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VerttiSvensk
DAge: 18183 CM77 KGFIN FIN
47PNHLe
Vertti Svensk
NHLNHL Draft2026, LAK (145th overall)5th round, 17th pick
THLTHL Draft2026, CHI (84th overall)3rd round, 20th pick

Projected potential

Bio

Highly mobile defender with brilliant skating, but whose game needs a lot of refinement.

PNHLe

Projected potential: 47 · 2nd Line Potential2025-26 · U20-SM-Sarja Liiga · SaiPa U20 SaiPa

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
4.0
40% 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
6.0
 
Best-case offensive upside (peak season points potential). Forwards: 8.0 ≈ 80 points. Defense and goalie scales differ.

Scouting Feed

Final Rankings: We realize we have Vertti Svensk ranked a lot higher than the consensus, but there simply are not many players who can skate like him. The highly mobile left shot defender builds his game on his special trait. He utilizes his feet to escape pressure with rapid crossovers and acts as a one-man breakout. He likes to join the rush as your modern puck mover typically does. Right now, there’s still a lot to be desired. His game lacks physicality and he gets pushed around easily against men. His decision making needs to improve as well; right now he has a tendency of throwing pucks away. His skating alone makes him an intriguing upside bet at this point. After all, it’s always easier to round out your game than to develop special traits. –



Career Stats
SeasonTypeLeagueTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGSHGSOG
2021-22RegularU16 SM-sarjaJokipojat U16403101340
2021-22PlayoffsU16 SM-sarjaJokipojat U1621122
2022-23RegularU16 SM-sarjaJokipojat U16174172122
2023-24RegularU20 MestisJokipojat U20405152085
2023-24RegularU18 MestisJokipojat U18715610
2024-25RegularMestisJoKP200014
2024-25RegularU20 MestisJokipojat U2040222
2024-25RegularU20 SM-sarjaSaiPa U2023257-628
2024-25RegularWJC-18Finland U18500008
2025-26RegularLiigaSaiPa18011312
2025-26RegularU20 SM-sarjaSaiPa U203332831-1080
2025-26RegularMestisKetterä100010
2025-26PlayoffsLiigaSaiPa200000