Eemeli Rasanen played on Finland’s bottom pairing with Boston Bruins 2017 first round pick, Urho Vaakanainen. Rasanen’s standout trait is obviously his size — listed at 6’7” and 209 pounds — and he was able to dish out some vicious contact, including a solid hit on a Canadian player early in the first. A bouncing puck in front of the net ricocheted off Rasanen’s skate for Canada’s first goal, but he managed to recover from the unfortunate start. He did not see a ton of ice time, but he managed to play a solid, simple game and used his size and long reach to break up some plays.
2017 World Junior Summer Showcase Recap: Eemeli Rasanen, Timothy Liljegren and JD Greenway in action
