ISLANDERS TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Islanders in the second round (34th overall) of the 2012 National Hockey League Draft.
LAST SEASON: Played in 35 games during his first full season in Finland’s SM-Liiga, recording three assists...Added three assists in nine playoff games...Also appeared in four games with Karpat’s junior club, scoring seven points (3g/4a)...Represented Finland at the World Junior Championships in Calgary and Edmonton, netting four points (1g/3a) in seven games as Finland fell in the bronze medal game to Canada...Also played for Finland at the Under-18 World Championships in the Czech Republic, where they fell to Canada in overtime of the bronze medal game.
CAREER:
2010-11: Scored 21 points (6g/15a) in 32 games with Karpat’s junior team as a 16-year-old...Also made his SM-Liiga debut, skating in two games with Karpat...With Karpat’s under-18 club, recorded two assists in three regular-season games and added seven assists in nine playoff games...Represented Finland at the Under-18 World Championships in Germany and at the World Hockey Challenge (U-17).
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