GDT: Group A - May 17 - Finland vs Great Britain

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2019 IIHF World Championship
Group A

May 17
2:15 PM ET • 8:15 PM CET

Finland vs Great Britain

Finland
Confirmed lineup

Goaltenders:
45 Juho Olkinuora
35 Veini Vehviläinen

Defensemen:
4 Mikko Lehtonen - 55 Atte Ohtamaa
40 Petteri Lindbohm - 28 Henri Jokiharju
70 Niko Mikkola - 7 Oliwer Kaski
50 Miika Koivisto - 58 Jani Hakanpää

Forwards:
25 Toni Rajala - 15 Arttu Ilomäki - 20 Niko Ojamäki
82 Harri Pesonen - 65 Sakari Manninen - 24 Kaapo Kakko
19 Veli-Matti Savinainen - 27 Eetu Luostarinen - 71 Kristian Kuusela
41 Joel Kiviranta - 21 Juhani Tyrväinen - 12 Marko Anttila

Scratched:
G 30 Kevin Lankinen
F 76 Jere Sallinen
F 91 Juho Lammikko


Great Britain
Confirmed lineup

Goaltenders:
33 Ben Bowns
1 Jackson Whistle

Defensemen:
28 Ben O'Connor - 13 David Phillips
17 Mark Richardson - 4 Stephen Lee
54 Tim Billingsley - 26 Evan Mosey
2 Dallas Ehrhardt

Forwards:
91 Ben Lake - 9 Brett Perlini - 19 Colin Shields
10 Robert Farmer - 21 Mike Hammond - 75 Robert Dowd
74 Oliver Betteridge - 7 Robert Lachowicz - 20 Jonathan Phillips
14 Liam Kirk - 5 Ben Davies - 11 Joseph Lewis
27 Luke Ferrara

Scratched:
G 30 Thomas Murdy
D 23 Paul Swindlehurst
F 8 Matthew Myer


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[Merya]

Everyone expects a hatrick from Kaapo, but I could see Jalonen doing the unpopular move of resting him. I hope I'm not right.

 

[Urbanskog]

These teams have faced each other twice and GB has won both times (6-3 in the 1951 World Championship and 7-5 in the 1962 World Championship).

 

[DoubleGold]

Kakko show incoming.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Everyone expects a hatrick from Kaapo, but I could see Jalonen doing the unpopular move of resting him. I hope I'm not right.

Lmao they just had two days off.

 

[Merya]

Lmao they just had two days off.

Jalonen does weird things. I hope I'm wrong. But he might do it to just wake up the team to not rely on the wunderkid.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Yeah wouldn't surprise me at all if Kakko plays like 12 minutes this game. He and Manninen are running this team, wouldn't mind them stapled to the bench quite firmly after the score becomes 3-0 or so.

2 days off or not, this is gonna be 5th game in 8 days.

 

[Lambo]

These teams have faced each other twice and GB has won both times (6-3 in the 1951 World Championship and 7-5 in the 1962 World Championship).

GB the nemesis for Finland!

 

[BullLund]

Everyone expects a hatrick from Kaapo, but I could see Jalonen doing the unpopular move of resting him. I hope I'm not right.

Kakko seems like the type to get pissed off and become vocal if he's not playing. Probably not a good idea.


He said that he was swearing on the bench when he felt like a couple of his shifts were too short against Denmark. It's probably in everyone's best interests to keep this guy playing.

 

[ijuka]

Everyone expects a hatrick from Kaapo, but I could see Jalonen doing the unpopular move of resting him. I hope I'm not right.

Everyone expects Jalonen to rest him for some reason.

 

[Rillijuti]

Vehviläinen in goal?

 

[Chevx]

Kakko is 18yo guy, if someone in this team can play 5 matches in 8 games it's him. Smell zero points for him though today, 4:1 win or more will happen anyway.

Guessing Vehvilainen to be in the net with Olkinuora on the bench.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Kakko seems like the type to get pissed off and become vocal if he's not playing. Probably not a good idea.


He said that he was swearing on the bench when he felt like a couple of his shifts were too short against Denmark. It's probably in everyone's best interests to keep this guy playing.

Agreed and I think it would be quite the accomplishment for Finnish hockey to see him go first overall so I’m sure they’d love him to pad his stats

 

[Chimpradamus]

You have to make Kakko look worse, otherwise he will end up in New Jersey instead of New York. Someone has to inform Kakko he shouldn't sulk about limited ice time, it's for his own good.

 

[ozo]

Time to pad those stats, Finland?

 

[The Cannon of Tesoma]

Horrible defeat of 1962 against Team Great Britain had deep going and traumatizing effect to Finnish hockey psyche. For handling and cure that national trauma Finns started to build their first indoor rink and ice hall at Hakametsä, Tampere...

Tampere Ice Stadium - Wikipedia

Now, now its gonna be payback time. Revenge!

 

[Retroglyphs]

Kakkomania 6 - Queenie 2

 

[FinPanda]

Kakkoland wins 4-1

 

[Gold Standard]

Alright. I think it's finally time that I give Kakko the attention he deserves. This is a biggy game for him. depending on what he does v the Brits, it will give us the definitive answer on the Kakko v Hughes who goes 1OA debate. < Sarcasm

Should be fun way to give off the long weekend. fire up my grill.

 

[ijuka]

Can only hope that Finland shows a better game than they did against Finland.

 

[GBHockey]

Ben Bowns robbed Jack Hughes a couple days ago, now it's time to rob Kakko! Ben Bowns.. the draft ranking killer.

 

[Sigismund]

Can only hope that Finland shows a better game than they did against Finland.

True dat, Finland has always been a tough opponent to Finland. It's a close call between these two, always.

And correct me if I'm wrong, but Finland has never won Finland? Quite a record, I'd say.

 

[ijuka]

True dat, Finland has always been a tough opponent to Finland. It's a close call between these two, always.

And correct me if I'm wrong, but Finland has never won Finland? Quite a record, I'd say.

Oops, that was a bit of a dumb typo. I meant Denmark.

Well, Finland's their own worst enemy anyway. Although it's become much better since Jalonen became the coach. While the players are mostly plugs with stone hands, it still looks a lot more sensible.

 

[FiLe]

Confirmed FIN lineup.

Olkinuora (Vehviläinen)

Lehtonen - Ohtamaa
Lindbohm - Jokiharju
Mikkola - Kaski
Koivisto - Hakanpää

Rajala - Ilomäki - Ojamäki
Pesonen - Manninen - Kakko
Savinainen - Luostarinen - Kuusela
Kiviranta - Tyrväinen - Anttila

 

[Albatros]

GB the nemesis for Finland!

The only national team that Finland has played against but never won I believe.

But the biggest nemesis is the Gävle Godtemplares IK club side from Sweden whom Finland has played four times losing each.