Rosters are finally taking shape for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang next month, and Team Finland will have a pair of players familiar to NHL fans. Dallas Stars prospect Miro Heiskanen and Nashville Predators prospect Eeli Tolvanen have made the list of 25 players who will participate in the upcoming Games in February.
Miro Heiskanen, Eeli Tolvanen headline Team Finland’s 2018 Winter Olympics roster
The Stars and Predators prospects will showcase their skills on the world’s biggest stage.
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If these names sound recognizable to NHL fans, there’s a reason why. Heiskanen, a left handed defenseman, was the third overall draft pick from 2017, coming after highly touted forwards Nico Hischier and Nolan Patrick. While Heiskanen has yet to make his NHL debut with the Stars, unlike both Hischier and Patrick, the 18-year-old has put up 14 points in 20 games with HIFK in the Finnish Elite League despite battling injuries.
Heiskanen was also named to Finland’s World Junior team where he posted two points in five games.
Joining the defenseman is Tolvanen, who fell to 30th overall in the previous draft to the Predators and he’s making everyone else regret it. The 18-year-old left winger has 33 points in 44 games in the KHL this season, and he also placed on Finland’s World Junior team. In the tournament, Tolvanen posted six points in five games while the team failed to medal.
Both Heiskanen and Tolvanen will have the chance to showcase their skills on the world’s biggest stage as Finland attempts to top its bronze medal from the 2014 Games in Sochi. Here is the rest of Finland’s roster for the upcoming Winter Olympics:
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