LD Viljami Juusola - Kärpät, FIN Jrs (2021 draft)

[Erikfromfin]

Left hand defensman who was chosen Pohjola-camp MVP back in march. Only seen Pohjola-camp stuff but what sticks around from his game is good skating ability, agility and good stickhandling also seems to be quite smart defensman, downsides are size and strenght. Gifted defensman who will start playing for Finland U16 National team in autumn.
Viljami Juusola at eliteprospects.com

Previous Pohjola-camp MVPs from recent years:
2012 Aleksi Saarela
2013 Jesse Puljujärvi
2014 Urho Vaakanainen
2015 Miska Kukkonen
2016 Patrik Puistola
2017 Christoffer Sedoff

Couple clips from Pohjola-camp

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[ijuka]

Scoring in 2017-2018 at C2 AAA:

C2 AAA Q: 16+29=45 in 16gp

C2 AAA: 3+5=8 in 9gp


Before we go absolutely crazy about his scoring at the Q group(Which indeed is extremely high for a defenseman), we must remember that his team was absurdly dominant there, with a 245-69(+176) goal differential in 20 games.

 

[Erikfromfin]

Good start to the C sm Q. 8+9=17 points in 8 games played

 

[Jagge11]

Made his first practice today with Luleås men's team.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

Caught my eye in a good way against Canada.

Solid production in the HockeyEttan with 6 points in 12 games, as well as 6 in 16 in the U20 SM-Sarja. Could be a nice upside pick in the mid-late rounds.

 

[EXTRAS]

Opinions?

 

[thethinglonger]

Here's some footage from a game in March:

 

[Frk It]

Opinions?

The kid can skate.

 

[jvr32]

Opinions?

I like his play. Good skater, moves well around the ice. Can make plays in the offensive zone. Defensive play needs a lot of work. But surprised he's rated so low by many scouting services out there. Could be a good pickup for a team in the rounds 5-7.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Recently made his Liiga debut after three years in the Swedish 2nd league. Believe as a 2003-born player he is still draft eligible.

 

[Kung Fu Tzu]

According to Eliteprospects he played 9 games in Liiga from December to early January on a loan, and put up 2 assist - but his latest two games he has been back in Allsvenskan with Björklöven.