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Birthday: May 11, 2006
Height: 5' 10 | 178 cm
Weight: 168 lbs | 76 kg
Undrafted
Reports
Nov. 1, 2023 (Updated Nov. 16, 2023)
Position scouted: Centre
Age when scouted: 17
88 L2
Projection: Second Line
Trending: Future Prospect
Helenius is playing in the top pro league in Finland (Liiga). He sits 6th in team scoring at the November International Break with 5g-5a.
At the recently completed U20 4 Nations tournament he produced 2g-3a in 4GP
Helenius is sturdy/strong. He has the strength to work plays off the wall in the offensive zone.
He's a solid skater who attacks off the rush and has excellent vision via zone entries.
A mostly motion player. Used in all situations at U20. Element is play driving and offense, but he's also reliable enough to take key defensive zone face-offs and kill penalties.
Like any young player, his 'routes' defending players in his zone need attention to detail at times. Best defined as a high end 2-way prospect. Top six NHL forward on projection.
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
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| 2023-24 | Jukurit | Liiga | 24 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -2 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | - | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Finland U18 | WJC-18 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Jukurit | Liiga | 33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | Jukurit | Champions HL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Tappara U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 19 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | Finland U17 (all) | International-Jr | 10 | 2 | 11 | 13 | - | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Finland U18 (all) | International-Jr | 11 | 3 | 11 | 14 | - | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Finland U17 | WHC-17 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - | 4 |
| 2021-22 | Tappara U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 33 | 14 | 31 | 45 | - | 28 |
| 2021-22 | Finland U16 (all) | International-Jr | 8 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 |
- Compete/Consistency: 93
- Defensive Zone Starts: 82
- Hockey IQ: 89
- Offensive Zone Starts: 92
- Penalty Kill: 80
- Power Play: 89
- Physicality: 69
- Puck Moving/Passing: 88
- Shot: 85
- Skating: 88
Weighting
- 20%: Compete/Consistency, Hockey IQ, Skating
- 12%: Puck Moving/Passing
- 8%: Shot
- 4%: Defensive Zone Starts, Offensive Zone Starts, Penalty Kill, Power Play, Physicality
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