NHL scouts in Finland for the U18 worlds agree that Helenius will be a high pick. The question is: Will he be a top-10 one?
ESPOO, Finland — Konsta Helenius has just finished playing his first game against his peers in a year, and despite an assist and game-highs in shots and ice time , he’s disappointed that he didn’t score on one of the “maybe 12 scoring chances” his coach Marko Kauppinen estimates he had. Advertisement “I don’t know, I need to work my goal scoring,” he says from inside Metro Areena postgame. Moments after him, team captain pushed back against that. “Amazing hockey player. Great team player.
Advertisement Also right away, Jokinen noticed that Helenius’ hockey sense was “NHL hockey sense — a top player’s hockey sense.” “He reads the game really well and positions himself really well, and understands the game,” Jokinen says. “He has that understanding of the situation in the game and when to play it safe or take a risk. I think his hockey sense is the biggest thing.
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