Roni Hirvonen – Finland
Centre, Roni Hirvonen, has to be guaranteed an invite to the World Juniors this season after helping Finland win the bronze medal at last year’s tournament.
Last year, Hirvonen tallied 6 points in 7 games to rank him 4th in points on the WJC bronze medal winning team.
Hirvonen also showed off his talents at the US WJSS where he lead the tournament with 8 goals and had the second most points with 10 points in 6 games.
Now in his third professional season in Liiga, he has 10 points in 22 games this season which makes him the 4th highest U20 point producing forward in the league.
Roni Hirvonen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2nd round (59 overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft.