According to Pekka Jalonen who is a hockey writer for the Finnish paper Iltalehti the Jets super rookie has won The Hockey Player Of The Year 2016 in Finland.
@PatrikLaine29 has been named The Hockey Player Of The Year 2016 in Finland. #NHLfi #NHL #NHLJets
— Pekka Jalonen (@PekkaJalonen) January 16, 2017
Considering the year he had for Finland this shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone. A short list:
– Gold medal at the IIHF World U20 Championship;
– IIHF World Junior Championship All-Star Team
– Silver medal at the Ice Hockey World Championships;
– IIHF World Championship All-Star Team
– IIHF World Championship MVP
– 2016 Liiga championship with Tappara;
– Jari Kurri Trophy (Liiga Playoff MVP)
