olli juolevi scouting report

The main concern for Juolevi – outside of staying healthy, is his mobility. overflow: hidden; Barring another catastrophic injury, Juolevi is going to see some playing time with the Canucks in the near future, and should be pretty close to making the jump to the NHL. They need him playing heavy minutes and witnessing success. The same can’t really be said for players like Jett Woo and Nils Hoglander yet, despite the fact that many prognosticators (including some of my colleagues here at CA) have begun to give those players the edge over Juolevi as prospects.Next up on our countdown of the best prospects in the Canucks’ system is Olli Juolevi, a player who, if not for Jake Virtanen, would be far and away the most polarizing Canucks’ first-round pick in recent memory. margin-bottom: 10px !important;

It’s exactly what the Canucks wanted.

November 2016 – Juolevi has been quietly going about his business for the London Knights. Even as someone who was never that high on Juolevi, that seems low to me. He will not participate in Rookie Camp, and Canucks GM, Jim Benning speculated that he would unlikely participate fully in main camp either. h4, .h4, h5, .h5, h6, .h6 {

} November 2018 – The 20-year-old is finally able to suit up in the AHL. He’s calm under pressure, seemingly always one step ahead of the opposition, and able to draw in opposing forwards to open up space for his teammates. Juolevi himself showed glimpses of the elite puck-mover that we saw at the 2016 WJC’s but also moments of some poor decision-making. December 2016 – Olli Juolevi has left his London Knights’ teammates to once again represent Finland at the WJC tournament.

March 2017 – Juolevi has witnessed his offensive production slow in the back half of his second OHL campaign. There’s a strong chance that the Finnish blueliner returns to London in 2017-18, as the Canucks suddenly have a fairly deep blueline for the former fifth overall selection to crack. margin-top: 10px !important; He looks poised with and without the puck and never seems to break a sweat, even when moving at top speed. November 2017 – The Canucks’ top defensive prospect is finding his footing in Finland’s top league. September 2017 – Juolevi has had something of an up and down camp and preseason thus far. He’s seeing top minutes at even-strength and on the power play. That allowed Juolevi, the highest-ranked defenseman in the draft, to fall to the Canucks. No need to put him into meaningless camp battles only to have him tweak something and miss more time. The 19-year-old went pointless through his first three contests, seeing no time on the man advantage. He’s continued his strong play in the Liiga, posting five goals and 13 points in 18 contests – tied with Miro Heiskanen for the most by any U20 defensive player and fifth-most overall. Olli Juolevi, D London Knights- Legitimate two-way defenseman has high-end skating and overall ability with a high potential NHL ceiling in time. olli juolevi scouting report Olli Juolevi, a top prospect for the Vancouver Canucks has had a tough go trying to make the NHL.

DRAFTSITE SCOUTING REPORT Finnish import defenseman with a good frame and excellent offensive instincts. a.glyph-help:hover, a.glyph-help:focus { February 2016 – Finland will be well represented early in the draft with a pair of elite forwards in Jesse Puljujarvi and Patrick Laine.

/* ----------------------------------------- */ Unfortunately, it was announced on November 16th that the 6’3 defender was suffering from a lower-body injury unrelated to the previous knee ailment and there is no timeline for his return. September 2016 – The fifth overall pick from this past draft sure looked big out there as he suited up for his first game in the Canucks’ organization Friday at the Young Stars tournament. Potential second-pairing, secondary offensive defender.March 2020 – Juolevi finished the Covid-19 shortened AHL season with 25 points in 45 games. The time span should allow him to have a summer’s worth of training to be ready for camp, but he’ll almost assuredly need time in the AHL next season in order to get back up to speed.