Oilers Sign Hartikainen

You can never have too many Finns. The Oilers have a long and rich history with Finnish players at the draft, dating back to Jari Kurri and Raimo Summanen. Hartikainen is a big (6.01, 210) left winger who has improved since draft day to the point where he is generally regarded as a 6th round steal.

The Oilers story is here. My winter look at this player is here. He’s improved his skating and he has good skill with some grit. Plus he’s a Finn, which long time Lowetide readers know is a ringing endorsement. Capgeek doesn’t have the numbers yet, but I’ll post them when they have them up.