RD Anttoni Honka - JYP Jyväskylä, Liiga (2019, 83rd, CAR)

[ChicagoBullsFan]

 

[DatDude44]

Watched this kid a bunch in the U18’s. Love what he can do with the puck. Sure fire 1st rounder IMO and future PP QB

 

[ijuka]

4 points in 3 Liiga pre-season games.

Wonder how long people will have Kakko ahead of him. Or anyone not named Hughes for that matter.

 

[Hokinaittii]

4 points in 3 Liiga pre-season games.

Wonder how long people will have Kakko ahead of him. Or anyone not named Hughes for that matter.

I'd like to see him affecting the game a bit more in other areas than just PP for him to raise that hight in the draft.

 

[Kevin Musto]

4 points in 3 Liiga pre-season games.

Wonder how long people will have Kakko ahead of him. Or anyone not named Hughes for that matter.

Hughes and Honka are my #1 and #2 atm. Subject to change, but Honka looks ridiculously good so far.

 

[Lays]

Easily the best dman in this draft imo. Things could change obviously but if I’m going with a dman, it’s Honka

 

[Hockeyisl1fe]

Damn, a couple of preseason games have turned him into a #1d in the draft apparently.

 

[Hammer Slammer]

Anttoni Honka vs HC Plzen | Sep 1 2018 - ProspectShifts.com

 

[Esko6]

Is he better than his brother? What part of his game is better, they seem so similiar.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Damn, a couple of preseason games have turned him into a #1d in the draft apparently.

He's been that for me prior to these pre season games, but obviously regular season performance is going to be more important.

 

[Ippenator]

Is he better than his brother? What part of his game is better, they seem so similiar.

Seems to have better hockey IQ and hands than his brother. Skating is quite similar for sure. And not a great shooter like his brother too. But a clearly more promising talent than Julius especially because of the clearly better hockey IQ.

Oh, and Anttoni’s stats as a 17 year old completely blow Julius’s out of the water...

 

[Peeps]

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With all the offensive dynamos we have in this year draft, it would be very impressive if he can crack the top 10.

IMO I think it's not happening.

Hughes, Turcotte, Newhook, Kakko, Byram, Krebs, Podkolzin, Dach, Cozens and Lavoie.

I believe these are all going before him. All better players.

Honka is a 1st rounder yes. One of the best available? No.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

 

[ijuka]

He's scored 1+2=3 points for JYP during the current Liiga game.

I believe he's at a PPG pace over ~7 games when including the Liiga pre-season, but unfortunately the Liiga website is down in the gutter so I don't know when I can check the specifics.

Edit: Including the pre-season, 7 points in 5 games.

In the regular season, simply 3 points in 2 games at the moment.

 

[docbenton]

I think he's going to continue to develop and he will emerge as the unchallenged #1 D in this draft. He probably should be already, mostly because nobody else is that good. He can be twice the prospect that Heiskanen is, just a tad smaller. Far superior skills, polish and hockey sense at the same age.

 

[1OApick]

I think he's going to continue to develop and he will emerge as the unchallenged #1 D in this draft. He probably should be already, mostly because nobody else is that good. He can be twice the prospect that Heiskanen is, just a tad smaller. Far superior skills, polish and hockey sense at the same age.

I can't agree. Heiskanen is better defensive player. Heiskanen is superior in defending. Okay his offence was pretty good in Liiga too. Honka is good and may become better than Heiskanen but Honka must still improve lot.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

He has potential to be the highest scoring u18 Dman in Liiga history, i thinks.

 

[ijuka]

He has potential to be the highest scoring u18 Dman in Liiga history, i thinks.

He's u19.

For u19 players, the highest scoring Dman in history has been Sami Vatanen with 30 points in 55 games.

 

[Hammer Slammer]

His goal was funny. He threw a pass out front and Mark Flood wristed it in for him. Unfortunately Mark is on the wrong team.

 

[vivalavili]

Great game against Ilves tonight and now I hate him. Anyways, great to see that we are producing great defending talent year after year when all the attention goes to our attacking prospects. Should he keep this up we'll have another lock for a top 10 pick next summer.

 

[ijuka]

His goal was funny. He threw a pass out front and Mark Flood wristed it in for him. Unfortunately Mark is on the wrong team.

I still consider it a good play though, because if the pass had gotten through his teammate would have had an empty net in front of him.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Anttoni Honka | FinnProspects.com

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Anttoni Honka | FinnProspects.com

 

[Esko6]

Has struggled a lot recently. His offensive and defensive game have both been bad.

1 point in the last 10 games.