After the Swedish Euro Hockey Tour tournament, the training of the lions has intensified the team’s composition before the World Cup home starts on Friday.
8.5. 23:22 • Updated 8.5. 23:24
The lions’ first race selections will be made on Thursday, when the program will feature stamping of race passes. The roster has three goalkeepers, eight defenders and 15 strikers since the last EHT match.
The attackers dropped out of the group at this point Niko Ojamäki and Markus Nenonen as well as defenders Oliwer Kaski, Vili Saarijärvi and Kalle Maalahti.
– Now there is a group that will gather in Tampere on Tuesday. However, the first race passes will not be stamped until Thursday, until then we will continue to watch the players playing in Sweden and the NHL and the final line-up of the World Cup will not be locked until later, GM Jere Lehtinen says.
Head coach Jukka Jalosen according to him, it was again difficult to condense the group.
– Choices are always challenging. Steady players competing for seats and roles. The process is still ongoing. Now let’s go with this group and see what happens on Thursday and in the future, Jalonen said.
The World Cup starts on Friday. Finland will face Norway in the opening night match, the match will start at 8.20 pm.
The team of lions, which will meet on Tuesday:
29 Säteri Harri
35 Tuohimaa Frans
45 Olkinuora Jussi
2 Pokka Ville
3 Friman Niklas
4 Lehtonen Mikko
28 Jokiharju Henri
38 Hietanen Juuso
42 Vatanen Sami
50 Seppälä Mikael
55 Ohtamaa Atte
10 Army Joel
12 Anttila Marko
15 Aaltonen Miro
21 Innala Jere
24 Björninen Hannes
25 Rajala Toni
51 Filppula Valtteri
52 Palmu Petrus
61 Markus Nurmi
65 Manninen Sakari
70 Hartikainen Teemu
76 Sallinen Jere
80 Mäenalanen Saku
82 Pesonen Harri
91 Pond Juho