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.

As we’ve touched on before in this series, there aren’t many prospects left from Ken Holland’s drafts. Of the 25 players he selected between 2019 and 2023, maybe three or four are still in the Oilers’ system with a real chance to play games in the NHL.
During Jeff Jackson’s brief stint as interim general manager, he traded two of Holland’s 2021 draft picks — first-rounder Xavier Bourgault and fourth-rounder Jake Chiasson — to the <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/oilers-trade-xavier-bourgault-and-jake-chiasson-to-sens-for-roby-jarventie-and-fourth-round-pick">Ottawa Senators</a> for Roby Jarventie and a fourth, which the Oilers used to select winger <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-select-david-lewandowski-117th-overall-pick-2025-nhl-draft">David Lewandowski</a>.
Jarventie played just two games in 2024-25 because of <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/oilers-prospect-roby-jarventie-will-miss-training-camp-with-knee-injury">injury</a> and appeared set to return home to Finland, signing with Liiga club Tappara Tampere in the spring. A month later, he instead inked a <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/prospect-roby-jarventie-signs-one-year-deal-edmonton-oilers">one-year, two-way deal</a> with the Oilers, indicating the big winger isn&#8217;t ready to give up on the NHL yet.
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<h2><a href="https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/534236/roby-jarventie">Roby Jarventie</a></h2>
Position: LW/RW
Shoots: Left
Nationality: Finland
Date of Birth: Aug 8, 2002
Drafted: 33rd overall in 2020
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 190 pounds 
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Born in Tampere, Finland, Jarventie came up through the youth system of Ilves Tampere, one of the city’s two top clubs. In his pre-draft season in 2019-20, he played on loan with Koovee in Mestis, Finland’s second-tier pro league, and dominated against older competition, scoring 23 goals and 38 points in 36 games — far and away the most by any U18 player in the league.
In their 2020 Draft Guide, <a href="https://www.eliteprospects.com/nhl-draft-guide/2020">Elite Prospects</a> praised Jarventie’s offensive instincts and skill:
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“Jarventie anticipates play well in the offensive zone. He scores a lot by having a feel for where the puck is going to be next. He can pull off some pretty impressive moves while playing at full speed, and consistently displays good habits by keeping the puck close to his frame.”
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When professional hockey in North America paused during the first half of the 2020-21 season, Jarventie stayed in Finland and thrived in the country’s top pro league. Playing for Ilves, he scored 14 goals and 25 points in 48 games, tying Florida Panthers prospect Anton Lundell for second in U20 scoring.
After Ilves was eliminated from the playoffs, Jarventie signed his entry-level deal with the Senators and joined their AHL affiliate in Belleville, recording three points in four games to close out the shortened 2021 season. In 2021-22, he scored 11 goals and 33 points in 70 games for Belleville and added nine points in seven games at the World Juniors, helping Finland capture a silver medal.
Since then, Jarventie&#8217;s last three seasons have been hampered by a knee injury. He scored 30 points in 40 games in the AHL in 2022-23 and was called up to make his NHL debut with the Sens in November of 2023-24. Jarventie picked up an assist in seven games with Ottawa and scored 20 points in 22 games in Belleville before his season came to an end in February for knee surgery.
<blockquote>“It’s unfortunate for him,” <a class="text-accent" href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators/players/sens-prospect-roby-j%C3%A4rventie-undergoes-season-ending-knee-surgery#:~:text=21%2Dyear%2Dold%20Finnish%20forward,the%20Belleville%20Sens%20Entertainment%20Network." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Belleville head coach David Bell said at the time</a>. “It’s just a nagging knee issue that they’ve tried to band-aid along the last couple of years, and it just got to the point where he needed to have surgery to get this thing completely fixed. It’ll be a long off-season for him, but hopefully he comes back the player that he was when he left.”</blockquote>
The Senators moved on from Jarventie the following off-season, sending him to Edmonton in the previously mentioned deal for prospects Xavier Bourgault and Jake Chiasson. The Oilers didn’t get much of a look at the skilled Finn, as he appeared in only two games for the Bakersfield Condors in 2024-25.
Now 23, the hope for 2025-26 is that Jarventie can stay on the ice and make up for lost time. He’s produced at a high level in both Liiga and the AHL when healthy, and there’s a clear path to the NHL given Edmonton’s need for inexpensive wingers who can generate offence.
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<h2>Top Prospects Countdown&#8230;</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-summer-2025-prospect-countdown-honourable-mentions">Honourable Mentions</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-summer-2025-prospect-countdown-10-eemil-vinni">No. 10: Eemil Vinni</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-summer-2025-prospect-countdown-9-paul-fischer">No. 9: Paul Fischer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-summer-2025-prospect-countdown-8-dalyn-wakely">No. 8: Dalyn Wakely</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-summer-2025-prospect-countdown-7-william-nicholl">No. 7: William Nicholl</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-summer-2025-prospect-countdown-6-maxim-beryozkin">No. 6: Maxim Beryozkin</a></li>
</ul>

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.


As we’ve touched on before in this series, there aren’t many prospects left from Ken Holland’s drafts. Of the 25 players he selected between 2019 and 2023, maybe three or four are still in the Oilers’ system with a real chance to play games in the NHL.
During Jeff Jackson’s brief stint as interim general manager, he traded two of Holland’s 2021 draft picks — first-rounder Xavier Bourgault and fourth-rounder Jake Chiasson — to the <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/oilers-trade-xavier-bourgault-and-jake-chiasson-to-sens-for-roby-jarventie-and-fourth-round-pick">Ottawa Senators</a> for Roby Jarventie and a fourth, which the Oilers used to select winger <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-select-david-lewandowski-117th-overall-pick-2025-nhl-draft">David Lewandowski</a>.
Jarventie played just two games in 2024-25 because of <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/oilers-prospect-roby-jarventie-will-miss-training-camp-with-knee-injury">injury</a> and appeared set to return home to Finland, signing with Liiga club Tappara Tampere in the spring. A month later, he instead inked a <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/prospect-roby-jarventie-signs-one-year-deal-edmonton-oilers">one-year, two-way deal</a> with the Oilers, indicating the big winger isn't ready to give up on the NHL yet.

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<h2><a href="https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/534236/roby-jarventie">Roby Jarventie</a></h2>
Position: LW/RW

Shoots: Left

Nationality: Finland

Date of Birth: Aug 8, 2002

Drafted: 33rd overall in 2020

Height: 6-foot-3

Weight: 190 pounds 

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-179336" src="http://publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot-2025-08-11-at-2.08.28-PM.png" alt="" width="777" height="463" />

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Born in Tampere, Finland, Jarventie came up through the youth system of Ilves Tampere, one of the city’s two top clubs. In his pre-draft season in 2019-20, he played on loan with Koovee in Mestis, Finland’s second-tier pro league, and dominated against older competition, scoring 23 goals and 38 points in 36 games — far and away the most by any U18 player in the league.
In their 2020 Draft Guide, <a href="https://www.eliteprospects.com/nhl-draft-guide/2020">Elite Prospects</a> praised Jarventie’s offensive instincts and skill:

<blockquote data-start="548" data-end="833">
“Jarventie anticipates play well in the offensive zone. He scores a lot by having a feel for where the puck is going to be next. He can pull off some pretty impressive moves while playing at full speed, and consistently displays good habits by keeping the puck close to his frame.”
</blockquote>
When professional hockey in North America paused during the first half of the 2020-21 season, Jarventie stayed in Finland and thrived in the country’s top pro league. Playing for Ilves, he scored 14 goals and 25 points in 48 games, tying Florida Panthers prospect Anton Lundell for second in U20 scoring.
After Ilves was eliminated from the playoffs, Jarventie signed his entry-level deal with the Senators and joined their AHL affiliate in Belleville, recording three points in four games to close out the shortened 2021 season. In 2021-22, he scored 11 goals and 33 points in 70 games for Belleville and added nine points in seven games at the World Juniors, helping Finland capture a silver medal.
Since then, Jarventie's last three seasons have been hampered by a knee injury. He scored 30 points in 40 games in the AHL in 2022-23 and was called up to make his NHL debut with the Sens in November of 2023-24. Jarventie picked up an assist in seven games with Ottawa and scored 20 points in 22 games in Belleville before his season came to an end in February for knee surgery.
<blockquote>“It’s unfortunate for him,” <a class="text-accent" href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators/players/sens-prospect-roby-j%C3%A4rventie-undergoes-season-ending-knee-surgery#:~:text=21%2Dyear%2Dold%20Finnish%20forward,the%20Belleville%20Sens%20Entertainment%20Network." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Belleville head coach David Bell said at the time</a>. “It’s just a nagging knee issue that they’ve tried to band-aid along the last couple of years, and it just got to the point where he needed to have surgery to get this thing completely fixed. It’ll be a long off-season for him, but hopefully he comes back the player that he was when he left.”</blockquote>
The Senators moved on from Jarventie the following off-season, sending him to Edmonton in the previously mentioned deal for prospects Xavier Bourgault and Jake Chiasson. The Oilers didn’t get much of a look at the skilled Finn, as he appeared in only two games for the Bakersfield Condors in 2024-25.
Now 23, the hope for 2025-26 is that Jarventie can stay on the ice and make up for lost time. He’s produced at a high level in both Liiga and the AHL when healthy, and there’s a clear path to the NHL given Edmonton’s need for inexpensive wingers who can generate offence.


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<h2>Top Prospects Countdown...</h2>
<ul>
 	<li><a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-summer-2025-prospect-countdown-honourable-mentions">Honourable Mentions</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-summer-2025-prospect-countdown-10-eemil-vinni">No. 10: Eemil Vinni</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-summer-2025-prospect-countdown-9-paul-fischer">No. 9: Paul Fischer</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-summer-2025-prospect-countdown-8-dalyn-wakely">No. 8: Dalyn Wakely</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-summer-2025-prospect-countdown-7-william-nicholl">No. 7: William Nicholl</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-summer-2025-prospect-countdown-6-maxim-beryozkin">No. 6: Maxim Beryozkin</a></li>
</ul>

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