Forward, 18, selected No. 30 in 2017, has impressed in KHL by Mike G. Morreale @mikemorrealeNHL / NHL.com Staff Writer BUFFALO — Right wing Eeli Tolvanen has always had a passion for scoring goals in different ways since the day he began playing hockey as a 3-year-old in Vihit, Finland. “It was just working hard after every practice,
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Preds top pick Tolvanen signs in Finland
TSN.ca Staff Nashville Predators first-round pick Eeli Tolvanen has signed a one-year deal to play with Jokerit Helsinki in Finland next season. The right winger, selected 30th overall by the Predators last month, had committed to Boston College but was reportedly rejected by the school’s admissions office. View image on Twitter Follow Jokerit Helsinki @Jokerit_EN #Jokerit and forward Eeli
Congratulations Vili Saarijarvi! 3rd Rd. #73 to DET
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Puck Daddy chats with Thrashers’ Burmistrov, Capitals’ Kuznetsov about NHL Draft and their hockey futures
Now, here is Kuznetsov, taken by the Capitals: Q. Was it a surprise for you to be picked in the first round? Or did you expect it to happen? KUZNETSOV: Actually no. I was waiting and waiting, and then after about the 20th pick I gave up my hope. I thought I’d have to come