Welcome to Broad Street Hockey’s Summer 2024 Top Under 25! The series is back and with the Philadelphia Flyers focusing so much on the future, it’s more important than ever. Join us as we rank the 25 best players under the age of 25 for the next few weeks.
No. 13: Samu Tuomaala
2023-24 Primary League/Team: Lehigh Valley (AHL) As we just about hit the halfway point of our series, we turn now to talk about Samu Tuomaala, who has, since he was drafted in 2021 (the first pick they made in that draft after trading away their first round pick for Rasmus Ristolainen, we recall), has been on an absolute developmental roller coaster.
2023-24 Statistics: 15 G, 28 A in 69 GP
Age as of 9/15/2024: 21 (1/8/2003)
Acquired Via: 2021 NHL Draft – Round 2, Pick 46