Most exciting current Finland-born NHL player debated
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- 21 Mar 2023
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Aho, Rantanen, Saros among picks by NHL.com staffers to help celebrate Hockey Day in Finland
On site in the city, there will be skills competitions and training, free skating, hockey activations, and e-gaming. Also, on Saturday, the Stanley Cup will be present and an alumni showcase will take place, as well as a youth hockey tournament. There will also be a viewing party for the Colorado Avalanche game against the Detroit Red Wings (1 p.m. ET; NHLN, SN1, BSDET, ALT, ESPN+, SN NOW).
There have been 255 Finland-born players who have appeared in at least one game in NHL history (regular season or playoffs), including 51 this season.
As we celebrate the first Hockey Day in Finland, a group of NHL.com staffers debated who is the most exciting Finnish player currently in the NHL.
Here are their answers in alphabetical order.
Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes
Not only is Aho the most exciting Finnish player in the NHL right now, the 25-year-old is also the most underrated. This guy does it all for the Hurricanes -- scores goals (27), wins face-offs (51.4 percent) and kills penalties. But this question is about excitement, and though Aho is certainly not a flashy player, he is exciting because any time the puck is on his stick, something big could happen. Read More…
