Hopponen is a big, tough forward who impressed this season with Sioux City, who he joined after leaving the Everett Silvertips of the WHL early in the year. He is a powerful skater who doesn’t have the greatest first couple of steps, but when he gets going, he is hard to stop. He is very balanced on his skates and difficult to knock around. Hopponen has average to above-average puck skills, with...