Coyotes’ Miko Matikka Flying Under the Radar & Noel Nordhs’ Rapid Start
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In today’s edition, we have Coyotes have hidden gem with Noel Nordh and Miko Matikka flying under everyone’s radars.
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Coyotes Have Hidden Gem With Noel Nordh
October 28, 2023 by Cooper Krigbaum
Patience is a virtue. It’s what every general manager (GM) and scout has to dial in; it’s a part of their job. It’s much easier said than done because the road is not always smooth, and the path isn’t always straight. When discussing players’ development, it takes adaptability and adjustments to enter the NHL; it’s never easy fishing. But what about the journey there? How does the player progress through the ranks, eventually making the NHL?
Every prospect is different, and Arizona Coyotes‘ 2023 third-round pick Noel Nordh is proving his worth in the early stages of his career. The rate of finding prospects who will be instrumental players is arguably one of the most difficult things to do in all of sports. The players are just 17 or 18 years of age, and it’s hard to know what type of player they’ll be at the NHL level years down the road. For Nordh, though, he’s been on a tear in a draft that he wasn’t particularly talked about often. First-round picks Dmitri Simashev and Daniil But took much of the spotlight and fame. So what has Nordh done to impress, and is it sustainable for the rest of the season?
Coyotes’ Miko Matikka Flying Under the Radar
October 27, 2023 by Richard Jelinek
Over the past few seasons, the Arizona Coyotes’ scouting department and management have done well at recent drafts. Daniil But, Dmitriy Simashev, Dylan Guenther, and Maveric Lamoureux are a few names that have been added to the pipeline. The Coyotes’ prospect pool is the deepest in years, and the future looks promising.
Prospect Miko Matikka, a 6-foot-3 and 200-pound right winger, comes with a lot of tools. He is with the University of Denver Pioneers of the NCAA at the moment. He is scoreless in four games but has four penalty minutes, as the 20-year-old from Helinski, Finland has been playing in the middle six.