Patrik Puistola entered the 2019 draft with considerable hype in the online scouting community. He was a talented offensive forward that had dominated both the U20 and Mestis leagues in Finland as a first time draft eligible forward. Puistola was considered by some scouts to be a borderline first round talent and I, admittedly, had the Hurricanes taking him in the first round in a mock draft. Flash forward to the following year and Puistola is scoring eight points in seven World Junior games while struggling to find ice time with his Liiga team, Tappara. Puistola was loaned to a handful of teams and performed well, giving us some optimism that things would be different in the next season.
What’s Going on With Patrik Puistola?
