2021 NHL Draft: Top 10 Finnish Prospects Colby Guy | July 19, 2021 With many faces like Aleksander Barkov and Sebastian Aho becoming superstars in the NHL, Finland has become an even bigger hot spot for NHL talent. There are currently 59 active…
Maple Leafs Prospect Hirvonen Provides 2021 WJC Quarter-Final Heroics Kevin Armstrong | January 3, 2021 Roni Hirvonen showed the game awareness that made him the 59th overall pick by the Toronto Maple Leafs. With just 25 seconds left in a tied quarter-final game against Sweden,…
Team Finland Once Again Proves That its Game Plan Works Jesse Zhang | January 4, 2020 We should stop being surprised at Team Finland’s successes at the IIHF World Junior Championship. Firstly, they’ve been producing more elite talent now than they’ve perhaps ever had, even with…
2020 WJC Team Finland Final Roster Josh Bell | December 23, 2019 Can Team Finland be the first team in over 10 years to win back-to-back gold medals at the IIHF World Junior Championships? This roster definitely has the talent. They are…
2020 WJC Team Finland Preview Josh Bell | December 4, 2019 After a gold medal victory at the 2019 IIHF World U20 Junior Hockey Championship, Team Finland is coming back looking for a consecutive first-place finish. If they can pull it…
Who is the Leader in Hockey Player Development? — Part 2 Earl Jessiman | August 28, 2019 This article is the second part of my study into the player development models of the six leading nations in international hockey. Part 1 focused on the models used by…
Is Olli Juolevi Ready for the NHL? Matt Lawson | January 19, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks have a healthy crop of young and upcoming talent in the system and on the blue line, and Olli Juolevi is the frontrunner. The 19-year-old Finn is…
OHL Finn-vasion Dave Jewell | October 13, 2016 The CHL Import Draft has become a global success by connecting Canadian junior hockey to the world. For one Nordic country, though, an influx of players over the last five…
Disappointing Finnish at the World Cup of Hockey Chad DeDominicis | September 23, 2016 The World Cup of Hockey has come to end for Team Finland. The Finns finished last in Group B and for that matter last in the entire tournament. The performance…
Laine’s World Cup Experience Beneficial for Jets Darren Faria | September 19, 2016 Patrik Laine is just 18-years-old, but the Winnipeg Jets prospect cracked Finland’s roster for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey (WCOH) and has already taken on a crucial role with…
Goaltending & Defense Concerning for Finland Chad DeDominicis | September 19, 2016 Team Finland opened the round robin stage of the World Cup of Hockey against Team North America with a disappointing 4-1 loss. The perceived weaknesses of the team prior to…
Pekka Rinne Will Start for Team Finland Dustin L. Nelson | September 18, 2016 Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne will, as expected, get the start for Team Finland Sunday when the Finns open the World Cup against Team North America, according to Sami Hoffrén.…