WC: Finland Roster 2024 U18 World Championship

[kudla]

Does Finland even have a better roster than Slovakia in this tournament? Not speaking of Helenius and Hemming and perhaps Kiviharju. But depth wise? I´m not sure about that. Looks pretty meh.
I wouldn't consider Finland as a medal favorite. Like others mentioned, they need good goaltending and a productive PP with their stars performing.

Compared to the US in our group and then Slovakias decent depth: Chovan, Nemec, Svrcek,Straka, Pobezal, Kupec, Haronik.

Thanks for the laugh. And you left out Radivojevic

 

[Svedu]

Thanks for the laugh. And you left out Radivojevic

Forgot him. Also, just because you don't have the monster generation like before doesn't mean you will be weak now.
Dvorsky, Nemec, Slaf etc will become your nations top6 and top4 amongst the mens national team. It's rare to see and in fact, can only remember it has happened once and it's actually Finlands 96-98 born players. With Barkov being 95 and Heiskanen and UPL born 99.

Laugh? Have you even seen Finlands roster? Most of them aren't even impressive in the u-20sm.

 

[kudla]

Forgot him. Also, just because you don't have the monster generation like before doesn't mean you will be weak now.
Dvorsky, Nemec, Slaf etc will become your nations top6 and top4 amongst the mens national team. It's rare to see and in fact, can only remember it has happened once and it's actually Finlands 96-98 born players. With Barkov being 95 and Heiskanen and UPL born 99.

Laugh? Have you even seen Finlands roster? Most of them aren't even impressive in the u-20sm.

This is not a slovak team that you should be scared of. Although I agree that they might turn out a bit better than expected.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Slovakia left out one of their best players. They won’t win that way I don’t think.

If Finland isn’t better, they’ve massively underachieved.

 

[mattihp]

It was only a Määttä of time!

Link:

Leijonat - Olli Määttä Leijonien kisajoukkueeseen

Detroit Red Wingsin puolustaja Olli Määttä on mukana Leijonien kokoonpanossa MM-leirityksen viimeisestä viikosta alkaen. - Määttä on kova vahvistus puolustuspäähän, hienoa, että saamme hänet mukaan kisoihin, GM Jere Lehtinen iloitsee. Useis...

www.leijonat.fi

 

[Mestaruus]

It was only a Määttä of time!

Link:

Leijonat - Olli Määttä Leijonien kisajoukkueeseen

Detroit Red Wingsin puolustaja Olli Määttä on mukana Leijonien kokoonpanossa MM-leirityksen viimeisestä viikosta alkaen. - Määttä on kova vahvistus puolustuspäähän, hienoa, että saamme hänet mukaan kisoihin, GM Jere Lehtinen iloitsee. Useis...

www.leijonat.fi

He always plays well in the national team, so that's great news. Granny takes the (C) and Määttä (A) it looks like.

 

[Playmaker82]

Well. Avs lost last night. (Rantanen, Lehkonen)

 

[illone84]

Hopefully we get some news about Armia and Maccelli asap.

 

[mattihp]

When did the hockey federation abandon finhockey.fi, btw?

 

[illone84]

Hopefully we get some news about Armia and Maccelli asap.

No Armia this time around. Leijonille paha takaisku: kovavireinen Joel Armia jää pois MM-kisoista

 

[FinPanda]

Määttä has been good for the national team so excited to have him too.

 

[FiLe]

When did the hockey federation abandon finhockey.fi, btw?

Well, they haven't abandoned it per se. They just nowadays use the domain for information pertaining to the organization itself, while leijonat.fi became the site for all NT news (and not just for the men's team, but all age groups and women) a few years ago.

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Määttä is a good add. Now, we could use some quality wingers. Granlund looks a bit lonely on that first line as it is. We're all waiting on Maccelli, but the issue with him is that he's more of a playmaking winger than a finisher - so we'd still be short of someone who can bury MiG's godly passes. Of course, it's always possible that someone from the present roster steps up, but having a known performer over an unknown one is always preferable. And I don't know if I wanna count on Pulju suddenly regaining the Bison King mode.

One possible solution could be the Avs not finding anything that even remotely resembles a goalie.

 

[mattihp]

Well, they haven't abandoned it per se. They just nowadays use the domain for information pertaining to the organization itself, while leijonat.fi became the site for all NT news (and not just for the men's team, but all age groups and women) a few years ago.

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So it's still legit? It looks like a phishing page..

We're all waiting on Maccelli, but the issue with him is that he's more of a playmaking winger than a finisher -

The understatement of the century guy would look for someone to pass on a shootout attempt.

 

[FiLe]

So it's still legit? It looks like a phishing page..

Very legit for everyone involved in FIHA's day-to-day operations. Of course, that kind of information is not-so-relevant to an overwhelming majority of those interested in if Olli Määttä will join the team or not, so they probably don't care about the impression the UI gives.

 

[mattihp]

The one man-Armia isn't coming

Ilta-sanomat in finnish

 

[mattihp]

Very few declines too, are some still thinking about it or has JJ said no to some of the guys who want to come?

 

[JabbaJabba]

Very few declines too, are some still thinking about it or has JJ said no to some of the guys who want to come?

They haven't said anything but you can reason that players who don't have a contract are not coming and that rules out a lot of players. Maccelli and Korpisalo are the only currently available players who we have not heard from.

 

[mattihp]

They haven't said anything but you can reason that players who don't have a contract are not coming and that rules out a lot of players. Maccelli and Korpisalo are the only currently available players who we have not heard from.

Korpisalo could be gassed. He's never played as many games.

 

[FiLe]

Korpisalo could be gassed. He's never played as many games.

Also, when you look at his stats from this year, you can rightfully question whether he would even be an upgrade over Larmi/Säteri. It could be that the management simply passed on him. I personally think he's a decent goalie, but he's obviously not in the same elite class as, say, Saros is.

Basically, the only remaining name were waiting on right now is Maccelli. After we hear from him, we'll see where the chips have fallen after the first round ends. Dallas-Vegas and Colorado-Winnipeg are the two series to watch in this regard.

 

[Mestaruus]

I'd take Lammikko from Swiss league finals and of course Lehtonen.

What happened witth Manninen (+Harty)? I'm guessing he's not coming since his team got eliminated ages ago. That would've given Granny some targets to share some saucers with (more politically correct term would be to share some Granny Smith apples).

 

[FiLe]

I'd take Lammikko from Swiss league finals and of course Lehtonen.

I wouldn't say no to Suomela either. In the present situation, he would be our 2C. Although, we don't desperately need him if Kapanen can step into the role.

And I don't see that Lammikko would be much of an upgrade over anybody we already have. His offensive capabilities are famously limited, and while he would be a solid piece to the bottom-six, we already have Björninen and Hyry to act as 3C/4C and enough wingers for those roles too. At best, Lammikko provides more depth.

Lehtonen will, of course, just walk into this team.

What happened witth Manninen (+Harty)? I'm guessing he's not coming since his team got eliminated ages ago.

Lehtinen confirmed ages ago that none of Geneva's Finns will feature this year.

 

[JJTT]

Our centers actually look pretty solid but other than Innala which winger is supposed to score?

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

So it's still legit? It looks like a phishing page..

The understatement of the century guy would look for someone to pass on a shootout attempt.
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Stealing that line. With your permission of course.

 

[FiLe]

Our centers actually look pretty solid but other than Innala which winger is supposed to score?

Yeah, this is definitely the department where we have the most question marks right now. I wouldn't call even Innala a proven performer. Apart from him, I see Pajuniemi, Puistola and Nurmi as best matches for those roles. And as a wild card, I guess we shouldn't forget about Pulju.

Of course, sometimes the most surprising results come from those who in no way fit the "type". If you'd told me in 2018 that Mörkö-freakin'-Anttila will be our most important clutch scorer over the next five years, I'd have asked for a puff of whatever you're smoking.

Stealing that line. With your permission of course.

He can hardly claim to have come up with it. Long before Maccelli arrived on the scene, we used to say the same about Raimo Helminen.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

U18 Team Finland captains.
C Aron Kiviharju
A Joona Saarelainen
A Veeti Väisänen.
Sources leijonat.fi and jatkoaika.com