Julius Miettinen
Center · SEA · WHL

Julius Miettinen

Age
20
Height
6'3"
Weight
220 lb
Shoots
L
Drafted
2024, round 2, 40th overall
Born
FIN
2026-27
AHL · Coachella Valley Firebirds
Games
5
Goals
0
Assists
2
Points
2
Prospect score · 2026-27
High end

86th of 1,160 prospects in the NHLnew

4th in the SEA system · 2nd among its forwards

+0.4WAR a season if he sticks
Outlook
NHL odds66%Becomes a full-time NHL player — 200 games by 26
Impact odds32%Better than the typical NHL regular among forwards
Arrival2028-29The season his comps who made it typically became regulars
WAR a season if he sticks−0.2+0.4+1.4Low, middle and high outcomes among his comparables who became regulars

Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 4 became full-time NHL players.

Development

His scoring, converted to an NHL equivalent, against every player his age and position that season. Zero is the average player his age; the band is where his comparables were at each age.

-2-10+11516171819Age2021-22, age 15, 25 GP: -0.75 vs. his age group (0.04 NHL-equivalent points per game)2022-23, age 16, 38 GP: -0.82 vs. his age group (0.06 NHL-equivalent points per game)2023-24, age 17, 66 GP: +0.54 vs. his age group (0.18 NHL-equivalent points per game)2024-25, age 18, 36 GP: +0.19 vs. his age group (0.19 NHL-equivalent points per game)2025-26, age 19, 52 GP: +0.36 vs. his age group (0.26 NHL-equivalent points per game)
HimMiddle half of his comps at that ageAverage player his age
Comparables

Past prospects at the same position and the same stage after their draft, matched on draft slot, age, size and league-adjusted production. What they became is already known. The outcome is judged at 26: 200 NHL games by then makes a regular.

#PlayerMatchNHL GP by 26Career NHL GPOutcomeWAR a season
1Drew Shore2009 · #44 · at 2058%9498Did not stick—
2Charlie Coyle2010 · #28 · at 2054%5001037Regular+1.26
3Boo Nieves2012 · #59 · at 2049%7676Did not stick—
4Wade Allison2016 · #52 · at 2048%7575Did not stick—
5Kirill Petrov2008 · #73 · at 2048%00Did not stick—
6Roope Hintz2015 · #49 · at 2047%392528Regular+2.04
7Alex Tuch2014 · #18 · at 2047%379622Regular+0.91
8Alex Chiasson2009 · #38 · at 2047%381651Regular+0.01
9Mario Lucia2011 · #60 · at 2045%00Did not stick—
10Curtis Hamilton2010 · #48 · at 2045%11Did not stick—
Season by season
SeasonGPGAPtsPIM
2026-27AHL · Coachella Valley Firebirds50220
2025-26WJC-20 · Finland U2062242
2025-26WHL · Everett Silvertips5235417629
2024-25WJC-20 · Finland U2071124
2024-25WHL · Everett Silvertips3611283927
2023-24WHL · Everett Silvertips6631366732
2023-24Hlinka Gretzky Cup · Finland U1851016
2022-23WHC-17 · Finland U1773034
2022-23U20 SM-sarja · HIFK U203810122220
2021-22U20 SM-sarja · HIFK U2020002
2021-22U18 SM-sarja · HIFK U18259112014
2020-21U16 SM-sarja · HIFK U161337108

The prospect score is a percentile of his expected outcome among every prospect in the league: the chance he becomes a regular, times how good his comparables who did became against others at their position. A player who never sticks counts as zero, which is why a long shot with a high ceiling can rank below a safe bet. All Sabres prospects · How the rankings work