The Florida Panthers drafted defenseman Kasper Puutio in the fifth round of the 2021 NHL Entry afrer the Finnish prospect put up 28 points in 56 games in the Western Hockey League.
Puutio was selected by the Swift Current Broncos with the first pick in 2019 CHL import Draft. He played 35 games with Swift Current, where scored his first WHL goal and added 15 assists, before he was traded to the Everett Silvertips. Puutio produced four goals and eight assists in 21 games with the SIlvertips and posted a +13 rating, a marked improvement over the -15 he posted with the lowly Broncos.