Tappara U20 News & Stories

Lassi Alanen takes a look at the risers and fallers in Finland over the last month, and breaks down the changes coming to Liiga structure soon.

Lassi Alanen breaks down the risers and fallers for Finland after October.

Lassi Alanen breaks down how things have gone in Finland and which players have improved their stock already in 2025.

Topias Hynninen, Lenni Hämeenaho, Otto Salin, and more feature in this edition of Finland Stock Watch.

Lassi Alanen kicks off our November stock watch with Finland, led by the Red Wings forward prospect.

Lassi Alanen empties the scout's notebook from Finland on names to watch for the 2025 NHL Draft.

The November Finnish Stock Watch zeroes in on the play of Lenni Hämeenaho, Jani Nyman, Oiva Keskinen, Konsta Helenius, Niko Huuhtanen, and Aron Kiviharju.

Lassi Alanen looks at the film on the centre who has turned heads in Liiga as a teenager.

This month's Finland Stock Watch offers an update on Matias Mäntykivi, Benjamin Rautiainen, Tom Leppä, Kasper Halttunen, Arttu Kärki, Kalle Väisänen, and Tuukka Tieksola.

Elite Prospects Dir. of European Scouting Lassi Alanen shares four data-driven observations from the 2022-23 U20 SM-Sarja season.

This month's Stock Watch series starts with Finland, checking in on Patrik Puistola, Juuso Mäenpää, Jimi Junkkari, Arttu Kärki, Emil Järventie, and Matias Mäntykivi.

This week's Scout's notebook takes a closer look at three interesting draft-eligibles making noise in the Finnish U20 league.

The Under-18 World Hockey Championships are set to kick off on April 26th in Frisco and Plano, Texas. The Finns are looking to take a step up from their seventh-place finish in 2019, and our Dir. of European Scouting, Lassi Alanen, sets the stage for this landmark tournament.

We’re exactly two weeks away from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, so what better time for another draft ranking than now? While we position ourselves as a united front in...

What this year’s crop of Finnish draft-eligible skaters might lack at the top-end of the draft, they endeavour to cover with some intriguing late-round bets that could present excellent value...

The COVID-19 pandemic has threatened to push back if not take away hockey entirely in some leagues across North America, but it’s full steam ahead (mostly) in many European leagues....

The appetite for NHL Draft coverage expands with every year. Where the main course centred on the first round alone once sufficed, our audience now demands a seven-plate meal with...

We’re little over a week away from the NHL Draft Lottery, scheduled for Friday, June 26th, at 8 PM Eastern. So what better time to update our ranking of the...