A Finnish-Canadian dual citizen with a rocky season in his native Finland, EmmySadler looks into why Brad Lambert is one of the most intriguing prospects of the 2022 NHL Draft.
The 2022 NHL Draft prospect could have embarked on his second season with JYP of Finland’s Liiga, where he’d excelled as a kid playing amongst men in his native Finland in 2020-21. He also could have made the cross-pond trip to Canada to join his WHL rights holders, the Saskatoon Blades.
“I did consider [Saskatoon] last summer, and a big reason I went back to Finland was, a big thing I needed to work on was just my all-around game and being more responsible defensively, and that’s the reason I decided to go back,” Lambert, 18, told Sportsnet last month during the 2022 NHL Draft Combine.
Brad’s uncle, Lane Lambert , registered 104 goals and 233 points in two seasons from 1981 to 1983 before jumping into the NHL upon being selected 25th overall by the Detroit Red Wings and followed up his playing career by getting behind the bench. “Before I started going to school, I spent a lot of time going back and forth and kind of lived 50-50. It’s been good, I’ve seen both cultures — they’re a lot the same,” said Lambert. “The people are friendly, hard-working people in both Finland and Canada.”With his decision made to stay in Finland another season, Lambert’s path to the draft this year wasn’t exactly a smooth one.
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