The Bruins made Urho Vaakanainen their pick at 18 in tonight’s draft. He wasn’t a name we’d previewed here, and wasn’t who we selected in the mock draft.
However, that doesn’t mean he’s a nobody! The NHL Central Scouting Service had him as its 8th-ranked European skater, and most other rankings had him in and around the top 20.
Let’s check in with what some pre-draft scouting reports and write-ups had to say about the new Bruin:
A very complete two-way defenceman who does not have a lot of flaws in his game...very good puck mover, has great poise and makes crisp, accurate passes.