Oilersnation’s Summer 2025 Prospect Countdown – No. 10: Eemil Vinni

Originally posted on Oilersnation | By Cam Lewis | Last updated Aug 2, 2025 4:00 PM ET

Welcome to Oilersnation’s Top Prospect Countdown for Summer 2025. This list profiles players and goaltenders under 25 years old who have played fewer than 25 NHL games.

After three consecutive drafts focused solely on skaters, the Edmonton Oilers have shifted course in recent years, selecting one goaltender in each of the past four drafts. Most were late-round swings, but in 2024, they made a bigger bet on the position by using the 64th overall pick on Finnish netminder Eemil Vinni.

With the goaltending picture uncertain both short- and long-term, could Vinni emerge as a goalie of the future for the Oilers?

Eemil Vinni

Position: Goaltender

Shoots: Left

Nationality: Finland

Date of Birth: Dec. 18, 2005

Drafted: 64th overall in 2024

Height: 6-foot-3

Weight: 185 pounds

Via The Nation Network

Born in Vantaa, Finland, a city just north of the nation’s capital, Eemil Vinni developed through the junior ranks of HIFK (Sporting Society Comrades, Helsinki). He played at the U16, U18, and U20 levels before moving to Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat for the 2023-24 season, a club in Finland’s second-tier professional league.

Over 37 games with JoKP, Vinni recorded a 17-9-10 record with a .892 save percentage and a 2.72 goals-against average. He posted a .867 save percentage in seven playoff games as the team bowed out in the second round.

Vinni entered that summer’s draft as the top-ranked international goaltender by NHL Central Scouting, and the Oilers selected him 64th overall. Here’s what Elite Prospects had to say in their draft guide:

Eemil Vinni is a well-rounded goaltender who has an exciting approach to the game which plays into his strengths. The 6-foot-2 netminder is not afraid to attack shooters and force their hand – leading to a lot of mistakes by opponents. Very active and assertive in the crease, but not overly aggressive. He controls pucks with his hands extremely well, and his elite edgework completes the package.

The 2024-25 season was largely a write-off for Vinni after undergoing back surgery in the off-season. He posted a .910 save percentage over seven games with HIFK’s U20 team and appeared in just two games at the pro level.

According to a report from Finnish media outlet Jatkoaika in April, Vinni signed a one-year deal to return to Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat for the 2025-26 season. Despite reported interest from other European clubs, he chose to go back to the team where he found success in his pre-draft year.

The hope for Vinni is that he has a fully healthy season and that he can see plenty of game action. He’ll be splitting the net with 27-year-old Juho Ahopelto, who played 12 games for JoKP last season as the backup to Los Angeles Kings prospect Juho Markkanen.

Vinni is certainly a name who can quickly climb up Edmonton’s prospect rankings, as we’ll see with another goalie later on the list.

This article first appeared on Oilersnation and was syndicated with permission.

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