BY: Ryan Kennedy

The Tri-City Storm grabbed a pair of Finns in this week’s United States League entry draft and the sixth-rounder is just as intriguing as the kid who went second overall.

That’s because the 77th selection on the day was defenseman Joona Kunnas, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound project whose hockey path is a little more winding than usual.

The big blueliner, whose father works in international sports marketing, moved to California in August and though he spent more than six years in the Jokerit system back home, only intended on playing high school hockey this season. But suiting up for the Santa Margarita Eagles set off a fortuitous chain of events and now it’s possible the diamond in the rough will be drafted in the NHL this summer as well.



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