BSH Community Draft Board, No. 10: Konsta Helenius

One of the top center prospects in the draft, the well-rounded Finnish prospect Konsta Helenius is next on our Community Draft Board as we enter the double digits.

Pre-draft rankings

No. 12 by Elite Prospects

No. 8 by TSN (Bob McKenzie)

No. 9 by The Athletic (Scott Wheeler)

No. 12 by Daily Faceoff

Statistics

What’s there to like?

Helenius does a lot of things well, though nothing stands out as elite: he competes hard, makes skillful plays as a playmaker, defends well, and can drive his line–he’s even decent at face-offs. What’s most impressive is that he’s been doing all this against men in Finland’s Liiga as an underager; he had a solid showing in this year’s playoffs with Jukurit, too, posting…