With the 41st pick in the 2022 NHL draft, the Buffalo Sabres select goalie Topias Leinonen from the JYP U20 team in the Finnish junior league.
The 6’5 goalie was the #1 ranked goalie by Central Scouting and posted a .916 sv% in his U20 SM-sarja league play and a .897 sv% in his five u18 games for Finland.
From Jason Bukala at Sportsnet:
“The top-ranked goalie in Europe for NHL Central Scouting. The obvious is his stature, 6-foot-5, 207 pounds. He’s a big body goalie who takes up the net.