Player's Profile
Picture Courtesy of www.kalpa-hockey.fi
- Name: Teemu Hartikainen
- Position: C
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 198 lbs
- Birthdate: 1990-05-03
- Eligible for Draft: 2008
- Drafted: 2008
- Hometown: Kuopio, Finland
- Acquired: 6th round (#163 overall), 2008
- Playing In: Europe
Teemu Hartikainen
Prospect Grade: 6.0 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2006-08: Teemu Hartikainen has been a staple in his hometown of Kuopio, Finland while playing for the city’s junior hockey team, KalPa, since the 2006-07 season. ISS ranked the young center fifth among Finnish prospects and Central Scouting ranked him 25th amongst European skaters.
Talent Analysis
Hartikainen is known for his leadership as well as gritty and physical play. Hartikainen has good size and his willingness to get his hands dirty will have a team take a flyer on him. Described by Oiler brass after the draft as a ‘Tomas Holmstrom’-type player” for the way he battles all over the ice, especially in the corners and in front of the net.
On the downside, Hartikainen’s skating has been described somewhere between ‘lacking’ and ‘atrocious’. For him to have much of a NHL future he will definitely need to improve in that department. One scout also noted that he likes to “chirp at the opposition and whine to the officials a lot”.
On the downside, Hartikainen’s skating has been described somewhere between ‘lacking’ and ‘atrocious’. For him to have much of a NHL future he will definitely need to improve in that department. One scout also noted that he likes to “chirp at the opposition and whine to the officials a lot”.
Future
Projections peg Hartikainen as a third or fourth line checking forward. He is expected to play in the Finnish Elite League in 2008-09 and also should be on his nation’s WJC team in Ottawa.
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Profile Last Updated: July, 7th 2008
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