Edmonton Oilers select Daniel Salonen with 191st overall pick in 2025 NHL Draft

There isn’t much information out there on Salonen, who wasn’t ranked by any major scouting services coming into this summer’s draft. Born in December of 2005, this was the second year of draft eligibility for Salonen. He’s listed at 6-foot-3 and catches right-handed.

Born in Espoo, Finland, Salonen split the 2024-25 season between Lukko’s U20 team and on loan with Hokki in Finland’s second-highest professional league, known as Mestis.

Salonen was dominant at the U20 level last season. He posted a 23-1-0 record with a .933 save percentage for Lukko during the regular season and then went 9-2 in the playoffs with a .911 save percentage. In eight games at the pro level, Salonen went 4-3-1 with a .909 save percentage.

This is the second year in a row that the Oilers used a draft pick on a Finnish goaltender. Last year, they selected Eemil Vinni in the second round at 64th overall. Edmonton also used a sixth-round pick on goaltender Nathaniel Day in the 2023 NHL Draft.