects is way off there

 

[ijuka]

I think fixing the title of this thread would make sense, considering that:

#1 He doesn't play for Jokerit
#2 He didn't play in the u-16s