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15 teams, 15 captains, 15 questions. Urheilu carried out a big captain survey during the season, the best parts of which you can read in this article.
At the end of the story, you can listen to audios of every captain’s answer.
Which team will lose to you in the finals?
Teemu Tallberg, HIFK: Flies
Juuso Hietanen, HPK: Flies
Eemeli Finland, Ilves: Whatever
Juhamatti Aaltonen, Jukurit: Flies
Robert Rooba, JYP: Flies
Tuomas Kiiskinen, KalPa: JYP
Heikki Liedes, KooKoo: Tappara
Atte Ohtamaa, Kärpät: Someone remember
Anrei Hakulinen, Lukko: KooKoo
Miika Roine, Pelicans: Flies
Jarno Koskiranta, SaiPa: Flies
Sebastian Stålberg, Sport: Lynx
Otto Rauhala, Tappara: Lynx
Juhani Jasu, TPS: Tappara
Jesse Joensuu, Aces: Tappara
Most annoying opponent?
Teemu Tallberg, HIFK: Iikka Kangasniemi (Pelicans)
Juuso Hietanen, HPK: We’ll see after the season
Eemeli Finland, Ilves: Can’t find it
Juhamatti Aaltonen, Jukurit: Tommi Tikka (Lynx)
Robert Rooba, JYP: Tommi Tikka
Tuomas Kiiskinen, KalPa: No one comes to mind
Heikki Liedes, KooKoo: Kristian Pospisil (SaiPa) or Otto Karvinen (HIFK)
Atte Ohtamaa, Kärpät: Iiro Pakarinen (HIFK)
Anrei Hakulinen, Lukko: Tommi Tikka
Miika Roine, Pelicans: Tommi Tikka
Jarno Koskiranta, SaiPa: Micke-Max Åsten (HIFK)
Sebastian Stålberg, Sport: Tommi Tikka
Otto Rauhala, Tappara: I can’t think of anyone
Juhani Jasu, TPS: Iiro Pakarinen
Jesse Joensuu, Aces: Ruben Rafkin (TPS)
Who wins the points exchange?
Teemu Tallberg, HIFK: Eetu Koivistoinen (HIFK)
Juuso Hietanen, HPK: Michael Joly (HPK)
Eemeli Finland, Ilves: Henrik Haapala (Lynx)
Juhamatti Aaltonen, Jukurit: Jori Lehterä (Tappara)
Robert Rooba, JYP: Jori Lehterä
Tuomas Kiiskinen, KalPa: Jori Lehterä
Heikki Liedes, KooKoo: Joose Antonen (KooKoo)
Atte Ohtamaa, Kärpät: Joonas Kemppainen (Kärpät)
Anrei Hakulinen, Lukko: Sebastian Repo (Lock)
Miika Roine, Pelicans: Jori Lehterä
Jarno Koskiranta, SaiPa: Kristian Pospisil
Sebastian Stålberg, Sport: Jens Lööke (Sport)
Otto Rauhala, Tappara: Jori Lehterä
Juhani Jasu, TPS: Jori Lehterä
Jesse Joensuu, Aces: Henrik Haapala
The nicest thing a captain can say to his team?
Teemu Tallberg, HIFK: I love you
Juuso Hietanen, HPK: Thanks for the good performance
Eemeli Finland, Ilves: Good guys, won
Juhamatti Aaltonen, Jukurit: I love you
Robert Rooba, JYP: Won today
Tuomas Kiiskinen, KalPa: Not a single thing comes to mind
Heikki Liedes, KooKoo: Some angst after the championship
Atte Ohtamaa, Kärpät: Thank you
Anrei Hakulinen, Lukko: A great win
Miika Roine, Pelicans: I trust everyone
Jarno Koskiranta, SaiPa: Damn great game guys, now let’s go party
Sebastian Stålberg, Sport: We did it
Otto Rauhala, Tappara: After the season to say thank you guys
Juhani Jasu, TPS: When you can say that you are proud of every dude
Jesse Joensuu, Aces: Any positive thing after winning a game
The captain’s promise to the fans?
Teemu Tallberg, HIFK: We are an unyielding and tough team this season
Juuso Hietanen, HPK: At least we won’t be caught trying this season
Eemeli Finland, Ilves: Let’s put everything together, this is going to be good
Juhamatti Aaltonen, Jukurit: We play entertaining speed hockey
Robert Rooba, JYP: Supporting JYP will be nice and fun, we will offer the emotions that fans have been longing for for a couple of years
Tuomas Kiiskinen, KalPa: This season sees a fighting, good-looking and really mobile KalPa
Heikki Liedes, KooKoo: Let’s continue where we left off last season
Atte Ohtamaa, Kärpät: We give our all
Anrei Hakulinen, Lukko: A very unyielding and mobile Lock
Miika Roine, Pelicans: Unyielding Pelicans
Jarno Koskiranta, SaiPa: We give our all on the ice
Sebastian Stålberg, Sport: We will do everything we can to have the best possible season
Otto Rauhala, Tappara: We play for you, we try to show in every game that everything is put on the line
Juhani Jasu, TPS: Tepsi doesn’t give up
Jesse Joensuu, Aces: We are the team that wants to forcefully take initiatives for themselves in Isomäki
Urheilu asked these 15 questions to the captains of the league teams:
1. What makes you a good captain?
2. The most important task of the captain?
3. In your career, who has been the best captain of the team you have played for?
4. Who wins the points exchange?
5. Number one in the refrigerator statistics?
6. Most annoying opponent?
7. Your favorite judge?
8. If you could change one rule, what would it be?
9. What is the best thing about the hockey SM league?
10. What about the worst?
11. The nicest thing a captain can say to his team?
12. What is the worst thing that can happen in the locker room from the captain’s point of view?
13. Why does your team win the Finnish championship this season?
14. Which team will lose to you in the finals?
15. The captain’s promise to the fans?
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