Player's Profile
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- Name: Atte Engren
- Position: G
- Catches: Left
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 183 lbs
- Birthdate: 1988-02-19
- Eligible for Draft: NaN
- Drafted: 2007
- Hometown: Rauma, Finland
- Acquired: 7th round (204th overall), 2007
- Playing In: Europe
Atte Engren
Prospect Grade: 6.0 D (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2005-06: Brought up in the Lukko organization of his hometown Rauma, Engren didn't get an international career going until late in his U18 year. He went on a hot streak in the spring season and playoffs of the Finnish Jr A league, making the U18 WC tournament as a backup. He bowed to receive a silver medal, having played just half a minute in the tournament. He was passed over in the NHL draft.
2006-07: Engren enjoyed a solid season with Lukko Jr A. As U19, he appeared in just two international games, posting solid numbers against Belarus. Still, it was this year that the Predators had scouted Engren sufficiently to pick him in the seventh round.
2007-08: Engren moved around the Finnish leagues this season, playing for three different clubs before finally settling with Lukko Rauma Jr. He went 14-13-0 with one shutout and a 2.98 goals against average.
Talent Analysis
"Engren is a much more athletic goalie, very quick, relies on quickness,” Predators goaltending coach Mitch Korn said in the summer of 2009. “Not the biggest guy in the world, but probably the most athletic-playing of the (Nashville prospects)."
Korn described what Engren needs to work on. "It's keeping his game under control. Using that athletic ability when it's needed, and not when it's not needed.
Future
Engren will remain with TPS in 2009-10.
Stats
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Profile Last Updated: August, 8th 2009
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