Lasse Boelius
| Lasse Boelius | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
16 March 2007 Pori, Finland | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Liiga team | HC Ässät Pori | ||
| NHL draft |
60th overall, 2025 Anaheim Ducks | ||
| Playing career | 2024–present | ||
Lasse Boelius (born 16 March 2007) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman for HC Ässät Pori of the Liiga. He was drafted in the second round, 60th overall, by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2025 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
Boelius started playing ice hockey at the age of four with HC Ässät Pori. He played as a forward until the age of 12, when he switched to defence at the suggestion of his coach.[1] With Ässät, he won the Finnish U20 championship in the 2023–24 season.[2]
In April 2024, Boelius signed a three-year Liiga contract to Ässät's senior club.[2] He began the 2024–25 season with their U20 team before making his professional debut on 28 September 2024 against HC TPS as Ässät's seventh defenseman.[3] He earned his first career Liiga point, an assist, against SaiPa on 12 October.[4]
Entering the 2025 NHL entry draft, Boelius is projected to be one of the top Finnish draft picks.[5][6][7] He was ranked tenth among European skaters in NHL Central Scouting's January ranking.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2023–24 | HC Ässät Pori | U20 SM-sarja | 35 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| U20 SM-sarja totals | 35 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Finland | U17 | 6th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Finland | HG18 | 7th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
References
- ^ Sihvonen, Varpu. "Leijonat - Boeliuksen kiekollinen peli edistää Ässiä: "Tykkään tukea hyökkäyksiä"" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2025-02-26. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
- ^ a b "Ässät julkaisi kahdeksan sopimusta – Liigajoukkueeseen nousee lisää nuoria mestareita". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
- ^ "Liiga.fi | Kausi 2024-25 | TPS – Ässät | 28.9.2024 | Kokoonpanot". liiga.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-03-22.
- ^ "Liiga | Lauantai oli ikimuistoinen peli ainakin yhdelle pelaajalle – Peliä hallissa seurasi myös lintu". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 2024-10-12. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
- ^ "Suomalaisasintuntijalta synkkä NHL-arvio: "Huonompi kuin vuosiin"". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-03-22.
- ^ Niemistö, Juho (2025-01-23). "Tämä mies on kuumin nimi NHL:n varaustilaisuudessa – parhaan suomalaisen sijoitus karua luettavaa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-03-22.
- ^ "NHL | Ässien lupaus edelleen NHL-listoilla kovin suomalainen, Lukon lupausten osakkeet nousussa". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
- ^ "Boelius edelleen Suomen ykköstoivo kesän NHL Draftissa | NHL.com/fi". www.nhl.com (in Finnish). 2025-01-14. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database