While the first two picks in the 2017 draft started in the NHL last season, Miro Heiskanen elected to stay in Finland for another year before joining the Dallas Stars.
Last Season
Miro Heiskanen’s 2017-18 Grade: A
Heiskanen is still very young, so another year of development was probably a wise decision. He put that year to good use, spending time representing Finland internationally while still playing in the Liiga.
He was 23rd in defenseman scoring last year in the Liiga, but he only played 30 games. He actually led all defensemen with 0.