Although Vancouver Canucks defenseman Erik Gudbranson is living proof of the fact that size isn’t everything in the NHL, big, strong, defensemen are always interesting targets at the draft. This year, 6-foot-6 Nicolas Hague and 6-foot-4 Callan Foote are prime examples.
But, there will be more hulking blueliners available later on.
One of them is Otto Latvala of HPK U20 in the Finnish Jr. A SM-liiga.
Name: Otto Latvala
Position: Defense
Shoots: Right
Height, weight: 6’5”, 190 lbs
Team, league: HPK U20, Jr.