There is going to be a magnitude of stars drafted and franchises are going to have a reason to celebrate … Only Montreal's Shea Weber (91) has more man-advantage goals among NHL defensemen during that … Like, the best since the 2003 draft. Miro Heiskanen (born 18 July 1999) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Below are excerpts from the official report provided to the media via the New York Rangers. Nice finish to the play!Tarmo Reunanen picks up the lone assist in the sequence. "2017 Draft: Nolan Patrick of Brandon ranked No. He could get more this afternoon… (2G, 2A). [4] HIFK head coach Antti Törmänen described him as his team's best defenceman that season, praising his ability to always make the right decisions. … 3 overall pick Heiskanen to entry-level contract", "Finland's Miro Heiskanen looking NHL-ready at world championship", "Stars rookie defenseman Miro Heiskanen selected to 2019 NHL All-Star Game", "Miro Heiskanen joined Phil Housley (Game 6 in 1983 DF) and Glenn Wesley (the suspended Game 4 of 1988 SCF) as the third teenage defenseman in NHL history to score two goals in a postseason game. [5] Heiskanen was ultimately selected third overall by the Dallas Stars. [2] On 30 May 2016, he signed a three-year contract extension with the HIFK organization. By the end of the season, Heiskanen was considered a top prospect at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, with Göran Stubb of NHL Central Scouting describing him as "by far the best European defenceman in the draft". Remember Robin Salo? TARMO REUNANEN (D – 22 y/o, 4th Rd 98 overall 2016 Draft), Austin Rueschhoff gets his first pro goal this afternoon. So, the 2020 NHL draft is going to be awesome. In so doing, at 19 years and 99 days, Heiskanen became the second-youngest Stars defenceman to score a goal. At the time of his selection, he was tied for seventh in the league among rookies and second amongst rookie defencemen with 17 points. The defenseman taken in the second round of the 2017 draft who’s not at all related to former Islanders goalie Tommy Salo (Tommy is Swedish. In playing at the Jr. A level during the 2015–16 season, he recorded 14 points in 30 games to be awarded with the Yrjö Hakala Award as rookie of the year. [1], Heiskanen played hockey until the age of 14 in the youth program of Finnish Liiga club Espoo Blues, later Heiskanen played within the youth program of HIFK. Last Updated: 2020-10-08 01:23:55 A busy Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2020 draft is now in the books. The New York Rangers have released their prospect report for February 22, 2021. [12] As the Stars qualified for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Heiskanen became the third defencemen under the age of 20 to score two goals in a playoff game.[13]. Robin is Finnish)? In only his second NHL season (1981-82) he scored 55 goals for the Minnesota North Stars out of the 608 he ended up with. In this edition two promising Finnish prospects lead the way in Lauri Pajuniemi and Tarmo Reunanen. [6], On 8 July 2017, Heiskanen signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Stars. #NYR pic.twitter.com/IXpqr98liI, NILS LUNDKVIST (D – 20 y/o, 1st Rd 28 overall 2018 Draft), Season Stats – 43 GP, 10-14-24, +1, 16 PIM, Adam Edstrom (C – 20 y/o, 6th Rd 161 overall 2019 Draft), WILL CUYLLE (LW – 19 y/o, 2nd Rd 60 overall 2020 NHL Draft), MORGAN BARRON (C/W – 22 y/o, 6th Rd 174t overal 2017 NHL Draft), AUSTIN RUESCHHOFF (RW – 23 y/o, undrafted). In reaching the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals, Heiskanen ended the playoff campaign with 26 points in 27 games, the fourth most by any defenceman during a playoff year in league history, behind only Paul Coffey, Brian Leetch and Al MacInnis. [10] On 25 October, in a 5–2 Stars win over the Anaheim Ducks, Heiskanen scored his first career NHL goal, beating goaltender John Gibson off a pass from Jason Spezza. Forever Blueshirts is part of The FullTilt Hockey Network. The Smashville Scope presented by JOCKEY prepares fans for the week ahead with news, videos and clips from the past week, plus, game and event info for the next seven days. Ranked in the top ten eligible European skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, Heiskanen was picked third overall in the 2017 NHL … Editor’s Note: Thank you to the NYR for compiling this great info. 1", "Miro Heiskanen believes he's 'best of the defensemen' for 2017 Draft", "Stars Select Defenseman Miro Heiskanen with Third Overall Pick", "Stars sign No.