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TEAM FINLAND
MEDIA GUIDE 2011
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GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT
OF FINNISH ICE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
IIHF World Championship ends another
great hockey season. The event brings
together best players and teams together
with hockey fans, partners and media
members from all over the world.
Finnish Team, the Lions, have prepared
carefully for this tournament. Like all
participating teams, our aim is to capture
the IIHF World Championship title and
travel back home with gold medals.
Although World Championship games
were played in Bratislava already in
1992, this is the first time Slovakia hosts
IIHF World Championship. Knowing how
passionately and enthusiastically
Slovakians feel about ice hockey, it’s
fair to expect we have an exceptional
event ahead of us. Both Bratislava and
Kosice will offer first class hockey on ice
as well as celebration and memorable
side events off the ice.
On behalf of the Finnish Ice Hockey
Association I want to wish all the
participating teams success in the
tournament – may the best team win.
Kalervo Kummola
President, Finnish Ice Hockey Association
Chairman, Local Organizing Committee
for the 2012 IIHF World Championship
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PS. After Slovakia Finland and Sweden
will join forces and together host two IIHF
World Championships in a row. I wish you
warmly welcome to Helsinki and Stockholm in 2012!
FINLAND’S SIGHTS SET ON THE
15th OF MAY
In the next WC tournament in 1949 in
Stockholm the Finnish team fared better
winning two games out of four and
placing 7th overall. In 1965 Tampere
hosted the tournament as the Soviet
Union took the gold medals. The Soviet
team dominated the international competitions from 1963 to 1971 winning
every WC and Olympic tournament
held during that time.
Antti Pihlström is
looking to provide
lots of energy to
the Finnish team
in Slovakia
The very first IIHF Ice Hockey World
Championship tournament was organized
in Chamonix, France, Berlin, Germany and
Vienna, Austria in 1930. That was the first
IIHF tournament outside of the Olympics
which featured North American teams.
Finland participated in the separate World
Championship tournament for the first
time in 1939. The Finns were coached
by Erkki Saarinen and the team lost all
of their five games in the tournament by
a goal differential of 5-25.
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In the 1987 Sweden won the World
Championship tournament held in Vienna,
Austria and became the first country in
22 years outside of the Soviet Union or
Czechoslovakia to win the gold. The 90s
marked the fall of the Soviet Union and
their previous dominance was a thing
of the past as Sweden won the gold in
1991 and 1992. In the 1992 tournament
Finland won its first World Championship
medal as head-coach Pentti Matikainen
led the team to a second-place finish.
1995 is a year no Finnish ice hockey fan
will forget as the Finns won their first and
only World Championship gold to date.
Finland beat tournament host Sweden
4-1 in the finals with Ville Peltonen’s hattrick. Although last year in Germany the
Finns lost to champion Czech Republic in
the quarterfinals placing sixth, this year
the Finnish team is looking to play in the
finals on the 15th of May in Bratislava
and come back home with the gold.
Reilu peli kannattaa
niin kaukalossa kuin asiakashallinnassakin
Intrum Justitia Oy on johtava asiakashallintapalveluiden
asiantuntija ja alan markkinajohtaja.
Fair pay on reilua peliä, johon kuuluu sääntöjen noudattaminen
ja vastapelaajan kunnioittaminen. Samaa ajatusta sovellamme
toimeksiantajamme asiakkaisiin.
Leijonien yhteistyökumppanina haluamme edistää sääntöjen
noudattamista.
Terveisin
Tommi Sova
toimitusjohtaja
[email protected] www.intrum.fi
GAME SCHEDULE
GROUP A:
(Bratislava)
Russia (RUS)
Slovakia (SVK)
Germany (GER)
Slovenia (SLO)
GROUP B:
(Košice)
Canada (CAN)
Switzerland (SUI)
Belarus (BLR)
France (FRA)
GROUP C:
(Košice)
Sweden (SWE)
United States (USA)
Norway (NOR)
Austria (AUT)
GROUP D:
(Bratislava)
Finland (FIN)
Czech Rep. (CZE)
Latvia (LAT)
Denmark (DEN)
PLAYOFFS AND RELEGATION ROUND
TIME
Thursday May 5, 2011
16:15 Relegation round
16:15 Relegation round
20:15 Qualification round
20:15 Qualification round
GAME
VENUE
25
26
27
28
4A – 4D Bratislava
4B – 4C Košice
2A – 3D Bratislava
2B – 3C Košice
Friday May 6, 2011
16:15 Qualification round
16:15 Qualification round
20:15 Qualification round
20:15 Qualification round
29
30
31
32
1A – 2D Bratislava
1B – 2C Košice
1D – 3A Bratislava
1C – 3B Košice
Bratislava
Košice
Bratislava
Košice
Saturday May 7, 2011
12:15 Relegation round
12:15 Relegation round
16:15 Qualification round
16:15 Qualification round
20:15 Qualification round
20:15 Qualification round
33
34
35
36
37
38
4C – 4A Bratislava
4B – 4D Košice
3D – 1A Bratislava
3C – 1B Košice
2D – 3A Bratislava
2C – 3B Košice
Saturday April 30, 2011
16:15 D 5
FIN – DEN
16:15 C 6
USA – AUT
20:15 D 7
CZE – LAT
20:15 C 8
NOR – SWE
Bratislava
Košice
Bratislava
Košice
Sunday May 8, 2011
16:15 Qualification round
16:15 Qualification round
20:15 Relegation round
20:15 Relegation round
39
40
41
42
1D – 2A Bratislava
1C – 2B Košice
4A – 4B Bratislava
4D – 4C Košice
Sunday
16:15 16:15 20:15 20:15 1, 2011
9
RUS – SLO
10
CAN – FRA
11
SVK – GER
12
SUI – BLR
Bratislava
Košice
Bratislava
Košice
Monday May 2, 2011
16:15 D 13
CZE – DEN
16:15 C 14
USA – NOR
20:15 D 15
LAT – FIN
20:15 C 16
SWE – AUT
Bratislava
Košice
Bratislava
Košice
Monday May 9, 2011
12:15 Qualification round
12:15 Qualification round
16:15 Qualification round
16:15 Qualification round
20:15 Qualification round
20:15 Qualification round
43
44
45
46
47
48
3A – 3D Bratislava
3B – 3C Košice
2A – 2D Bratislava
2B – 2C Košice
1A – 1D Bratislava
1B – 1C Košice
Tuesday May 3, 2011
16:15 A 17
SLO – GER
16:15 B 18
CAN – SUI
20:15 A 19
RUS – SVK
20:15 B 20
FRA – BLR
Bratislava
Košice
Bratislava
Košice
Wednesday
16:15 D
16:15 C
20:15 D 20:15 C
Bratislava
Košice
Bratislava
Košice
PRELIMINARY ROUND
TIME GROUP GAME TEAMS
Friday April 29, 2011 16:15 A 1
GER – RUS
16:15 B 2
SUI – FRA
20:15 A 3
SVK – SLO
20:15 B 4
BLR – CAN
5
May
A
B
A
B
May 4, 2011
21
DEN – LAT
22
AUT – NOR
23
FIN – CZE
24
SWE – USA
VENUE
Wednesday May 11, 2011
16:15 Quarterfinals
49 QF1
20:15 Quarterfinals
50 QF2
Bratislava
Bratislava
Thursday May 12, 2011
16:15 Quarterfinals
51 QF3
20:15 Quarterfinals
52 QF4
Bratislava
Bratislava
Friday May 13, 2011
16:15 Semi-finals 53 W(QF1) – W(QF2) Bratislava
20:15 Semi-finals 54 W(QF3) – W(QF4) Bratislava
Sunday May 15, 2011
16:00 Bronze-medal game 55
20:30 Final
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Bratislava
Bratislava
MATKALLA MENESTYKSEEN.
Suomalaista jääkiekkoa siivittämässä.
TEAM FINLAND
No Pos Name Birthdate Birthplace Ht Wt L/RTeam
31 GK VEHANEN Petri 9.10.1977 Rauma 186 82 L Ak Bars Kazan, KHL
33 GK HOVINEN Niko 16.3.1988 Helsinki 196 89 L Pelicans Lahti
35 GK LASSILA Teemu 26.3.1983 Helsinki 183 87L HPK Hämeenlinna
4 D VÄÄNÄNEN Ossi 18.8.1980 Vantaa 193 98 L Jokerit Helsinki
5 D KUKKONEN Lasse 18.9.1981 Oulu 183 85 L Magnitogorsk, KHL
6 D JAAKOLA Topi 15.11.1983 Oulu 186 89 L Luleå, SWE
18 D LEPISTÖ Sami 17.10.1984 Espoo 186 85 L Columbus, NHL
19 D VÄLIVAARA Jyrki 30.5.1976 Jyväskylä 188 92 L JYP Jyväskylä
21 D NISKALA Janne 22.9.1981 Västerås 183 90 L Magnitogorsk, KHL
28 D SALMELA Anssi 13.8.1984 Nokia 182 87 L New Jersey, NHL
41 D PUISTOLA Pasi 16.9.1978 Tampere 182 80 L HV-71, SWE
9 C KOIVU Mikko 12.3.1983 Turku 188 85 L Minnesota, NHL
15 F RUUTU Tuomo 16.2.1983 Vantaa 185 96 L Carolina, NHL
20 F PESONEN Janne 11.5.1982 Suomussalmi 180 81 L Ak Bars Kazan, KHL
24 C LAJUNEN Jani 16.6.1990 Espoo 185 75 L Blues Espoo
26 C IMMONEN Jarkko 19.4.1982 Rantasalmi 183 96 R Ak Bars Kazan, KHL
29 C NOKELAINEN Petteri 16.1.1986 Imatra 185 86 R Jokerit Helsinki
37 F PYÖRÄLÄ Mika 13.7.1981 Oulu 182 79 L Frölunda, SWE
39 C KAPANEN Niko 29.4.1978 Hattula 177 80 L Ak Bars Kazan, KHL
40 F PIHLSTRÖM Antti 22.10.1984 Vantaa 180 82 L JYP Jyväskylä
47 F LAHTI Janne 20.7.1982 Riihimäki 189 89 L Jokerit Helsinki
50 F AALTONEN Juhamatti 4.6.1985 Ii 184 89 R Magnitogorsk, KHL
58 F JOENSUU JESSE 05.10.1987 Pori 192 88 L New York Islanders
64 C GRANLUND Mikael 26.2.1992 Oulu 175 77 L HIFK Helsinki
71 F KOMAROV Leo 23.1.1987 Narva, EST 180 90 L OHK Dynamo, KHL
Team Officials: Jalonen Jukka Head Coach
Matikainen Petri Coach
Nurminen Pasi Coach
Brusin Kari Trainer
Koivunen Riku Trainer
Hakkarainen Harri Doctor
Lahti Janne Media Manager
Jutila Timo Team Manager
Vaitinen Timo Physiotherapist
Luoma Jussi Physiotherapist
Sulin Juha Masseur
Kurri Jari General Manager
Mälkiä Janne Video Co-ordinator
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GOALIES
#31 PETRI VEHANEN
MAJOR TOURNAMENTS YEAR GPI WA
2008 1
WA 2010 3 NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS Men 6 GPI
Men 23 Petri Vehanen’s road to a starter
job in Rauma was relatively long,
BORN 09.10.1977, Rauma
but after getting the job he has
POSITION Goalie
performed well. His successful
CATCHES Left
campaign in the Finnish SM-Liiga
HEIGHT 186
culminated in 2009-10 when he
WEIGHT 82
played 18 games winning 14 of
CLUB Ak Bars Kazan, RUS
them and posting a 94.09 save
FIRST CLUB Lukko
percentage alongside a 1.65 GAA.
OTHER CLUB(S) UJK; FPS; SG Brunico, ITA; Vehanen was acquired mid-season
Mora IK, SWE; Neftekhimik by Ak Bars Kazan of the Russian
Nizhnekams, RUS;
KHL. Vehanen was not shaken by
NHL DRAFT
the change of scenery and lead the
team to a league title while posting
league-leading statistics in the
MINS GA SVS SVS% GAA
regular season. This season AK Bars
61:27 2 17 89.47 2.00
fell to Salavat Yulaev UFA in the play180:00 7 78 91.76 2.33
offs but Vehanen still performed up
to expectations with the best save%
(95.7) and GAA (1.32) of the playoffs.
GP G
A
TP PIM
Vehanen has proved that he can
46 0
5
5
0
play on the international stage and
MINS GA SVS SVS% GAA
he is set to compete for the starting
1387:52 51 610 92.28 2.22
goaltender job this year.
# 33 NIKO HOVINEN
BORN POSITION CATCHES HEIGHT WEIGHT CLUB FIRST CLUB OTHER CLUB(S) NHL DRAFT NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS Men 1
Juniors 6
GPI Men 2
Juniors
24
7
GP G
7
0
42 0
MINS GA 117:34 5 1364:32 54
16.03.1988, Helsinki
Goalie
Left
196
87
Pelicans Lahti
GrIFK
EJK; Jokerit
Minnesota’s 5th choice,
132nd overall 2006
A
0
0
SVS 53 541
TP 0
0
SVS% 91.38 89.59
PIM
0
0
GAA
2.50
2.29
When a goaltender who has
previously been only in a backup
role suddenly plays 49 games in the
Finnish SM-Liiga, some eyebrows
are bound to be raised. Niko Hovinen
did just that in the 2010-11 season
for Pelicans Lahti. When the Helsinki
native played for Jokerit Helsinki
in 2006-2008 he played in just five
games. For the 2008-09 season
Hovinen signed with Pelicans and
played five times the games he
played in the previous two seasons
registering 21 games. 2010-11
was Hovinen’s breakout season as
he posted his career-best statistics
playing in 49 games for 17 wins with
a 2.59 GAA and a 92.14 save%.
#35 TEEMU LASSILA
BORN POSITION CATCHES HEIGHT WEIGHT CLUB FIRST CLUB OTHER CLUB(S) NHL DRAFT NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS Men 6
Juniors 1
GPI Men 12 Juniors
2
GP 27 4
MINS 710:35 120:00 G
0
0
GA 22 2
26.03.1983, Raahe
Goalie
Left
181
82
HPK Hämeenlinna
Salo HT
TPS; Hermes; Ässät; Djurgårdens IF, SWE;
HPK; LeKi
Nashville’s 4th choice 117th overall 2003
A
0
0
SVS 347 0
TP 0
0
SVS% 94.04 0.00 PIM
2
0
GAA
1.83
1.00
Teemu Lassila has always been a
very good goaltender, but in recent
years he has risen to the SM-Liiga’s
absolute elite. In 2003-04, on just
his second SM-Liiga season, he got
all the way to the finals with TPS
Turku but lost the title to Kärpät
Oulu. In 2007 Lassila started his
campaign with HPK Hämeenlinna,
but was the back-up to Andy Chiodo.
On his second season Lassila
captured the starter job and played
54 games earning 26 wins. In the
2009-10 season Lassila and HPK
were surprise finalists but lost the
championship to an even bigger
surprise finalist, TPS. The Nashville
Predators’ 4th round pick plays with
an aggressive style and has quick
reflexes.
DEFENCE
#4 OSSI VÄÄNÄNEN
MAJOR TOURNAMENTS YEAR WA 2001 Olympics 2002 WA 2003 World Cup 2004 WA 2005 WA 2008 NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS Men 8
Juniors
4
BORN 18.08.1980, Vantaa
POSITION Left Defence
SHOOTS Left
HEIGHT 189
WEIGHT 89
CLUB Jokerit Helsinki
FIRST CLUB Jokerit
OTHER CLUB(S) Phoenix Coyotes, NHL; Colorado Avalanche, NHL; Djurgårdens IF, SWE;
Philadelphia Flyers, NHL; Vancouver Canucks, NHL; HC Dynamo Minsk, BLR
NHL DRAFT Phoenix’ 2nd choice
43rd overall 1998
GP 9
2
7
4
7
9
GP 82 44
G
0
0
0
1
0
0
G
1
1
A
4
1
3
2
1
1
A
15 8
TP 4
1
3
3
1
1
TP 16 9
PIM
16
0
8
0
8
8
PIM
131
107
#5 LASSE KUKKONEN
MAJOR TOURNAMENTS YEAR WA 2005 Olympics 2006 WA 2006 WA 2007 WA 2009 Olympics 2010 WA 2010 NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS Men 8
Juniors
4
8
BORN 18.09.1981, Oulu
POSITION Right Defence
SHOOTS Left
HEIGHT 183
WEIGHT 85
CLUB Metallurg Magnitogorsk, RUS
FIRST CLUB Kärpät
OTHER CLUB(S) Chicago Blackhawks, NHL;
Philadelphia Flyers, NHL; Philadelphia
Phantoms, AHL; Avangard Omsk, RUS
NHL DRAFT Chicago’s 4th choice
156th overall 2003
GP 7
2
9
9
6
6
6
GP 91 51
G
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
G
3
8
A
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
A
9
11
TP 0
0
2
1
0
1
0
TP 12 19
PIM
2
0
8
4
4
4
2
PIM
46
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The Phoenix Coyotes drafted Ossi
Väänänen on the second round of
the 1998 NHL draft, but it was not
until the 2000-01 season when
Väänänen made his NHL debut. The
two years he spent developing in
the SM-Liiga paid off as his rookie
campaign was a huge success.
Väänänen played all but one game
that season for the Coyotes potting
4 goals to combine for a total of
16 points. Väänänen spent the six
following seasons as a core player
in the NHL until he signed with
Djurgården of the Swedish Elite
League. Väänänen made a comeback to the NHL in the successive
season, but headed to Europe in
2009 and joined Minsk Dynamo in
the KHL. Väänänen returned to the
SM-Liiga and Jokerit for the 201011 season and now provides veteran
leadership to the team as its captain.
The stay-at-home defenseman will
be a strong physical presence for
team Finland in Slovakia and will
especially help the Lions clear their
goal crease.
Lasse Kukkonen is one of the most
prolific players to come out of the
Kärpät Oulu junior system. The twotime SM-Liiga All Star defenseman
was one of the league’s best in doing what a defender should: stopping
the opposing forwards. Kukkonen
has one SM-Liiga championship
from 2005 after he had come back
from a one-year stint from the NHL
and the AHL. Kukkonen returned to
the NHL on the following season
and played in various teams until he
came back to Europe in 2009. From
the 2009-10 season Kukkonen has
been playing in the Russian KHL
league, and most recently for
Metallurg Magnitogorsk alongside
fellow national team players Juhamatti Aaltonen and Janne Niskala.
Oman taloutensa isäntä
tietää mistä vakuutukset
kannattaa ottaa.
OP-bonuksia kertyy nimittäin ihan
tavallisesta pankkiasioinnista ja nyt
myös Pohjolan vakuutuksista.
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DEFENCE
#6 TOPI JAAKOLA
BORN POSITION SHOOTS HEIGHT WEIGHT CLUB FIRST CLUB OTHER CLUB(S) NHL DRAFT MAJOR TOURNAMENTS YEAR WA 2009 WA 2010 NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS Men 3
Juniors
6
GP 7
7
GP 38 61
G
0
0
G
0
5
15.11.1983, Oulu
Left Defence
Left
186
89
Luleå HF, SWE
Kärpät
Södertälje SK, SWE
Florida’s 5th choice
134th overall 2002
A
0
1
A
1
7
TP 0
1
TP 1
12
PIM
4
2
PIM
24
36
#18 SAMI LEPISTÖ
BORN POSITION SHOOTS HEIGHT WEIGHT CLUB FIRST CLUB OTHER CLUB(S) NHL DRAFT MAJOR TOURNAMENTS YEAR WA 2008 Olympics 2010 NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS Men 5
Juniors
2
9
GP 7
6
GP 25 21
G
1
0
G
1
7
17.10.1984, Espoo
Right Defence
Left
178
80
Columbus Blue Jackets
Jokerit
Washington Capitals, NHL; Hershey Bears, AHL
Washington’s 6th choice
66th overall 2004
A
1
1
A
4
12
TP 2
1
TP 5
19
PIM
10
6
PIM
34
30
Topi Jaakola is the type of defenseman every team needs: a stay-athome guy who no glaring weaknesses. Another sample of the strong
Kärpät Oulu junior system, Jaakola
made his debut in the SM-Liiga at
just 17 years of age. Jaakola’s best
season points-wise was in 2007-08
with Kärpät when he scored 3 goals
and 14 points in 55 games. Next
season Jaakola joined Södertälje in
the Swedish Elite League and posted
0+11 in 51 games. Last season he
scored his first two Swedish Elite
League goals with Luleå earning a
total of seven points in 55 games..
Sami Lepistö is an all-round
defenseman who made his national
breakthrough in the 2003-04 season
when he was able to hold on to a
roster spot as a rookie in Jokerit
Helsinki. The Helsinki native was
drafted on the 3rd round as 66th
overall by the Washington Capitals
but played just a total of 14 games
in the NHL in the span of two
seasons despite scoring four goals
and 45 points in 55 AHL games.
Lepistö started the 2009-10 season
in the Phoenix Coyotes and increased his ice-time significantly
playing 66 games that season.
Lepistö was traded to the Columbus
Blue Jackets on the 2010-11 trade
deadline and is now looking to
develop to a key player for
Columbus.
KIEKKOJUNIORI
VOITTAA AINA.
Veikkauksen tuotosta jaetaan
vuosittain jopa 104 miljoonaa
euroa suomalaiselle liikunnalle.
Varojen avulla nousee yhä uusia
jäähalleja, jäädytetään kaukaloita
ja taataan juniorivalmennuksen
taso. Onkin upeaa, että yksi niistä
suomalaisista, joka voittaa aina,
on kiekkojuniori.
DEFENCE
#19 JYRKI VÄLIVAARA
BORN POSITION SHOOTS HEIGHT WEIGHT CLUB JYP FIRST CLUB OTHER CLUB(S) NHL DRAFT
NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS GP National Team 9
31 G
3
30.05.1976, Jyväskylä
Left Defence
Left
188
92
Jyväskylä
JYP
Tappara;
Linköpings HC, SWE;
IF Malmö Redhawks, SWE
A
7
TP 10 PIM
32
#21 JANNE NISKALA
BORN 22.09.1981, Västerås, SWE
POSITION Left Defence
SHOOTS Left
HEIGHT 183
WEIGHT 90
CLUB Metallurg Magnitogorsk, RUS
FIRST CLUB Lukko
OTHER CLUB(S) Manchester Storm, GBR;
EV Zug, SUI; Färjestads BK, SWE; Milwaukee
Admirals, AHL; Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL;
Frölunda Indians, SWE
NHL DRAFT Nashville’s 5th choice
147th overall 2004
MAJOR TOURNAMENTS YEAR WA 2008 WA 2009 Olympics 2010 WA 2010 GP 9
4
6
7
NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS GP Men
8
76 Juniors
2
27
10
G
2
1
0
0
A
2
2
2
2
TP 4
3
2
2
PIM
2
2
2
4
G
10 3
A
17 2
TP 27 5
PIM
40
22
Coming back home rarely ends
as well as with Jyrki Välivaara.
Välivaara started his career with his
home town team JYP Jyväskylä,
making his SM-Liiga debut in the
1997-98 season. He left the team for
the 2001-02 season when he joined
Tappara Tampere. After spending
two season there, Välivaara signed
with Linköping in the Swedish Elite
League. Välivaara spent a total
of six seasons in Sweden, four in
Linköping and two in Malmö where
he and the rest of the Redhawks
suffered relegation and spent the
2007-08 season in the Allsvenskan.
Välivaara came home for the next
season and formed one of the best
defensive tandems of the league
with Olli Malmivaara. Väliv aara and
Malmivaara were a key part of the
JYP team that ended its season in
championship celebrations. The
offensively underrated defenseman
has since stayed with JYP and is
one of the elite defensemen of the
SM-Liiga.
Before Janne Niskala made his
breakthrough playing with Lukko
Rauma in the SM-Liiga he had
to pay some dues playing in the
second-highest ice-hockey league
in Finland, the Mestis, and even
in Manchester, Great Britain. After
Niskala made his breakthrough in
the 2001-02 season, there was no
looking back. He scored 7 goals and
20 points on his first full SM-Liiga
season, which he dwarfed in 200304 scoring 21 goals and 36 points
in 55 games. After that standout
season he was drafted by the Nashville Predators. Before going to North
America Niskala played in Switzerland, and in Sweden where he lead
the league’s defensemen in goals
as well as points with 19+30=49 in
53 games. Niskala tested the water
in North America, but played only 6
games for Tampa Bay before asking
to be waived. After two seasons in
Sweden he most recently played for
Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the KHL
and led his own team’s defensemen
in goals and points with 11+19=30
in 54 regular season games.
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#28 ANSSI SALMELA
BORN POSITION SHOOTS HEIGHT WEIGHT CLUB FIRST CLUB OTHER CLUB(S) NHL DRAFT
MAJOR TOURNAMENTS YEAR WA 2008 WA 2009 NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS Men 5
Juniors
3
GP 8
7
GP 30 22
G
0
1
G
3
3
13.08.1984, Nokia
Left Defence
Left
182
87
New Jersey Devils
Ilves
Tappara; Pelicans; New Jersey Devils, NHL;
Lowell Devils, AHL; ChicagoWolves, AHL
A
0
0
A
2
2
TP 0
1
TP 5
5
PIM
37
0
PIM
55
14
#41 PASI PUISTOLA
BORN POSITION SHOOTS HEIGHT WEIGHT CLUB FIRST CLUB OTHER CLUB(S) NHL DRAFT
MAJOR TOURNAMENTS
YEAR WA 2010 N
ATIONAL TEAMS YEARS Men 11 Juniors
1
11
GP 6
G
0
16.09.1978, Tampere
Left Defence
Left
182
80
HV 71 Jönköping, SWE
Ilves
Tappara
A
3
TP 3
Autoliike Oy
PIM
0
Katuosoite 00, Kaupunki, vaihde (00) 000 000
GPAutomyynti:
G ma-pe 0–00,
A la 00–00
TP www.autoliike.fi
68 5
10 15 16
1
3
4
PIM
26
28
When Anssi Salmela headed to the
dressing room bloodied up after
fighting David Backes in the 2008
WCs, he probably did not know what
a cult following he had gotten. When
he played for Pelicans Lahti and
Tappara Tampere in the Finnish
SM-Liiga he was an offensive
defenseman who was known for
his prowess with the puck and his
ability to orchestrate the power play.
Salmela’s road to a regular NHL spot
has been rough but when known
defensive-minded coach Jacques
Lemaire kept him on the New Jersey
Devils roster in their final battle for a
playoff berth, he seems to be on the
right path.
When Pasi Puistola debuted in the
SM-Liiga in the 1997-98 season for
Tappara Tampere, he got off to a
running start. The smooth-skating
all-round defender scored three
goals and added 13 assists in the
regular season and was awarded
the Jorma Wasama Memorial Trophy
as the rookie of the year. On his
last SM-Liiga season the Tappara
defenseman finished first in goals
by defenders with 14 and 3rd in
the overall scoring race with 30
points. After the season Puistola
joined HV71 in the Swedish Elite
League for the 2006-07 season.
The 2009-10 season was a huge
success for Puistola as he scored his
personal points record (13+26=39)
which made him 4th in defenseman
points and 2nd in goals in the whole
league. In the following playoffs
Puistola was first in points by
defensemen with his teammates
David Petrasek and Adam Almqvist,
and ended the season with the
Swedish League title.
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löytyvät taloudelliset ja tehokkaat TSI- ja TDI-moottorit. Tarjolla on mm.
1,2 l TSI (77 kW/105 hv) BlueMotion Technology -malli, jonka yhdistelmäkulutus
on vain 5,9 l/100 km, CO2-päästöt 139 g/km. Touran on saatavana myös
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TSI-bensiinimallisto alkaen: autoveroton hinta 19.620 ¤,
arvioitu autovero* 5.098,74 ¤, kokonaishinta 25.318,74 ¤
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arvioitu autovero** 5.299,80 ¤, kokonaishinta 29.169,80 ¤
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FORWARDS
Jääkiekkomaajoukkueen virallinen yhteistyökumppani.
#9 MIKKO KOIVU
BORN POSITION SHOOTS HEIGHT WEIGHT CLUB FIRST CLUB OTHER CLUB(S)
NHL DRAFT MAJOR TOURNAMENTS YEAR World Cup 2004 Olympics 2006 WA 2006 WA 2007 WA 2008 Olympics 2010 NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS National Team 8
Juniors
7
GP 4
8
9
9
9
6
GP 60 63
G
0
0
2
2
4
0
G
10 17
12.03.1983, Turku
Centre
Right
180
67
Minnesota Wild
TPS
Houston Aeros, AHL
Minnesota’s 1st choice
6th overall 2001
A
1
0
2
2
5
4
A
15 36
TP 1
0
4
4
9
4
TP 25 53
PIM
2
6
8
26
6
2
PIM
64
64
#15 TUOMO RUUTU
BORN POSITION SHOOTS HEIGHT WEIGHT CLUB FIRST CLUB OTHER CLUB(S) NHL DRAFT MAJOR TOURNAMENTS YEAR World Cup 2004 WA 2006 WA 2007 WA 2008 Olympics 2010 NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS National Team 6
Juniors
7
12
GP 6
9
8
9
6
GP 49 61
G
1
0
3
4
1
G
12 22
16.02.1983, Vantaa
Right Wing
Left
166
51
Carolina Hurricanes
EVU
HIFK; Jokerit; Chicago
Blackhawks, NHL
Chicago’s 1st choice
9th overall 2001
A
2
0
4
2
0
A
13 38
TP 3
0
7
6
1
TP 25 60
PIM
6
49
20
8
2
PIM
128
144
A franchise player is a player who is
not simply the best player on their
team, but a player that the team
can build their franchise around
for the foreseeable future. For the
Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu fits the
bill perfectly. Koivu puts in massive
amounts of work on both ends of
the ice and despite his big defensive
input, Koivu was able to score 17
goals and 62 points last season
even though he missed 11 games
due to injury. Mikko Koivu won the
U18 World Championship alongside
Jarkko Immonen and Tuomo
Ruutu and has medaled in every
international tournament he has
participated in since. Koivu is looking
to keep the streak going leading the
Finnish Lions in Slovakia.
Sunny Center
Tuomo Ruutu has never shied away
from physical play and likes to
throw his body around a lot. Ruutu
was second in number of hits in the
2010-11 NHL regular season with
a whopping 309, which averages
to three hits per game. Ruutu has
suffered from his physical play,
however, as he has missed a lot
of games due to injury especially
early in his NHL career. When it
rained, it poured for Ruutu as he
contemplated on retiring after the
2006 World Championships. Ruutu
came back and after a couple of
more seasons with the Chicago
Blackhawks he was traded to the
Carolina Hurricanes. In Raleigh,
North Carolina Ruutu has gotten
healthy and has risen to a key player
of the Hurricanes with the same
recipe: playing hard and putting up
points in the process.
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FORWARDS
Whenever Janne Pesonen has
debuted in a new league, it seems
everything has gone right. In the
2002-03 season he made his
debut in the second highest Finnish
League playing 40 games with
BORN 11.05.1982, Suomussalmi
14 goals and 35 points, which
POSITION Left Wing
warranted a call-up to Kärpät
SHOOTS Left
Oulu next season. On his first full
HEIGHT 180
SM-Liiga season Pesonen earned
WEIGHT 81
30 points in 56 games, got rookie of
CLUB Ak Bars Kazan, RUS
the year honors and won the Finnish
FIRST CLUB Kiva HT
championship. After Pesonen’s
OTHER CLUB(S)
Kärpät; Pittsburgh Penguins, dominating last season in the SM
NHL; Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Liiga, in which he scored 78 points
Penguins, AHL
in 56 games, was selected to as a
NHL DRAFT Anaheim’s 8th choice
league All-Star and got his fourth
269th overall 2004
Finnish league title, he headed to
North-America. Although Pesonen
NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS GP G
A
TP PIM
was drafted by Anaheim, it was the
National Team 5
32 10 8
18 10
Pittsburgh Penguins who signed him
to a two-way contract. On his first
season in the AHL Pesonen lit up
the league netting 82 points in 70
games. Next season Pesonen signed
with Ak Bars Kazan in the KHL,
scored 25 points in 42 games and
capped off the season with another
championship, this time the KHL’s
Gagarin Cup.
#20 JANNE PESONEN
#24 JANI LAJUNEN
BORN POSITION SHOOTS HEIGHT WEIGHT CLUB FIRST CLUB OTHER CLUB(S) NHL DRAFT 201st overall 2008
MAJOR TOURNAMENTS YEAR W18 2008 W20
2008 W20
2009 NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS National Team 1
Juniors 4
13
GP 6
6
6
GP 3
62
G
1
1
1
G
0
9
16.06.1990, Espoo
Centre
Left
185
75
Blues Espoo
GrIFK
K-Vantaa; K-Espoo
Nashville’s 6th choice
A
0
0
4
A
1
19
TP 1
1
5
TP 1
28
PIM
2
0
6
PIM
2
38
Jani Lajunen made his SM-Liiga
debut with Blues Espoo as a 17-yearold in 2007-08, but spent the season
playing in the juniors. The Nashville
Predators drafted him in the following summer on the last round as
the 201st pick overall. Playing 25
games for Blues the next season
and scoring his first SM-Liiga goal,
Lajunen has increased his ice-time
ever since. In 2009-10 he was a
key player for Blues as the matured
Lajunen played physically scoring
six goals and adding nine assists
for 15 points in 46 games. This was
enough for the Predators as they
signed a three-year contract with
Lajunen. He spent the first year of
the contract with Blues and played
the full 60 games in the regular
season as well as all 18 games in
the playoffs where Blues went all
the way to the finals but fell to HIFK
Helsinki. Lajunen was one of the key
players of his team with 24 points
in the regular season and 10 in the
playoffs.
FORWARDS
Jarkko Immonen has enjoyed
success in several leagues and
tournaments. With already a U18
championship and a U20 bronze
medal under his belt before making
BORN 19.04.1982, Rantasalmi
his national breakthrough, Immonen
POSITION Centre
played in JYP Jyväskylä for three
SHOOTS Right
seasons in 2002-2005 before going
HEIGHT 182
abroad to try out for the New York
WEIGHT 95
Rangers. Immonen spent two years
CLUB Ak Bars Kazan, RUS
in North America mainly playing in
FIRST CLUB RU
OTHER CLUB(S) SaPKo; TPS; TuTo; Ässät; the AHL, but he played at a level that
JYP; New York Rangers, warranted for a total of 20 games
in the NHL. Immonen came back to
NHL; Hartford Wolf Pack,
AHL; HC Ak Bars Kazan, RUS SM-Liiga in 2007 for a two-year stint
which ended in a league title with
NHL DRAFT Toronto’s 8th choice
JYP and a selection to the league’s
254th overall 2002
All Star line. In 2009-10 he won the
MAJOR TOURNAMENTS KHL championship with Ak Bars
YEAR GP G
A
TP PIM
Kazan and although their 2010-11
WA 2009 7 1
5
6
4
season ended in the KHL conferOlympics 2010 6 0
0
0
0
ence semi-finals Immonen posted
WA 2010 7 3
1
4
4
good numbers both in the regular
NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS GP G
A
TP
PIM
season (53 g, 21+17=38) and in the
National Team 6
77 21 26 47 28
playoffs (9 ott, 2+4=6).
Juniors
4
50
16
18
34
30
#26 JARKKO IMMONEN
#29 PETTERI NOKELAINEN
BORN 16.01.1986, Imatra
POSITION Centre
SHOOTS Right
HEIGHT 185
WEIGHT 86
CLUB Jokerit Helsinki
FIRST CLUB Ketterä
OTHER CLUB(S) SaiPa; New York Islanders,
NHL; Bridgeport Sound Tigers, AHL; Boston Bruins,
NHL; Providence Bruins, AHL; Anaheim Mighty
Ducks, NHL; Phoenix Coyotes, NHL
NHL DRAFT NY Islanders’ 1st choice
16th overall 2004
MAJOR TOURNAMENTS YEAR W18 2003 W20 2003 W18
2004 W20
2004 NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS National Team 1
Juniors
6
14
GP 6
7
6
6
GP 7
64
G
1
1
5
1
G
1
23
A
0
0
9
3
A
0
25
TP 1
1
14 4
TP 1
48
PIM
4
0
28
2
PIM
2
86
Petteri Nokelainen could be described as the epitome of a Finnish
ice hockey forward. He is a two-way
forward that is physically in great
shape, is responsible in his own
defensively and is a tremendous
team player. The Imatra native made
a good NHL career for himself by being a player who is relentless on the
forecheck and whose work does not
necessarily show on the stats sheet
but leads to lots of scoring chances
for his linemates. The New York
Islanders drafted Nokelainen in 2004
on the first round as the 16th overall
pick and he made his NHL debut
in the 2005-06 season playing a
total of 15 games. Nokelainen spent
five seasons in the NHL playing
for four teams before returning to
Finland after the 2009-2010 season.
Nokelainen signed with Jokerit and
had a good first season scoring 11
goals for 27 points in 46 regular
season games.
FORWARDS
#37 MIKA PYÖRÄLÄ
Mika Pyörälä is a type of player
every coach loves because you
can throw him on the ice in every
BORN 13.07.1981, Oulu
situation. Pyörälä was a defensive
POSITION Left Wing
player in the start of his career
SHOOTS Left
but developed later into a first line
HEIGHT 175
player. He especially developed a
WEIGHT 56
good chemistry with Janne Pesonen
CLUB Frölunda HC, SWE
while both were playing for Kärpät
FIRST CLUB Kärpät
Oulu. That good chemistry resulted
OTHER CLUB(S) Timrå IK, SWE; Philadelphia in three SM-Liiga championships
Flyers, NHL; Adirondack before Pyörälä went to Timrå IK that
Phantoms, AHL
plays in the Swedish Elite League.
NHL DRAFT
Pyörälä was so impressive on his
MAJOR TOURNAMENTS
two-year campaign with Timrå that
YEAR GP G
A
TP PIM
he was invited by the NHL team
WA 2007 8 0
1
1
2
Philadelphia Flyers to their training
WA 2008 9 0
0
0
0
camp before the 2009-10 season.
WA 2009 6 1
1
2
0
To the surprise of many, Pyörälä
NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS GP G
A
TP PIM
impressed the Flyers coaching staff
National Team 6
73 9
9
18 24
and earned an opening night roster
Juniors
2
7
0
0
0
2
spot. Pyörälä spent the majority of
the season in the AHL playing for the
Adirondack Phantoms. Last season
Pyörälä played for Västra Frölunda
HC in the Swedish Elite League and
posted 23 points in 47 games.
BORN 29.04.1978, Hattula
POSITION Centre
SHOOTS Left
Niko Kapanen is a player of many
HEIGHT 177
roles. Because of his quickness and
WEIGHT 82
responsibility he can be used in a
CLUB Ak Bars Kazan, RUS
defensive role and as a PK specialist.
FIRST CLUB HPK
In that role, however, Kapanen’s
OTHER CLUB(S) TPS; Dallas Stars, NHL;
greatest assets, his high hockey IQ
Utah Grizzlies, AHL; EV Zug, SUI; Atlanta Thrashers,
and good vision, goes to waste. He
NHL; Phoenix Coyotes, NHL
excelled when playing in the SMNHL DRAFT Dallas’ 6th choice
Liiga and showed in the 2002-03
173rd overall 1998
and 2005-06 seasons that he can
MAJOR TOURNAMENTS play his game in the NHL. However
YEAR GP G
A
TP PIM
Kapanen was then traded first to
WA 2000 9 4
2
6
4
Atlanta and subsequently to Phoenix,
WA 2001 9 3
1
4
8
which had an impact on his point
WA 2002 9 0
3
3
10
totals. Kapanen joined Ak Bars Kazan
WA 2004 7 3
2
5
14
in the KHL for the 2008-09 season
World Cup 2004 6 1
2
3
0
and struck gold as Kazan took
WA 2005 7 1
4
5
10
consecutive league titles. Kapanen
Olympics 2006 8 2
1
3
2
is one of Kazan’s key players and
WA 2007 9 0
8
8
10
is coming to the WCs to spark the
WA 2008 9 2
5
7
0
Finnish Lions’ offence.
WA 2009 7 9
7
16 2
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#39 NIKO KAPANEN
Olympics
2010 NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS National Team 13 Juniors
1
6
GP
159 16 0
G
35 6
2
A
61
7
2
TP 96 13
0
PIM
94
14
15
www.icepeak.fi
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#40 ANTTI PIHLSTRÖM
BORN POSITION SHOOTS HEIGHT WEIGHT CLUB FIRST CLUB OTHER CLUB(S) NHL DRAFT
MAJOR TOURNAMENTS YEAR WA 2008 WA 2010 NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS National Team 4
Juniors
2
GP 9
7
GP
41 14
G
5
0
G
7
0
22.10.1984, Vantaa
Right Wing
Left
180
82
JYP Jyväskylä
TJV
K-Vantaa; EVU; Jokerit; Blues; SaiPa; Nashville Predators, NHL; Milwaukee
Admirals, AHL; Färjestads BK, SWE
A
2
1
A
5
2
TP 7
1
TP 12 2
PIM
0
4
PIM
16
12
#47 JANNE LAHTI
BORN POSITION SHOOTS HEIGHT WEIGHT CLUB FIRST CLUB OTHER CLUB(S) NHL DRAFT
NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS GP National Team 2
14 16
G
2
20.07.1982, Riihimäki
Right Wing
Left
189
89
Jokerit Helsinki
HPK
KJT
A
4
TP 6
PIM
4
Antti Pihlström can be simply
described as a ball of energy that
likes to throw hits hard and often.
Pihlström is very fast and despite his
height (5’11”) he is also extremely
strong and good in the corners.
When Pihlström was playing for the
Nashville Predators in the NHL and
its AHL affiliate Milwaukee Admirals
in 2007-2009, he was used almost
purely as a energy player who just
chips the puck into the opponent’s
half and grinds away at their top
lines. After Pihlström returned to
Finland he has showcased his offensive talents with an over a point
per game average. He debuted in
the adult national team in the 2008
WC tournament and led the Finnish
team with five goals.
Janne Lahti was thought to be an
eternal prospect until he grabbed a
1st line spot on the HPK Hämeenlinna SM-Liiga team and scored 14
goals in 43 games. Lahti saw his
goal and point totals dip for the
following seasons until he hit his
stride in 2005-06 and especially
2006-07. The latter proved to be
Lahti’s breakthrough season as he
scored 20 goals and 34 points in
56 games and was signed as a free
agent by the Montreal Canadiens.
After a 65 game season that saw
him score 9 goals earning a total
of 18 points, Lahti came back to
Finland for the 2008-09 season and
signed with Jokerit Helsinki. While
playing with Jokerit, Lahti’s point
totals have climbed significantly.
Lahti earned 17 points on his first
season, 25 on his second and had a
career-season in 2010-11 with 37
goals and 59 points in 59 games
FORWARDS
#50 JUHAMATTI AALTONEN
BORN POSITION SHOOTS HEIGHT WEIGHT CLUB FIRST CLUB OTHER CLUB(S) NHL DRAFT MAJOR TOURNAMENTS YEAR WA 2010 NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS National Team 3
Juniors
4
GP 7
GP 24 34
G
1
G
6
5
04.06.1985, Ii
Left Wing
Right
182
83
Metallurg Magnitogorsk,
RUS
Kärpät
Pelicans
St. Louis’ 9th choice
284th overall 2003
A
2
A
5
3
TP 3
TP 11 8
PIM
2
PIM
6
22
#58 JESSE JOENSUU
BORN POSITION SHOOTS HEIGHT WEIGHT CLUB FIRST CLUB OTHER CLUB(S)
NHL DRAFT MAJOR TOURNAMENTS YEAR W18 2004 4 W20 2004 6
W18 2005 6 W20 2005 7 W20 2006 6 NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS National Team 1
Juniors
6
17
GP 0
1
2
2
1
GP 3
76
G
0
0
1
2
1
G
0
13
05.10.1987, Pori
Left Wing
Left
192
88
New York Islanders
Ässät
NY Islanders’ 2nd choice
60th overall 2006
A
0
1
3
4
2
A
0
12
TP 4
2
0
8
14
TP 0
25
PIM
Finnish players are almost always
described as hard-working, physical
guys that are great team players but
do not have great offensive instincts.
Juhamatti Aaltonen does not fit
into that traditional mold as he has
always been known as a tricky forward that can generate dangerous
scoring chances on his every shift.
It was not until the 2009-10 season
with Pelicans, Lahti when Aaltonen
started to realize the immense talent
he has always had. Aaltonen lit up
the Finnish SM-Liiga with 28 goals,
which was tied for the league lead,
and 49 points in 56 games on the
Pelicans team that finished 12th.
After his final breakthrough
Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL
acquired Aaltonen from Pelicans.
Aaltonen was not shell-shocked
from the change of scenery and
posted 20 goals and 39 points in 54
regular season games, which was
second most from Metallurg players.
There is no doubt Jesse Joensuu
has the talent to be a regular NHL
player, but it was not until this
season the former teen star of the
Finnish SM-Liiga is exhibiting that
talent. Joensuu made his SM-Liiga
debut as the youngest player ever
at just 15 years of age and after his
breakout season in 2007-08, when
he scored 35 points in 56 games for
Ässät Pori he decided to head to the
New York Islanders’ AHL affiliate, the
Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Joensuu
spent a couple of seasons in the AHL
producing points at a decent pace,
but in the 2010-11 season he broke
through to the Islanders’ NHL roster
playing 42 games and earning a
total of nine points.
Huipputiimi valmiina
koviinkin kisoihin.
PIM
0
78
www.rtkpalvelu.fi
FORWARDS
#64 Mikael Granlund
BORN POSITION SHOOTS HEIGHT WEIGHT CLUB FIRST CLUB OTHER CLUB(S) NHL DRAFT MAJOR TOURNAMENTS YEAR W20 2008 W18 2009 W20 2009 W18 2010 NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS National Team 1
Juniors
6
GP 6
6
6
6
GP 3
66
G
2
7
2
5
G
0
42
26.02.1992, Oulu
Centre
Left
178
80
HIFK Helsinki
Laser HT
Kärpät
Minnesota’s 1st choice, 9th overall 2010
A
1
10
5
10 A
1
61
TP 3
17 7
15 TP 1
103
PIM
0
0
4
4
PIM
0
32
#71 LEO KOMAROV
BORN POSITION SHOOTS HEIGHT WEIGHT CLUB FIRST CLUB OTHER CLUB(S) NHL DRAFT MAJOR TOURNAMENTS YEAR WA 2009 WA 2010 NATIONAL TEAMS YEARS National Team 3
Juniors 2
GP 5
7
GP 49
27 G
0
1
G
5
4
23.01.1987, Narva, EST
Left Wing
Left
180
90
OHK Dynamo Moscow, RUS
MUIK
Jeppis; Juniorihermes;
Sport; Ässät; Pelicans
Toronto’s 6th choice
180th overall 2006
A
1
0
A
11 9
TP 1
1
TP 16 13 PIM
4
0
PIM
46
81
Mikael Granlund debuted in the
SM-Liiga in the 2008-09 season
on his 17th birthday and played
a total of two games with Kärpät,
but he signed with HIFK Helsinki
in the offseason. All eyes were on
Granlund as he got ready for his first
full season in the SM-Liiga, but he
lived up to the hype by scoring 13
goals and 40 points in 43 games
earning the Jarmo Wasama –award
given out to the rookie of the year.
Expectations were equally high for
his second season with HIFK and,
despite a concussion that sidelined
him for several games; he delivered
again earning 36 points in 39
games. In the playoffs Granlund
was one of the key players for the
championship-winning HIFK team
potting 5 goals for a total of 16
points in 15 games. Lauded as the
next great one of Finnish ice hockey,
Mikael Granlund’s first seasons in
men’s ice hockey have not lowered
those expectations in any way.
Leo Komarov has found a new facet
to his game recently. When playing
in Finland for Ässät Pori and Pelicans
Lahti, the Narva, Estonia native was
known almost purely as an energy
player, but after joining Dynamo
Moscow in 2009 Komarov has seen
his point and goal totals rising.
During the 2010-11 season Komarov
scored 14 goals and 26 points in
52 games which was second only
to Konstantin Gorovikov’s 38 points
for Dynamo. In the playoffs Dynamo
fell in six games to Dinamo Riga
but Komarov scored at a point per
game pace leading his team with
four goals and two assists. Before
Komarov enraged the opposition in
just post-whistle scrums, but now he
does it also by scoring on them.
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TEAM MANAGEMENT
JUKKA JALONEN
HEAD COACH
BORN EDUCATION
02.11.1962, Riihimäki
Physical Education Degree
from University of Jyväskylä 1988
COACHING CAREER
SEASON CLUB
LEAGUE TITLE
1989-93 Ilves Tampere Head of Junior Coaching
1992-95 Ilves Tampere
SML
Head
1995/96 Lukko Rauma
SML
Assistant / Matikainen
1996/97 Lukko Rauma
SML
Head
1997/98 Sport Vaasa
1. Div. Head
1998/98 HC Alleghe
ITA
Head
1999/00 Newcastle Riverkings
GBR
Head
2000/01 Newcastle Jesters
GBR
Head
2001/07 HPK Hämeenlinna
SML
Head
NATIONAL TEAMS SEASON TEAM
DESCRIPTION
1991/92 U17
Assistant / Räsänen
1994/95 U18
Assistant / Sutinen
1995/96 U17
Head
2007/08 Men’s National Team
Assistant / Shedden
2008- Men’s National Team
Head PETRI MATIKAINEN
COACH
PASI NURMINEN
COACH
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KARI BRUSIN
TRAINER
TIMO VAITINEN
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
RIKU KOIVUNEN
TRAINER
JUSSI LUOMA
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
HARRI HAKKARAINEN
DOCTOR
JUHA SULIN
MASSEUR
JANNE LAHTI
MEDIA MANAGER
JARI KURRI
GENERAL MANAGER
TIMO JUTILA
TEAM MANAGER
JANNE MÄLKIÄ
VIDEO CO-ORDINATOR
www.turotailor.fi
Team Finland Statistics 2010-2011
Name GP G A P PM
AALTONEN JUHAMATTI 11 AHTOLA JERRY 3 DONSKOI JOONAS 4 HAHL RIKU 3
HIETANEN JUUSO 15 HUHTALA TOMMI 4 HYTÖNEN JUHA-PEKKA 6 IMMONEN JARKKO 11
JAAKOLA TOPI 11 JALASVAARA JANNE 5 JOENSUU JESSE 3
JÄRVINEN JOONAS 6 KAPANEN NIKO 6 KARALAHTI JERE 6 KEMPPAINEN JOONAS 2
KOIVU MIKKO 2 KOMAROV LEO 14 KONTIOLA PETRI 6 KORPIKARI OSKARI 3 KOSKIRANTA JARNO 4 KOSKIRANTA TERO 2 KUKKONEN LASSE 11 LAHTI JANNE 10 LAINE TEEMU 6 LAJUNEN JANI 3 LAJUNEN VILLE 2 LATVALA JAN 2 LEHTERÄ JORI 8 LEHTONEN MIKKO 8 LEIMU JUHA 4 LEPISTÖ SAMI 2 LINDGREN PERTTU 6 LOUHIVAARA OSSI 6 MALMIVAARA OLLI 1
MARJAMÄKI MASI 9 MÄENPÄÄ MIKKO 12
NISKALA JANNE 10 NOKELAINEN PETTERI 7 NORDLUND MARKUS 7 PELTOLA JUKKA 5 22
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
3
1
2
5
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
1
3
2
0
0
1
0
3
2
1
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
6
2
0
1
0
3
0
0
1
4
1
2
10
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
1
6
4
0
0
1
0
5
4
1
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
4
8
3
1
3
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
10
25
0
2
2
12
2
4
18
10
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
0
0
0
2
6
2
0
0
12
16
8
2
2
0
Name GP G A P PM
04.06.1985, Ii, 182cm/83kg
25.03.1986, Turku, 193cm/95kg
13.04.1992, Raahe, 181cm/75kg
01.11.1980, Hämeenlinna, 182cm/79kg
14.06.1985, Hämeenlinna, 180cm/82kg
07.12.1987, Tampere, 182cm/84kg
22.05.1981, Jyväskylä, 178cm/78kg
19.04.1982, Rantasalmi, 182cm/95kg
15.11.1983, Oulu, 186cm/89kg
15.04.1984, Oulu, 182cm/88kg
05.10.1987, Pori, 192cm/88kg
05.01.1989, Turku, 190cm/96kg
29.04.1978, Hattula, 177cm/82kg
25.03.1975, Helsinki, 188cm/95kg
07.04.1988, Kajaani, 188cm/90kg
12.03.1983, Turku, 180cm/67kg
23.01.1987, Narva, EST, 180cm/90kg
04.10.1984, Tampere, 182cm/92kg
05.04.1984, Oulu, 188cm/93kg
09.12.1986, Paimio, 188cm/83kg
18.06.1984, Paimio, 185cm/98kg
18.09.1981, Oulu, 183cm/85kg
20.07.1982, Riihimäki, 189cm/89kg
09.08.1982, Helsinki, 173cm/69kg
16.06.1990, Espoo, 185cm/75kg
08.03.1988, Helsinki, 184cm/84kg
10.06.1972, Jyväskylä, 178cm/80kg
23.12.1987, Helsinki, 184cm/82kg
01.04.1987, Espoo, 193cm/90kg
30.01.1983, Tampere, 186cm/90kg
17.10.1984, Espoo, 178cm/80kg
26.08.1987, Tampere, 184cm/85kg
31.08.1983, Kotka, 183cm/81kg
13.03.1982, Kajaani, 194cm/93kg
16.01.1985, Pori, 188cm/93kg
19.04.1983, Tampere, 180cm/80kg
22.09.1981, Västerås, SWE, 183cm/90kg
16.01.1986, Imatra, 185cm/86kg
27.07.1985, Eurajoki, 195cm/95kg
26.08.1987, Tampere, 183cm/83kg
PELTONEN VILLE 3 PESONEN JANNE 11
PETRELL LENNART 6 PIHLSTRÖM ANTTI 9 PUISTOLA PASI 14 PUKKA MIKKO 4 PULKKINEN TEEMU 4 PUUSTINEN JUUSO 12 PYÖRÄLÄ MIKA 11 RAJALA TONI 2 RUUTU TUOMO 2 SALMELA ANSSI 2 SALMINEN SAKARI 2 SANTALA TOMMI 3 STRÖMBERG KIM 2 TYRVÄINEN ANTTI 3 UUSITALO VILLE 8 VATANEN SAMI 3 VIITALUOMA VILLE 3 VÄLIVAARA JYRKI 5 VÄÄNÄNEN OSSI 10 WIRTANEN PETTERI 6 1
4
1
0
3
0
2
5
3
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
5
0
1
3
0
2
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
9
1
1
6
0
4
9
5
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
6
6
0
31
0
0
6
0
2
6
2
2
6
6
2
24.05.1973, Helsinki, 11.05.1982, Suomussalmi, 13.04.1984, Helsinki, 22.10.1984, Vantaa, 16.09.1978, Tampere, 06.09.1982, Suodenniemi, 02.01.1992, Vantaa, 05.04.1988, Kuopio, 13.07.1981, Oulu, 29.03.1991, Parkano, 16.02.1983, Vantaa, 13.08.1984, Nokia, 31.05.1988, Pori, 27.06.1979, Helsinki, 08.12.1987, Helsinki, 03.04.1989, Seinäjoki, 06.07.1979, Espoo, 03.06.1991, Jyväskylä, 16.02.1981, Espoo, 30.05.1976, Jyväskylä, 18.08.1980, Vantaa, 28.05.1986, Hyvinkää, 180cm/85kg 180cm/81kg
191cm/95kg
180cm/82kg
182cm/80kg
185cm/93kg
180cm/80kg
186cm/84kg
175cm/56kg
174cm/73kg
166cm/51kg
182cm/87kg
178cm/70kg
188cm/86kg
190cm/90kg
180cm/85kg
181cm/79kg
177cm/77kg
184cm/85kg
188cm/92kg
189cm/89kg
183cm/84kg
Team Finland Goaltending 2010 - 2011
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Name GPI MINS
HOVINEN NIKO KILPELÄINEN EERO
LASSILA TEEMU
RÄMÖ KARRI
TARKKI IIRO
VEHANEN PETRI
2
2
4
3
2
6
117:34 80:00 242:11 184:45 105:00 357:21 GA GAA SVS SVS%
5 2.50 6 3.00 4 1.00 6 2.00 8 4.00 12 2.00 53 28 116 60 41 132 91.38
82.35
96.67
90.91
83.67
91.67
16.03.1988, Helsinki, 07.05.1985, Juva, 26.03.1983, Raahe, 01.07.1986, Lahti, 01.07.1985, Rauma, 09.10.1977, Rauma, 196cm/87kg
182cm/75kg
181cm/82kg
187cm/85kg
188cm/72kg
186cm/82kg
Schedule Team Finland 2010-2011
Date Venue Game Result Event
11.11.2010
Helsinki, FIN Russia Finland 1-0 EHT: Karjala Tournament
13.11.2010 Helsinki, FIN Finland - Czech Republic 5-0 EHT: Karjala Tournament
14.11.2010 Helsinki, FIN Finland - Sweden 16.12.2010 Tapiola, FIN Finland - Czech Republic 2-3 EHT: 1st Channel Cup
18.12.2010 Moscow, RUS Finland - Sweden 1-6 EHT: 1st Channel Cup
19.12.2010 Moscow, RUS Russia - Finland 6-2 EHT: 1st Channel Cup
10.02.2011 Moscow, RUS
Russia - Finland 5-3 EHT: LG Hockey Games
12.02.2011 Stockholm, SWE
Finland - Czech Republic 3-2 EHT: LG Hockey Games
13.02.2011 Stockholm, SWE Sweden - Finland 3-2 EHT: LG Hockey Games
01.04.2011 Lahti, FIN Finland - Slovakia 3-1 Euro Hockey Challenge
02.04.2011 Kouvola, FIN
Finland - Slovakia 3-2 Euro Hockey Challenge
07.04.2011 Riga, LAT Latvia - Finland 0-5 Euro Hockey Challenge
08.04.2011 Riga, LAT Latvia - Finland 3-5 Euro Hockey Challenge
14.04.2011 Bremerhaven, GER Germany - Finland 2-4 Euro Hockey Challenge
15.04.2011 Nordhorn, GER Germany - Finland 4-2 Euro Hockey Challenge
21.04.2011 Brno, CZE Finland - Czech Republic 1-2 EHT: Czech Hockey Games
23.04.2011 Brno, CZE Sweden - Finland 0-2 EHT: Czech Hockey Games
24.04.2011 Brno, CZE Russia - Finland 4-2 EHT: Czech Hockey Games
30.04.2011 Bratislava, SVK Finland - Denmark - World Championships 2011
02.05.2011 Bratislava, SVK Latvia - Finland - World Championships 2011
04.05.2011 Bratislava, SVK Finland - Czech Republic - World Championships 2011
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