Player Profile

Player Profile: Henri Jokiharju

Henri Jokiharju was born on June 17, 1999, in Oulu, Finland. Jokiharju’s father, Juha, played professional hockey in Finland, Norway, and France. Henri’s brother, Juho, played four seasons at Clarkson University as a forward. Henri is a right-shot defenseman who played for the Jokerit U16 team in Finland during the 2013-14 season and scored six […]

Player Profile: Marat Khusnutdinov

Marat Khusnutdinov was born on July 17, 2002 in Moskva, Russia. The undersized winger played for the Vityaz Podolsk U16 team during the 2017-18 season and contributed eight goals and 34 assists in 25 games and was a part of the Russian U16 championship team. Khusnutdinov was the captain of the Russian U16 team in […]

Player Profile: Casey Mittelstadt

Casey Mittelstadt was born in Edina, Minnesota, on November 22, 1998. The left-shooting forward has a brother, John, a forward at the University of Minnesota, and another brother, Luke, a Golden Gopher and a seventh-round draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens in 2023. Casey played three seasons of high school hockey at Eden Prairie High […]

Player Profile: Jake Guentzel

Jake Guentzel is an American professional hockey forward known for his high-octane scoring ability and clutch playoff performances. Born on October 06, 1994, in Omaha, NE, he burst onto the national scene during his USHL season with the Sioux City Musketeers, earning USHL Rookie of the Year honors and multiple All-Star accolades. After a successful […]

Player Profile: Jesper Bratt

Jesper Bratt was born on July 30, 1998, in Stockholm, Sweden. Bratt’s brother Filip is a defenseman who played three games in the ECHL with the Adirondack Thunder during the 2022-23 season. Jesper is a left-shot forward who played for Trangsunds IF in the J18 league in Sweden and scored nine goals with 15 assists […]

Player Profile: Matt Boldy

Matt Boldy was born on April 5, 2001, in Millis, Massachusetts. The left-shot winger split the 2016-17 season with the Dexter Southfield School and the Cape Cod Whalers 16U team. With Dexter Southfield, Boldy registered 13 goals and 13 assists in 29 games and then totaled 15 goals and 10 assists in 13 games with […]

Player Profile: Brady Tkachuk

Brady Tkachuk was born on September 16, 1999, in Phoenix, Arizona. Brady comes from a family of hockey players as his father, Keith, played 1,201 regular season NHL games with three teams and totaled 1,065 points. Brady’s brother Matthew is a forward on the Florida Panthers, and several cousins have played in the NHL. Brady […]

Player Profile: Martin Necas

Martin Necas was born on January 15, 1999, in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czechia. His father, Martin, was a hockey coach in Czechia. Necas played 61 total games with the HC Zdar nad Sazavou 16U over two seasons and scored 53 goals with 76 assists. During the 2015-16 season, the right-shot forward played for the […]

Player Profile: Mikko Rantanen

Mikko Rantanen was born on October 29, 1996 in Nousiainen, Finland. The left-shot forward played for the TPS U16 team during the 2010-11 season and scored a total of 11 goals with 22 assists in 29 games. One of his teammates was current Colorado Avalanche goaltender Artturi Lehkonen. Rantanen became captain of the team during […]

Player Profile: Bobby McMann

Bobby McMann was born on June 15, 1996, in Wainwright, Alberta. The big forward played for the Wainwright Polar Kings U15 team during the 2009-10 season and scored 14 goals with 18 assists in 28 games. The next season, McMann joined the Lloydminster Heat U15 team and recorded ten goals and 19 assists in 33 […]