U18: 2017 U18 WJC Semifinal Finland vs Russia game talk.

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Team Finland today

Maalilla:
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Varalla:
30 Lassi Lehtinen
1:
10 Kristian Vesalainen - 13 Joni Ikonen - 20 Linus Nyman
33 Miro Heiskanen - 7 Urho Vaakanainen
2:
25 Aarne Talvitie - 22 Santeri Virtanen - 29 Jesse Ylönen
5 Eero Teräväinen - 27 Eemeli Räsänen
3:
34 Rasmus Kupari - 32 Jesse Koskenkorva - 19 Jesperi Kotkaniemi
4 Aleksi Anttalainen - 2 Toni Utunen
4:
18 Teemu Engberg - 9 Santeri Aalto - 36 Olli Maansaari
6 Bernard Isiguzo - 21 Otto Latvala

Team Russia today

Goalie Maxim Zhukov
Back-up Kirill Ustmenko

1st Line Svechnikov Lipanov Chekhovich
Dedov Samorukov

2nd Line Toropchenko Bitsadze Alexeyev
Galeniuk Rubinchik

3rd Line Maximov Klisunov Slepets
Kalabushkin Baranov

4th Line Shaskov Koltygin Muranov
Extra players Marushev and Perlyayev

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[Faerun]

who is the russian wonderkid is it Svechnikov?

 

[FinPanda]

I like Talvitie.

 

[Huokaus]

who is the russian wonderkid is it Svechnikov?

Yeah, he's looking good. Also the Finnish top guns have come to play. Vesalainen using his size to bulldoze through Russians, Heiskanen skating well and making good decisions (even though he's had a few fumbles with the puck), Luukkonen looks calm and plays the puck well. Talvitie is becoming one of my favorites quickly, he's such energetic workhorse in the mold of someone like Komarov.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Räsänen was surprisingly good in first,better in every possible way,
skating looks better,passing is good,5 hits so far, overall solid
defending from Eemeli.

Best game so far from Räsänen in these worlds.

 

[Ny rillataan]

Heiskanen in the interview: "I have a couple of points"

 

[FinPanda]

Heiskanen in the interview: "I have a couple of points"

Yeah.. that interview went well.

 

[Huokaus]

Ylönen makes it 1-0!

With 2 seconds left on the powerplay. Ylönen already had a couple of really good chances, glad that one went in.

 

[Faerun]

Ylönen scores and he looks just like his dad

 

[FinPanda]

Svechnikov has been great.

 

[Huokaus]

Svechnikov has been great.

Yeah, the most dangerous-looking and noticeable player on the ice, Vesalainen being second.

 

[Huokaus]

What a breakaway by Kupari and 5-3 powerplay for Finland. Really strong period for Finland, even though it hasn't shown in the score sheet (yet).

 

[Ny rillataan]

Wow, you rarely see two penalties given out to the same team at the same time (in a non-fight situation). Great job Kupari!

 

[Juzmo]

Pretty good game by Kotkaniemi so far.

 

[Hfbsux]

Been watching the Finland team closely at the tournament. Is it just me or all of these players could easily go in the first round: Heiskanen, Vesalainen, Vaakanainen, Rasanen, Tolvanen and Valimaki. Also loved Kotkaniemi and Ikonen's play and am now wondering if Ikonen is close from being 1st rounders. Should be a really, really strong draft for the Finns!

 

[JJTT]

Kupari is probably the best skating prospect we've had in ages.

Didn't really like the 5vs3, Ikonen didn't have to one time to puck from so far out.

 

[FinPanda]

Kotkaniemi and Kupari are having good games.

 

[Jussi]

Well this was expected...

 

[Huokaus]

Usually the problem for Finns is that they don't shoot enough, now they're shooting too easily from bad spots when there's room to mix up the package a bit and look for more dangerous situations (at least on the power play)

 

[Asiantuntija]

Anttalainen you ****ing moron! He takes one of the dumbest penalties ever at this point of game.

 

[Huokaus]

Anttalainen you ****ing moron! He takes one of the dumbest penalties ever at this point of game.

Yeah, I've noticed he likes to play tough but he plays the dumb kind of tough

 

[Ny rillataan]

Maansaari doing his best Joel Armia impersonation

 

[FinPanda]

Stupid penalty..

 

[yvrtojfk]

What a cannon.

 

[Asiantuntija]

YES ****ING YES! Did you see Kupari hands right before the goal?