2019 NHL draft prospect Kaapo Kakko set a new goals record for a first-time draft eligible player in Finland’s top professional league previously held by Aleksander Barkov.
A key difference here is that Barkov scored 21 goals in 53 games whereas Kakko did it in Game 45. Kakko only has 16 assists so he’s still 10 points shy of that record. Kakko’s 0.84 points per game mark, however, is fourth all-time for a U18 player, behind just Mikael Granlund , Barkov and Jari Torkki .Kakko surpassed Hughes as the No. 1 ranked prospect
. “I look at Puljujarvi and he’s still trying to find his way. But I think Rantanen is a good target in that…he might be a guy who’s a little more like Kaapo Kakko. Often when a player has been the undisputed top prospect in his draft year for as long as Hughes, late challengers tend to hop into the conversation as the draft gets close. More often than not, though, the first overall pick doesn’t change.
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