Information like his net worth and salary has not been disclosed yet. To learn about the stats of Anton Lundell you can. He leads the entire Liiga — a professional league (!!) Lundell is currently playing in his third professional season for HIFK Helsinki of Finland’s Liiga. All statistics are courtesy of eliteprospects.com and liiga.fi. There are similarities between Lundell and Kotkaniemi. Anton is an excellent player, because of the excellent performance he has been able to get attention and popularity from Ice hockey fans all around the world. He’s strong both on his skates and through his legs, making for someone who can be very hard to dislodge the puck from. After returning from an injury that forced him out of the 2020 World Junior Championship, Lundell has slowly earned more special teams assignments, particularly on the penalty kill. We’ve talked a lot about Quinton Byfield and Alexis Lafrenière’s mediocre performance at this tournament as 17-year-olds. 13) with a bullet for his fourth goal after recording an assist earlier in HIFK’s 4-1 win over JyP. What’s clear, though, is that Lundell possesses a clean two-way game that’s needed among NHL clubs, and his production is in elite company when you look at historical comparisons. Finally, while I’ve shown clips of his ability to pull off high-end passes occasionally, Lundell doesn’t necessarily have the high-end vision of some of the other players in the class, and moreso makes his living off of effective, small-area passes like this. After a quick touch pass, Lundell assists on a high-danger scoring chance. Anton has not shared any information about his personal life, we have no idea about his present and past relationships. He’s NHL-ready after playing his last two seasons in Finland and he’s clearly capable of commanding the ice in all-three zones. The new Panthers’ player, Anton Lundell, 19, is a center from Finland — just like All-Star Aleksander Barkov, who was Florida’s first-round pick in 2013. While he might not have Raymond’s puck skills, Lafrenière’s vision, Stützle’s explosive stride, or Holtz’s shot, he’s in control and intentional every time he’s on the ice. He's a consummate team-player whose attention to detail is impeccable. This past year, Lundell missed the U20 tournament due to injury — part of the reason for the lack of excitement around him as a player, I think — but put up a rockstar season with HIFK. In my viewing, he has an underrated shot and offensive tools that will translate to the NHL; I’d bet that alongside Lafrenière, Rossi, and maybe Stützle, Lundell could be in an NHL uniform next season. Tony Ferrari noted that Lundell doesn’t necessarily have the tight-area agility of Stützle and Raymond, meaning that he often has to use his strength and smarts to get himself out of tight situations or win battles along the boards while the others use their feet. If that doesn’t sound like a number one centre to you, I ask that you take up your complaints with the way Anze Kopitar, Sean Couturier, and Patrice Bergeron play the game of hockey. The athlete has his information available on. The athlete recently became the topic of conversation on the internet after being selected by the Florida Panthers with 12th pick in the 2020 NHL draft. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, Gretchen Whitmer: 13 charged in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. - His father, Jan Lundell, was a goaltender who played 17 seasons of pro hockey in Europe - in 1998-99 he led all Finnish Elite League goaltenders with a 1.79 GAA. Anton Lundell was born on October 3, 2001, in Espoo, Finland. Between Marian Hossa, Daniel Alfredsson, and Mark Stone, Sens fans can appreciate an active stick, and Lundell is able to deftly apply his in the offensive zone, and in the neutral zone. His raw offensive numbers are terrific as well — I have no idea how anybody can argue that an 18-year-old with that output in a high-level league lacks offensive upside. Sam Happi wrote about Lundell’s skating in detail, and noted that while he lacks explosiveness and doesn’t the separation of a Quinton Byfield, for example, he’s still quick enough to make most plays, and will moreso be relying on his smarts to create deception. The athlete currently plays for HIFK, a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. I feel like sometimes, we get caught up in highlight culture that glorifies a (really good) player like Stützle because we can see his explosiveness, and sometimes that misses players like Lundell because of just how efficient he is all the time. There has been a palpable sense of concern in the scouting community that Lundell doesn’t have enough elite offensive ability and that his ceiling is limited to a defensive middle-six center. Alexis LafrenièreQuinton ByfieldLucas RaymondTim StützleJamie DrysdaleMarco RossiCole PerfettiJake Sanderson, Ottawa Senators Schedule, Roster, News, and Rumors | Silver Seven. 2020 NHL Entry Draft Profile: Anton Lundell Over the course of the 2019-20 season, I will be taking a look at a variety of prospects eligible to be drafted this June at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Coming up through Helsinki’s HIFK system, Lundell follows the trend of the many other top prospects we’ve profiled as a player who thrived against competition that was much older than him at a young age. While the Senators have only drafted out of Finland once under Pierre Dorion’s watch — Markus Nurmi in 2016 — Lundell is worthy of a top-10 selection, and may be one of the players that analysts rate higher in future years just because of how quickly he’ll adapt his pro-ready game to the NHL. You can view Lundell’s video and stats breakdown in his Scouching profile. At his ceiling, Lundell is a mature centre that’s strong in all three zones and the offensive upside to have his “defence” valued enough to capture the attention of Selke voters. The athlete is not very active in social media and posts less frequently. Thank you to prospectshifts.com for providing some of the Liiga game footage used. In the clip above, notice how he uses his body and stick to close off two different lanes for the defender. His position is as Centerman. The athlete currently plays for HIFK, a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. Offensively, Lundell may not flash with highlight-reel dekes, but his puck movement and transition from forecheck to offensive pressure is so smooth. Colin Cudmore (@CudmoreColin) over at silversevensens.com has done remarkable work compiling draft rankings and establishing an ‘Expected Pick Range’ from a variety of different sources. Well, in the same year Lafrenière had one point in five games, Lundell had four in seven en route to the tournament’s top prize. Lundell now has 4g and 3a in 13 games, and three points in his last two matches after being held off the scoresheet the previous six. Ultimately, Lundell is a player that exemplifies how hard this draft is to navigate. The fact that Lundell comes with the ability to play centre in a D.J. Ultimately, Lundell has the highest floor among the players we’ve profiled so far. He is a lefty shooter. It’s a skill that provides good separation from his opponents and prevents unnecessary puck battles. After all of this, I’m not sure there’s a lot of evidence to question Lundell’s offensive upside — the team drafting him is getting a Dubois/Turcotte-type prospect with plenty of room to flourish into a Sasha Barkov. What might initially stand out about Lundell’s career statistics is his 25 points in the Finnish Liiga this year, but his impressive offensive production hasn’t been mitigated at any level. You can read about his methodology here, track the compiled rankings here, and use his data viz (embedded below) here. This type of hockey sense is so hard to teach in young players, and the ‘drawback’ of many of the other top draft-eligible talent keeping Lundell company this year. My favorite part of his game, however, is his puck support abilities. Lundell is older in his draft season but he's also much further ahead in his development. After making a quick decision near the blue line to keep the puck in, he drifts to the net again before providing that support along the wall. The lack of international play this year might have hurt his stock relative to a Stützle and Drysdale, and the fact that the top talent for 2020 is spread out over multiple leagues makes it hard to compare between players. I think Scott Wheeler (of The Athletic) put it best: “We often mistake versatility or a sound two-way game as meaning Player X may project in a third-line role. They’re meant to keep you updated on a multitude of potential selections this summer and will complement my forthcoming and extensive coverage of the entry draft. He is 19 years old as of 2020. In the clip above, I like how forward Lundell is with creating his own passing lines; with his stick on the ice during transition, he’s helping direct play and passes up the ice. Smith way is bonus, and I can easily see him growing in a role as he figures out his offence at the NHL level. He’s incredibly strong on his feet, able to chase down defenders when forechecking in the offensive zone and engage in tough board battles against players much older than him. Case in point? Let’s move on to talking about Lundell’s strengths and weaknesses as a player to see if we can figure out why there seems to be a discrepancy between his peers and his perception among scouts. Ultimately, Lundell is a player that exemplifies how hard this draft is to navigate. He’s a different type of centre than Sens fans are used to with Alexei Yashin and Jason Spezza. Whether it’s covering for his defencemen high in the zone or low in his defensive zone guarding the slot, Lundell has excellent positioning — let alone for an 18-year-old in a men’s league. Lundell is an excellent all-around player. Lundell averaged 14:23 of ice-time over 38 games — the highest among HIFK’s four rookies — and an incredible 19 points and 2.79 shots-per-game. Above is another example of Lundell’s puck support abilities: he’s constantly adjusting as the opposition takes and gives passing lanes. “The most complete forward in the class over all three zones, Lundell has been a superstar playing in what I see as the fourth-best league in the world. Senators select Cole Reinhardt 181st overall, The Sens have wrapped up their exciting draft with another big winger, Senators select Philippe Daoust 158th overall, With their sixth round pick of the 2020 NHL Draft, the Ottawa Senators proudly select Philippe Daoust, led Finland in points against mainly 2019 draft picks, covering for his defencemen high in the zone, low in his defensive zone guarding the slot, Sam Happi wrote about Lundell’s skating in detail. The 200-foot game is just so sound, it’s hard to find flaws. However, Liiga’s CF% numbers, and this comparison of Lundell’s performance in terms of goals, shots, and point shares, leaves me comfortable saying that Lundell would likely track well given his play style. There’s a danger to all of this, though. other information like his statistics are also available on several online resources. The lack of international play this year might have hurt his stock relative to a Stützle and Drysdale, and the fact that the top talent for 2020 is spread out over multiple leagues makes it hard to compare between players. As a 15-year-old, Lundell had 21 points in just seven games as the captain of HIFK’s U16 squad, and followed that up with 15 points in 29 games at the U18 level. The athlete has made his country proud several times,  in 2019 he was able to help his team win the goals medal in the World Junior Championships and also in 2018’s World U18 Championships held in Russia. As his teammate breaks out the puck, he doesn’t assume any stretch pass will work and adjusts his swing through the neutral zone to maintain possession.