With their sixth-round pick in the <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/which-picks-edmonton-oilers-have-2025-nhl-draft">2025 NHL Draft</a>, the Edmonton Oilers selected goaltender <a href="https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/725199/daniel-salonen">Daniel Salonen</a> from Finnish club Rauman Lukko.

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𝐒𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐇𝐋-𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐬 🔥
Viime kaudella U20 SM-sarjan parhaaksi maalivahdiksi ja pelaajaksi valittu Daniel Salonen varataan kuudennella kierroksella numerolla 191. Edmonton Oilersiin. 🤝
Isot onnittelut, Dannu! 🫶<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lukko?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Lukko</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Liiga?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Liiga</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHLDraft</a>… <a href="https://t.co/b7qSou9f6S">pic.twitter.com/b7qSou9f6S</a>
&mdash; Rauman Lukko (@TeamRaumanLukko) <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamRaumanLukko/status/1939056505736605910?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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There isn&#8217;t much information out there on Salonen, who wasn&#8217;t ranked by any major scouting services coming into this summer&#8217;s draft. Born in December of 2005, this was the second year of draft eligibility for Salonen. He&#8217;s listed at 6-foot-3 and catches right-handed.
Born in Espoo, Finland, Salonen split the 2024-25 season between Lukko&#8217;s U20 team and on loan with Hokki in Finland&#8217;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 <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-select-forward-64th-overall-at-the-nhl-draft">Eemil Vinni</a> in the second round at 64th overall. Edmonton also used a sixth-round pick on goaltender Nathaniel Day in the 2023 NHL Draft.
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With their sixth-round pick in the <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/which-picks-edmonton-oilers-have-2025-nhl-draft">2025 NHL Draft</a>, the Edmonton Oilers selected goaltender <a href="https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/725199/daniel-salonen">Daniel Salonen</a> from Finnish club Rauman Lukko.



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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 <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-select-forward-64th-overall-at-the-nhl-draft">Eemil Vinni</a> in the second round at 64th overall. Edmonton also used a sixth-round pick on goaltender Nathaniel Day in the 2023 NHL Draft.

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