Fresh from a full off-season of recovery, 19-year-old Eeli Tolvanen is ready to crack not only the Predators’ roster this season, but to earn a place as a top-six forward. Predators’ elite Finnish prospect played two years at Sioux City in the USHL before the Predators drafted him 30th overall in the 2017 NHL entry draft.
Last season, Tolvanen went back to Finland to play for Helsinki Jokerit of the KHL and shattered scoring records. Additionally, before joining Nashville at the end of the season, he played for the Finnish World Juniors team and the Finnish Olympic team.