F 5'9" 155
Born: Jan. 9, 1999
Birthplace: Tampere, Finland
Shoots: Left
Drafted: FLA 2017 (2nd, 40th)
Signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers on 7/5/22

Career Statistics

        Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League   GP G A PTS PIM   GP G A PTS PIM
2016-17 Swift Current WHL   72 28 58 86 18   14 0 8 8 8
2017-18 Swift Current WHL   57 28 90 118 28   26 5 25 30 2
2018-19 Karpat SM-liiga   50 16 30 46 8   17 3 0 3 8
2019-20 Springfield AHL   49 3 11 14 16   - - - - -
2020-21 Florida NHL   9 1 1 2 2   - - - - -
  Syracuse AHL   6 0 6 6 6   - - - - -
2021-22 Charlotte AHL   56 9 29 38 28   7 1 3 4 14
  Florida NHL   6 0 1 1 2   - - - - -
   
AHL TOTALS   111 12 46 58 50   7 1 3 4 14
NHL TOTALS   9 1 1 2 2   - - - - -
PRO TOTALS   176 29 78 107 38   24 4 3 7 22

2021-22

Led Charlotte in assists ... Tied for fifth on the team in points ... Tied for third on the team in postseason assists ... Served as an alternate captain

2020-21

Began the season with MODO in Sweden's second division ... Earned his first NHL stint with Florida ... Spent the remainder of the campaign with Syracuse

CAREER

Made his North American pro debut with Springfield in 19-20 ... Tied for 10th among Springfield forwards in assists in 19-20 ... Appeared in 50 games for Kärpät of Finland's Liiga in 18-19, leading all league rookies with 46 points (16g, 30a) ... Finished second on Kärpät in points and tied for first on the club in assists

JUNIOR

Played two seasons with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (2016-17 to 2017-18), recording 204 points (56g, 148a) in 129 games ... Posted 118 points in 57 games and led the league in assists in 2017-18 ... Scored 30 points (5g, 25a) in 26 playoff games on route to a WHL Championship with the Broncos in 2018 ... Named the WHL and Canadian Hockey League's most sportsmanlike player in 2017-18 ... Led all WHL rookies in assists (58) and points (86), winning the Jim Piggott Trophy as the WHL's rookie of the year in 2016-17

INTERNATIONAL

Won a gold medal with Finland at the 2019 IIHF U20 World Junior Championship, registering a tournament-leading nine points and six assists.