Consensus #20
Juho Piiparinen 2026 NHL Draft profile.
Juho Piiparinen is listed as D / Finland in the local 2026 NHL Draft pool. The current static profile shows consensus rank, public source spread, latest season context, NHL Central Scouting status, and combine/event badges from existing local JSON only.
Scouting read
Piiparinen is a big defensive defenseman. Size, skating and efficient puck movement suggest second-pair projection (Sportsnet, Jason Bukala). He also drew a 2026 NHL Combine invite. The concern is pace: he still has to prove the offense arrives quickly enough at the next level. That still leaves enough for a top-four projection. He is in the first-round mix, with a #6-#29 public range across 13 tracked lists. NHL Central Scouting has him 6th among International skaters. For context, his 3 points in 29 games (0.10 P/GP) rank 43rd of 52 among LIIGA U18 since 2000 at a 20-game floor.
Generated from the local ranking, stat, style, NHL CSS, and curated public-note fields only — no private model or scraped projection.
Snapshot
Juho Piiparinen is attached to Tappara / Liiga. Latest row: 29 GP, 0-3-3, 0.10 P/GP. His public rank range in this export runs from #6 to #29. Cohort context: his best qualifying season on file ranks #27 of 93 same-league, same-age U20 SM-sarja skater seasons since 2000 — an average-band cohort standing (top 29%).
Rank rows
Rank rows are public source context, not a model projection. The source range helps show whether public lists are clustered or spread out.
| Rank | Source | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| #6 | NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING EU | FINAL RANKING |
| #15 | SMAHT SCOUTING | MIDSEASON RANKING |
| #16 | DOBBERPROSPECTS | DECEMBER RANKING |
| #17 | DRAFT PROSPECTS HOCKEY | MIDSEASON RANKING |
| #19 | TSN/CRAIG BUTTON | MAY RANKING |
| #20 | CONSOLIDATED RANKING | listed |
| #21 | HPR/MALLOY | FINAL RANKING |
| #22 | SPORTSNET/COSENTINO | APRIL RANKING |
| #23 | SPORTSNET/BUKALA | MAY RANKING |
| #24 | THN/KENNEDY | JANUARY RANKING |
Season rows
| Season | Team / league | Split | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | Liiga / Tappara | Regular | 29 GP, 0-3-3, 0.10 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | U20 SM-sarja / Tappara U20 | Regular | 15 GP, 1-12-13, 0.87 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | U20 SM-sarja / Tappara U20 | Playoffs | 14 GP, 0-2-2, 0.14 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | International-Jr / Finland U18 (all) | Regular | 12 GP, 0-4-4, 0.33 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | International-Jr / Finland U20 (all) | Regular | 9 GP, 0-2-2, 0.22 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | WJC-18 / Finland U18 | Regular | 5 GP, 0-0-0, 0 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup / Finland U18 | Event | 5 GP, 0-3-3, 0.60 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | WJC-20 / Finland U20 | Regular | 4 GP, 0-1-1, 0.25 P/GP |