It was announced Tuesday that Detroit Red Wings’ prospect, Vili Saarijarvi, will be among the six players nominated for the Ontario Hockey League’s Max Kaminsky Trophy, which is awarded every year to the league’s most outstanding defenceman. Saarijarvi has enjoyed a productive season, both regular and post, with the Mississauga Steelheads after enduring a tumultuous 2015-16 season with the Flint Firebirds organization.
Saarijarvi, who was selected in the third-round (73rd overall) by the Red Wings in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, finished the 2016-17 regular-season ranked 11th in points on the Steelheads with 11 goals, 20 assists, and a plus 20 rating.