A look at Mikael Granlund

by MMcAlister on Sep 16, 2010 9:29 AM CDT in Prospects

Chosen by the Minnesota Wild 9th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft - is Mikael Granlund "The One"?

Are you wanting to get a closer look at the Wild's shinning young prospect?

Sure he may not get as much press coverage as the Oilers' Taylor Hall or the Bruins' Tyler Seguin - with the largely North American bias in coverage in the US and Canada; but Minnesota's 9th overall Mikael Granlund is a star in his own right.

So this morning when I stumbled across yet another great article by Risto Pakarinen that just happened to be about the young Finnish center I had to jump on it to link it to the rest of you die hard Wild fans (face it unless you're a die hard hockey fan you're not reading hockey news in the off season).

Pakarinen covers everything from Grtanlund's favorite movies, his ankle injury, to his plans for school.

Tweet Comment 12 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

Thank you for the link.

It’ll be interesting to see how Granlund continues to develop this year, especially back at center and on the first line. He certainly is an exciting prospect.

by Krotz the Wall on Sep 16, 2010 9:44 AM CDT reply actions

My hope is that a) he stays healthy throughout the entire season this year, so he can really showcase his skills, and b) that by the SM Liiga’s season’s end he will join Houston and we can get a more upclose look at him.

by nemo1107 on Sep 16, 2010 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions