LD Olli Juolevi - TPS, Liiga (2016, 5th, VAN)

[Noma]

Is it?? It's awful and completely off!

How is that completely off? It sounds pretty good to me. Of course a bit robotic, but still right.

 

[ChadS]

How is that completely off? It sounds pretty good to me. Of course a bit robotic, but still right.

When I clicked the link it was translating from Finnish to English and therefore it was completely off. You need to choose translate from English to Finnish and then play the audio for it to be correct...

 

[Starry Knight]

YOO-aw-leh-vee(kind of like saying the English words You-Awe-Levee in a row without pausing), except quicker of course. There's also secondary emphasis on the third syllable(as there usually is in Finnish).

It makes me so mad when all the announcers for the OHL are calling him Joe-lee-vi. Even the Knights home announcers are doing it. Why wouldn't you go and ask the guy how to pronounce his name before butchering it for 40+ games a year?

 

[HockeyHistorian]

One of the greatest mispronounced hockey names I remember was Juha Ylönen in one of EA Sports NHL games; it sounded like the guy was saying Yellow-nen

To keep this even a little on topic, there was a nice little article on YLE website about Juolevi today. I'm on a phone so I'm not able to post a link or a translation, but hopefully someone else is.

 

[Unbiased]

Calling it now but Leafs will trade down and grab this guy.

 

[Orvelo]

Calling it now but Leafs will trade down and grab this guy.

Trade down?

 

[Unbiased]

Trade down?

Can you elaborate?

Aside from Matthews I'd honestly be fine trading any 2-5 pick down and picking up a significant haul back.

I really don't think in the long run Cychyrun is gonna be a tier above Juolevi in their careers, it would only make everything else coming back to the Leafs a bonus.

 

[Leviathan899]

I have always pronounced his name like Yo-Levy. Is that right?

 

[JJTT]

I have always pronounced his name like Yo-Levy. Is that right?

Close enough.

 

[Noma]

When I clicked the link it was translating from Finnish to English and therefore it was completely off. You need to choose translate from English to Finnish and then play the audio for it to be correct...

You can press the audio button on the source side too. That one is Finnish on the original link.

 

[Loffer]

You can press the audio button on the source side too. That one is Finnish on the original link.

Quite right. Sorry. The source audio sounds business. I listened to the English version.

 

[Sundinisagod]

Calling it now but Leafs will trade down and grab this guy.

Personally, I think trading up from the Pens 1st is more likely, assuming the Pens make the playoffs.

 

[Orvelo]

Can you elaborate?

Aside from Matthews I'd honestly be fine trading any 2-5 pick down and picking up a significant haul back.

I really don't think in the long run Cychyrun is gonna be a tier above Juolevi in their careers, it would only make everything else coming back to the Leafs a bonus.

I meant that juolevi is going pretty high and toronto is going to have a high draft pick.

 

[Unbiased]

I meant that juolevi is going pretty high and toronto is going to have a high draft pick.

I'd say he'll be in the 7-10 range but my comment was based more on if theyre picking like 2-5

 

[agent082]

Good tournament for him so far.

 

[Eidyia]

Good tournament for him so far.

Yeah. I don't know if it's worrying or good that a 17-year-old have been easily the best defender for Finland so far. Amazing calmness, composure and positioning, love this guy.

 

[FinPanda]

Best Finnish d-man in this tournament. Not surprising as he is the only one with great potential.

Edit: Forgot Saarijärvi, but Juolevi has still better potential. But he has also potential to be an NHL player.

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

He has been good offensively, couple of blunders in the Russia game (the whole team started sucking though) and a small question mark defensively for me. I can agree that he has been arguably our best defender, but he could improve his defensive play.

 

[JJTT]

2 more assists today. Both were really nice. Must have played nearly 40 minutes too.

 

[Zaddy]

Just amazing how many draft-eligible players have been good in the WJC this year. Even more impressing when it's a d-man as is the case with Juolevi. I think he's been a bit up and down from what I've seen so far in this tournament but he's definitely been more good than bad and that's very good for a 98-born d-man. I think he looks better than Provorov did at the same tournament last year.

 

[thomast]

Clearly #1 D for Finland. Most points for defenseman in the tournament so far. Impressive showing getting shadowed by incredible play of Laine/Puljujarvi.

 

[spacemunky]

Love to have him on the Sabres.

We love our Finnish D-men

 

[FinPanda]

Best D on the team AINEC.

 

[Jayevs]

Love to have him on the Sabres.

We love our Finnish D-men

Would make sense if they're picking in the 5-10 range and Chychrun is gone

 

[Zaddy]

Love to have him on the Sabres.

We love our Finnish D-men

Him and Risto could be a very good top pairing down the line. I think Juolevi is going to be an excellent #2D in the NHL one day.