• Honka, a defenseman, spent the majority of the 2018-19 season in the Finnish Elite League split between JYP (16 GP) and Jukurit (11 GP).

• Named Best Defenseman in Finland’s junior league in 2017-18 after registering 4-13—17 in 28 games with JYP’s junior club.

• A two-time gold medalist on the international stage, Honka was a member of Team Finland’s championship teams at the 2019 World Junior Championship and 2018 Under-18 World Championship.

• His brother, Julius Honka, is a defenseman who was selected 14th overall by the Stars in the 2014 NHL Draft. He has appeared in 87 NHL games with Dallas from 2016-17 to 2018-19 (2-11—13 in 87 GP).

• Models his style of play after Penguins defenseman Kris Letang.