Olli Juolevi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈolli ˈjuo̯leʋi]; born 5 May 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Press 'Enter' to see all results By doing so, the highly-touted blueliner could force his way to the NHL level. His season is over and will be ready for training camp, but the news could not come at a worse time. Regardless, it’s encouraging to see Juolevi in the conversation right now with all he’s been through in his young career.Even though Benn and Fantenberg are seemingly better options with their experience in the NHL, I wouldn’t sleep on Juolevi playing a regular shift in the postseason. ©2020 The Athletic Media Company. Missing that much time (9 months) is a cavernous hole to climb out of.We’re about 13 months removed from the surgery and you can just now start to see the mobility and confidence regaining its previous form.Olli Juolevi with a goal, an assist and 3 shots tonight. Juolevi is currently undecided whether to play in the OHL or journey to Finland for the upcoming season.While it's good to see the 6-foot-3 Juolevi filling out, the offseason signings of fellow rearguards Michael Del Zotto and Patrick Wiercioch may make it harder for the youngster to crack the Opening Night roster. Surviving the cut and ultimately traveling with the team to Alberta were top defensive prospects Olli Juolevi and Brogan Rafferty. Olli Juolevi [#48, Vancouver Canucks] (from Aug. 7, 2020 vs MIN, Game 4) - Shift Footage - @CambieKev on Twitter : canucks 169 votes, 97 comments. He has 13 points in his last 12 games and 21 in 34 on the season. The VANcast with JPat and Drancer Now, they may never suit up for a game in the postseason, but just being around the team and practicing with NHL players and coaches should be invaluable to their long-term development. All rights reserved. The fifth overall pick from the 2016 NHL Entry Draft will get a chance to compete for a spot on the big club's Opening Night roster during training camp, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him start the year with AHL Utica. Press J to jump to the feed. His shot rates have dipped a bit this season, but his conversion rates are in-line with expected norms.When it was announced that the left-shot defenceman’s What isn’t discussed as much is the time that it takes for a player to get back to form even after the healing process is complete. For more information about Cookies and how to adjust them, please see our That confidence, coupled with a short-term injury to Brogan Rafferty and an increase in offensive deployment, has helped facilitate the most productive stretch of Juolevi’s professional career.In 12 games dating back to December 21, Juolevi has two goals, 13 points, and a +7 rating. It’s up to them to soak everything in, learn as much as they can, and use it to further improve their game. That’s something that just doesn’t happen often. The Canucks GM on how he's feeling — and what he's most excited about — going into the qualifying round. Despite it being broken up between two seasons thanks to that knee injury, his 0.65 point-per-game mark places him amongst some fairly good company among other 21-year-old defensive prospects:The 6-foot-3, 198-pound defenceman has been accomplishing these totals through mostly sustainable metrics as well. This includes information about the number of visitors to the site, what pages visitors view on our site and how long visitors are viewing pages on the site. Every week, Rick Dhaliwal gives readers the scoop on all the Canucks chatter he's hearing. Last season the 19-year-old put up 42 points over 58 contests in the OHL, which is fantastic for a defenseman.

Ranking the Canucks Top 20 Prospects: No. Long before the summer draft of 2016, Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning set his sights on London Knights defender Olli Juolevi. The Canucks elected to take the slow-burn development plan with the solidly built Finn. The 21-year-old blueliner's demotion to the minors suggests he's now back to 100 percent. It wasn’t supposed to go this way. Unfortunately, Juolevi's most recent injury leaves his future status up in the air. Perhaps that should’ve been the season he went to play pro in Finland instead of the following year in 2017-18. Olli Juolevi is the most divisive prospect among the Vancouver Canucks' fan base.

Juolevi has had bad luck with injuries early in his career, but he's only 21 and has plenty of time to grow. After one season with London, he was drafted by the Canucks.

Although Juolevi was unable to crack the NHL, it's rumored Vancouver wants him … Can Olli Juolevi still become a top-four stud for the Canucks? Yesterday we looked at the negatives of Olli Juolevi’s game. Just looking at the way Green deployed him during the final scrimmage makes me think he could get some time on the third pairing with Stecher when the series starts on Aug 2.