In the hottest match of the Ice Hockey Championship league round, Tappara coach Rikard Grönborg had to take a shower, and in Tampere we also saw a hot-headed pooch in the spirit of the 80s theme night.
Tappara’s gentleman coach Rikard Grönborg got nervous during Saturday’s hockey round and the Swedish pilot was directed to the locker room in the second period. Gönborg, who received a game penalty from the official, had received a second one minutes earlier for unsportsmanlike behavior.
Tappara’s follow-up comments were given by the assistant coach for this reason Pasi Park.
– The biggest reason for the freeze was a couple of questionable verdicts. At least one tackle in the middle area went by. I will not comment on what Rikard talked to the judge, Puistola told STT.
Tappara beat TPS 3–2 in a hot match after the winning goal contest. TPS was even close to a full points pot, but they nailed the second one of the night for Tappara Nicholas the Baptist completed the 2-2 equalizer in the 58th minute.
In a heated match, TPS took a 2–1 lead at the end of the second set. In that situation, Grönborg got angry with the judges of the evening and was sent to the shower because of it. Tampere also saw a fight in 32:44, where TPS Oliver Lauridsen and Tapparan Luke Witkowski received a 5+20-minute penalty for a head-butt and possibly suspensions.
TPS’s second best scorer Petrus Palmu was sidelined for the second consecutive game, although he is not injured.
Ilves from Tampere rose to the top spot in the League over their local opponent Tappara, when the team claimed a narrow 3-2 away win against Mikkeli. Eemeli Finland (1+1) and scored the winning goal in the 56th minute Oula Palve were featured as winners. Tappara has played one match less than Ilves.
Kärpät sealed their 5-2 victory over Sport in just over a minute after taking a two-goal lead in Oulu with lightning strikes. Ville Koivunen (2+1) took care of the points for the hosts after that. He was well accompanied Teemu Turunen (0+2) and defenders who scored 1+1 points Atte Ohtamaa and Arttu Paaso.
After the match, Kärpät announced about the tough class player contract, when it said that it had fixed more than 500 NHL games in total By Nick Ritchie for the rest of the season. Last season, the 27-year-old Canadian forward played for the Arizona Coyotes and the Calgary Flames.
Ritchie is supposed to join the strength of the Kärppie team next Monday.
– Nick became available last week and immediately piqued our interest. A player in his prime with nearly 500 NHL game experience is very rare in Europe, Kärppie’s sports director Mikko Myllykoski commented in the announcement.
HPK took their second consecutive home win in the hockey SM league by defeating KooKoo 4–2. The power duo of the winners had put together 1+2 Aleksi Mustonen and scored two goals Danick Martel. KooKoo’s defender Miska Kukkonen tackled at the beginning of the match Eetu Tuulolaa from the back and received a shower sentence for his act after a video review.
Pelicans beat HIFK 5–3 in a sold-out ice rink in Lahti. The loss was the third in a row for the people from Helsinki. Czech defender of the winners Michael Jordan gathered the power of 2+1, Swedish striker Lars Bryggman 1+2.
Hockey SM league round on Saturday:
Pelicans – HIFK 5–3 (1-0,3-2,1-1)
HPK – KooKoo 4–2 (2-0,0-1,2-1)
Jukurit – Ilves 2–3 (1-2.0-0.1-1)
Flies – Sport 5–2 (2-1.0-0.3-1)
Tappara – TPS vl 3–2 (1-0,0-2,1-0)
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