GDT: Pre-tournament • Dec. 22 • Finland vs. United States

[Systemfel]

Pre-tournament
Finland vs. United States
December 22
12:00 PM ET • 18:00 CET
Isku Areena — Lahti, Finland
(Capacity: 5,530)

Television: None
Live Summary: Tilastopalvelu

Finland
Confirmed lineup.

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

28 Juho Lammikko​

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10 Roope Hintz ”C”​

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24 Kasperi Kapanen​

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9 Jesse Puljujärvi​

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20 Sebastian Aho ”A”​

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29 Patrik Laine​

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19 Jonne Tammela​

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21 Antti Kalapudas​

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22 Patrik Virta​

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12 Kasper Björkqvist​

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13 Miska Siikonen​

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23 Sebastian Repo​

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Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

3 Miro Keskitalo​

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18 Vili Saarijärvi​

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4 Olli Juolevi​

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7 Niko Mikkola​

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2 Sami Niku​

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5 Eetu Sopanen ”A”​

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15 Jesper Mattila​

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6 Urho Vaakanainen​

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Starter​

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Backup​

1 Kaapo Kähkönen​

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31 Emil Larmi​

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United States
Confirmed lineup.

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

7 Matthew Tkachuk​

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34 Auston Matthews​

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12 Alex DeBrincat​

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28 Sonny Milano​

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11 Christian Dvorak​

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18 Colin White ”A”​

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17 Ryan MacInnis​

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9 Nick Schmaltz​

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23 Brock Boeser​

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21 Ryan Hitchcock​

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19 Clayton Keller​

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10 Anders Bjork​

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19 Ryan Donato​

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14 Scott Eansor​

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Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

13 Zach Werenski ”C”​

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26 Brandon Carlo​

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8 Louie Belpedio ”A”​

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20 Will Boren​

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4 Chad Krys​

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25 Charlie McAvoy​

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5 Brandon Fortunato​

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6 Ryan Collins​

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Starter​

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Backup​

36 Brandon Halverson​

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31 Alex Nedeljkovic​

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[TheGroceryStick]

Kasper will continue his dominance?

 

[Mestaruus]

Kasper will continue his dominance?

Fail troll .

Yesterday Kapanen was playing in this line Kapanen-Hintz-Kalapudas. Same center today but different winger.

 

[Battle Lin]

this tourney should need debate about whos better between jesse and laine, cant wait to see these two monsters

 

[TheGroceryStick]

Fail troll .

Yesterday Kapanen was playing in this line Kapanen-Hintz-Kalapudas. Same center today but different winger.

I will be cheering for him.

 

[Vide]

I assume this game isn't broadcasted?

 

[ikzu]

Holy **** that US top-6 is strong

 

[Pyromaniac]

Holy **** that US top-6 is strong

That 3rd line is really strong as well.

 

[BusQuets]

Holy **** that US top-6 is strong

Really young too.

 

[jcbio11]

Should show us what Finland is made of.

 

[BB88]

Should show us what Finland is made of.

I don't know, I'm only liking one of those top9 lines.

 

[BusQuets]

Should show us what Finland is made of.

Still missing too many important players to make accurate conclusions. Also it's just exhibition game. Finland dominated Canada and Usa in those 2013 but played really badly in the actual tournament.

 

[Orvelo]

Are there any scratches for USA?

 

[IslesNorway]

Anders Bjork sounds incredibly Swedish

 

[Wooren]

Still missing too many important players to make accurate conclusions. Also it's just exhibition game. Finland dominated Canada and Usa in those 2013 but played really badly in the actual tournament.

What exactly are those players that are missing? The only important player I can think of is Rantanen.

 

[BusQuets]

What exactly are those players that are missing? The only important player I can think of is Rantanen.

Potentially the best player in the tournament in Rantanen, Saarela, Nattinen and Tuulola atleast.

 

[tade]

What exactly are those players that are missing? The only important player I can think of is Rantanen.

I think that he's referring to Saarela, Nattinen, Salo and Tuulola. And of course Rantanen.

 

[FiLe]

I think that he's referring to Saarela, Nattinen, Salo and Tuulola. And of course Rantanen.

Salo probably isn't considered one of the key guys whether he makes the team or not, but between Tuulola, Rantanen, Nättinen and Saarela, that's still almost an entire unit's worth of players.

Still, it looks to be a slightly more complete team than yesterday, so they definitely should improve.

 

[McGlassbangers]

Don't care about the result but please no injuries.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

That top US line is going to give teams fits. DeBrincat is going to score a boat load.

 

[MMMFAN]

Nice to see the London Knights represented so well on the top two lines.

 

[OG]

Interesting to see Aho is at center. Hopefully he does well.

Can't wait to watch USA's top-6.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

Nice to see the London Knights represented so well on the top two lines.

Kinda surprised they didn't keep Tkachuk and Dvorak together. 2/3rds of the best Jr. line in the country. Not that Matthews is a slouch , just y'kno.

 

[xxxx]

I know the Finns don't have the best roster and that it's a pre-tournament game, but I believe this is an easy win for the US. Maybe people will understand finally that the US is on another level.

 

[SpinninRodIntoArmpit]

How unprofessional can the organizers look? First off, there isn't any kind of live broadcast from the game. On top of that, Finland will be wearing jerseys of the Lahti Pelicans, since Finns and the US only have blue jerseys. Officials have no idea about players' jersey numbers, so I don't know if the stats watching is useful at all. Basically everyone outside the arena will only know the final score.