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Winnipeg Jets
VeetiLouhivaara
GAge: 20191 CM94 KGFIN FIN
Veeti Louhivaara
NHLNHL Draft2024, NJD (146th overall)5th round, 17th pick
THLTHL Draft2024, WIN (122nd overall)4th round, 26th pick

Projected potential

Bio

Raw, athletic goaltender who covers the bottom half of the net extraordinarily well but has room to grow in practically all other facets of the game.

PNHLe

PNHLe data is not available for this prospect yet.

What is PNHLe?

PNHLe is an offensive stat that is used to project a player’s point potential at the NHL level and is meant to standardize a variety of leagues so that prospects can be compared from one league with another.

PNHLe attempts to equalize all leagues, age and positions so that the offensive potential of a prospect can easily be compared with others, while also projecting future NHL point potential in the prime years of a player.

The problem with NHLe

The premise of the NHLe stat is certainly a great idea. If a player jumps directly from one league to the NHL there should be some precedent set by historical values that would indicate how many points that player should project to having in a full NHL season. However, it always bothered me that NHLe never took into account that younger players in the same league would always have a massive disadvantage compared to those that have more experience and are physically more mature in the same league. NHLe only looks at the present to predict how many points in one league are equated at the NHL level.

NHL Certainty
3.5
35% odds
Odds of becoming a full-time NHL player (10.0 = 100%). Draft guideline is a starting point and should rise as the prospect proves himself.
Upside
5.5
 
Best-case offensive upside (peak season points potential). Forwards: 8.0 ≈ 80 points. Defense and goalie scales differ.

Scouting Feed

Louhivaara has the stereotypical late-round archetype of having one particular strength and room to improve everywhere else. His strength lies in his ability to cover the bottom of the net, being extremely strong in the butterfly and dropping into it at the speed of light. He has explosive lateral movement and can react to cross-crease chances well, if they’re unelevated. Louhivaara struggles much more when it comes to top-half chances against him, and it is a direct result of him hunching over when he drops into the butterfly. This opens up lanes for attackers to pot home relatively easy goals against him even if he reacts to them as quickly as he can. When positioned well, his glove is strong enough and he has solid puck-tracking abilities. Until he irons out his hunching issue, though, he is going to struggle at higher levels. In five or six years, there may be a backup-caliber goalie here if his kinks get ironed out.



Career Stats
SeasonTypeLeagueTeamGPWLOTGAASV%SO
2021-22RegularU16 SM-sarjaJYP U161410401.720.9432
2021-22PlayoffsU18 SM-sarjaJYP U181000.001.0000
2021-22PlayoffsU16 SM-sarjaJYP U1621105.020.8700
2022-23RegularU18 SM-sarjaJYP U182012702.720.9112
2022-23PlayoffsU18 SM-sarjaJYP U1820204.530.8990
2023-24RegularLiigaJYP10000.001.0000
2023-24RegularU20 SM-sarjaJYP U20211362.870.8901
2024-25RegularU20 SM-sarjaJYP U20184112.940.9020
2024-25RegularMestisKeuPa HT10103.180.8930
2025-26RegularUSHLChicago Steel2212642.860.9051
2025-26RegularU20 SM-sarjaJYP U209432.520.9171
2025-26RegularMestisKeuPa HT82323.460.8710