Drafted #66 · CHI
Samu Alalauri 2026 NHL Draft profile.
Samu Alalauri was drafted No. 66 (Round 3) by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2026 NHL Draft, a D from Finland currently with Pelicans U20, U20 SM-sarja. He was the consensus #52 prospect pre-draft. The 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
Alalauri is a big two-way defenseman. Hlinka review praised size, skating base, maturity, and shutdown value (Neutral Zone). 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. The bet is a useful NHL defender if the puck play keeps moving forward. He is more of a second-round conversation, with a #17-#52 public range across 2 tracked lists. NHL Central Scouting has him 17th among International skaters. For context, he ranks 3rd of 12 among U20 SM-SARJA U18 defense since 2000 at a 35-game floor.
Generated from the local ranking, stat, style, NHL CSS, and curated public-note fields only — no private model or scraped projection.
Snapshot
Samu Alalauri is attached to Pelicans U20 / U20 SM-sarja. Latest row: 40 GP, 6-19-25, 0.63 P/GP. His public rank range in this export runs from #17 to #52. Cohort context: his best qualifying season on file ranks #8 of 49 same-league, same-age U18 SM-sarja defenseman seasons since 2000 — a strong-band cohort standing (top 14%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING EU | FINAL RANKING |
| #52 | CONSOLIDATED RANKING | listed |
Season rows
| Season | Team / league | Split | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | U20 SM-sarja / Pelicans U20 | Regular | 40 GP, 6-19-25, 0.63 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | International-Jr / Finland U18 (all) | Regular | 18 GP, 9-11-20, 1.11 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | WJC-18 / Finland U18 | Regular | 5 GP, 1-3-4, 0.80 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup / Finland U18 | Event | 5 GP, 1-3-4, 0.80 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | U18 SM-sarja / Pelicans U18 | Regular | 4 GP, 2-3-5, 1.25 P/GP |
| 2025-2026 | U20 SM-sarja / Pelicans U20 | Playoffs | 4 GP, 0-1-1, 0.25 P/GP |
| 2024-2025 | U20 SM-sarja / Pelicans U20 | Regular | 26 GP, 2-3-5, 0.19 P/GP |
| 2024-2025 | International-Jr / Finland U18 (all) | Regular | 16 GP, 2-1-3, 0.19 P/GP |
Reference
Primary external reference: Samu Alalauri on EliteProspects. Rank and stat rows are cross-checked against the public sources documented on About Data.