WJC: Team Finland 2024 U20 WJC roster Talk.

[king89]

I have been out of the loop for a few months but saw the Kiviharju injury news and man that sucks..hopefully he makes a speedy recovery and have a good later half of the season. I'm looking at the possible names for this years team and I think this team can be better then last season even if it doesn't mean much lol. Yes the defence is close to if not horrific but forwards should be better and goaltending has potential to be really good. Is Lämsä still the head coach? I think I have read somewhere that K Jalonen took over or something but I can be wrong lol.

 

[SantosHalper]

Is Lämsä still the head coach? I think I have read somewhere that K Jalonen took over

No and no, Lauri Mikkola is the new head honcho.

 

[king89]

No and no, Lauri Mikkola is the new head honcho.

What do we have on him? I see he's been in Kärpät for a while hopefully Marjamäki hasn't influenced him too much hehe

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

What do we have on him? I see he's been in Kärpät for a while hopefully Marjamäki hasn't influenced him too much hehe

Nobody hasn't owe jack-shit for Lauri Mikkola.
But the morons in liitto ( Finnish hockey association )
are all brain dead so they don't know what winning coaching actually means.

Only what matters is that money comes in doors and windows
and everyone has fun and cool-aid tastes good with Cuban cigar.

 

[Svedu]

Question is now if it's between Kokko and Vali. Vinni as a third and Vedenpää out?
Vali seems to be a riser. Does he have any similarities with his Forssa idol Saros?

 

[ES]

I think in any case it's not likely that there would be two goalies from the same club.

Vedenpää can be Kärpät backup during the WJC when Kokko is missing games.

 

[SantosHalper]

I think in any case it's not likely that there would be two goalies from the same club.

Vedenpää can be Kärpät backup during the WJC when Kokko is missing games.

Kärpät could loan a goalie from somewhere but Vedenpää is not a "final piece of the puzzle" of any kind, Finland can afford to leave him home.

But it's been done once before, the 2017 tournament. Veini Vehviläinen & Markus Ruusu, both from JYP and JYP hired Jussi Olkinuora to replace them.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Leijonat - U20 Nuoret Leijonat pelaa viiden maan turnauksessa Tshekissä – Tässä kokoonpano

Suomen alle 20-vuotiaiden maajoukkue pelaa 8.–12.11.2023 viiden maan turnauksessa Tshekin Chomutovissa. Nuorten Leijonien lisäksi turnauksessa pelaavat Ruotsi, Slovakia, Sveitsi ja Tshekki. Suomen kokoonpano: Maalivahdit: 30 Kokko Niklas, Kärpät Oulu 31 Vinni Eemil, HIFK Helsink...

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Maalivahdit:
Kokko Niklas, Kärpät Oulu
Vinni Eemil, HIFK Helsinki

Puolustajat:
Grönlund Thomas, Lukko Rauma
Kangas Kalle, Jokerit Helsinki
Kulonummi Kasper, Tappara Tampere
Minkkinen Niko, JYP Jyväskylä
Pieniniemi Emil, Kärpät Oulu
Pulkkinen Jesse, JYP Jyväskylä
Salin Otto, HIFK Helsinki
Väisänen Veeti, KooKoo Kouvola

Hyökkääjät:
Alasiurua Arttu, Kärpät Oulu
Bau Samu, Ilves Tampere
Helenius Konsta, Jukurit Mikkeli
Hemming Emil, TPS Turku
Hokkanen Otto, SaiPa Lappeenranta
Hynninen Topias, Jukurit Mikkeli
Hämeenaho Lenni, Ässät Pori
Kaskimäki Aleksanteri, HIFK Helsinki
Keskinen Oiva, Tappara Tampere
Kiiskinen Jesse, Pelicans Lahti
Kuusla Emil, Jokerit Helsinki
Lassila Jere, JYP Jyväskylä
Naukkarinen Janne, SaiPa Lappeenranta
Nyman Jani, Ilves Tampere
Skinnari Axel, Pelicans Lahti

Johtoryhmä:
Pesonen Janne, joukkueenjohtaja
Mikkola Lauri, päävalmentaja
Silander Jussi, valmentaja
Jokinen Jussi, valmentaja
Kuhta Kimmo, valmentaja
Hilli Santeri, videovalmentaja
Korhonen Markus, maalivahtivalmentaja
Vuorinen Ville-Pekka, lääkäri
Nakari Juha, fysioterapeutti
Kuisma Niko, huoltaja
Oikarinen Kimmo, GM

Leijonat - U20 Nuorten Leijonien ns. haastajajoukkue kohtaa kolme kertaa Saksan – Kokoonpano julkistettu

Suomen alle 20-vuotiaiden maajoukkueen ns. haastajaryhmä pelaa 8.–11.11.2023 kolmen ottelun sarjan Saksaa vastaan. Ottelut pelataan Saksan Füssenissä ja Peitingissä. Pelipäivät ovat keskiviikko, torstai ja lauantai. Haastajajoukkueen kokoonpano: Maalivahdit: 30 Ve...

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Maalivahdit:
30 Vedenpää Visa, Kärpät Oulu
31 Vali Noa, TPS Turku

Puolustajat:
2 Heinonen Otto, Ilves Tampere
3 Peltonen Janne, Kärpät Oulu
4 Laakso Elmeri, SaiPa Lappeenranta
5 Junkkari Jimi, Pelicans Lahti
6 Kiukas Peetu, SaiPa Lappeenranta
7 Vuori Topi, Ässät Pori
9 Nissinen Tuomas, Jokerit Helsinki
10 Vuontisvaara Ossi-Veikka, JYP Jyväskylä

Hyökkääjät:
11 Järventie Emil, SaiPa Lappeenranta
12 Hakala Aaron, TPS Turku
13 Tolppola Venni, Lukko Rauma
14 Hirvonen Daniel, KalPa Kuopio
15 Jansson Elias, Kärpät Oulu
16 Hult Oskari, Jokerit Helsinki
17 Huovila Santeri, JYP Jyväskylä
18 Lind Onni, Jokerit Helsinki
19 Rautiainen Benjamin, Tappara Tampere
20 Korpimäki Maxim, Kärpät Oulu
21 Korkiakoski Tuukka, KalPa Kuopio
22 Saastamoinen Lauri, Jokerit Helsinki

Johtoryhmä:
Lavonen Noora, joukkueenjohtaja
Lehtonen Riku-Petteri, päävalmentaja
Pyörälä Mika, valmentaja
Räsänen Pasi, valmentaja
Ruottinen Jari, videovalmentaja
Laine Janne, maalivahtivalmentaja
Junnila Jaro, lääkäri
Tolvanen Mikko, fysioterapeutti
Kilpijoki Juha, huoltaja

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

SM-liigan nuori hyökkääjälupaus loukkaantui– video näyttää ikävän puristumisen kahden vastustajan väliin

JYPin nuori pelaajalupaus Jere Lassila loukkaantui ikävältä näyttäneessä tilanteessa, jossa hän jäi pahasti kahden Pelicansin pelaajan väliin.

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[Cowumbus]

SM-liigan nuori hyökkääjälupaus loukkaantui– video näyttää ikävän puristumisen kahden vastustajan väliin

JYPin nuori pelaajalupaus Jere Lassila loukkaantui ikävältä näyttäneessä tilanteessa, jossa hän jäi pahasti kahden Pelicansin pelaajan väliin.

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Anything of note here? I can’t read it

 

[Svedu]

Pulkkinen to become or our replacement and takes the opportunity to shine when Kiviharju is injured? What a sunshine story.
Huovila and Elmeri Laakso seems to have a opportunity to take a spot in the final roster as well.
They have impressed.
Laakso was injured a long time but Huovila is somewhat of a exciting late bloomer, just like Pulkkinen. I mean the guy played for Vantaa a short while ago.

 

[Jukurit]

Delete

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Possible players from NA

AHL : Joakim Kemell

CHL : Arttu Kärki (D), Kasper Halttunen, Rasmus Kumpulainen, Tuomas Uronen, Julius Miettinen

USHL : Tom Leppä, Joona Väisänen (D), Iiro Hakkarainen

NCAA : Max Koskipirtti

 

[Jukurit]

Helenius was Finland's best player at 5 Nations tournamet. He is Finland's #1 center now and will be one of their best players at WJC.

Pulkkinen is awesome. Huge guy, but mobile. Good hands and shot. Likes to play offensively, but I don't think his defensive game is bad. I'm quite sure he will make the WJC team. Only concern is that he has played 0 Liiga games.

 

[Svedu]

This years WJC's is starting to excite me a whole lot. Not because Finland should be considered a given medal contender this year, perhaps the opposite. But more because things feel really uncertain and that we have some potential late bloomers and also future top picks like Helenius who could rise or fall in a future draft etc.
Lot's of what if's and in a way? Pretty exciting.

Kumpulainens production has come alive. Koskipirtti with not too shabby numbers in the NCAA. Same could be said about Väisänens offense from D. So the NA players are raising their stocks. Not Uronen perhaps but those others at least.
Even if Finlands biggest problem will be D's that can defend in a good way it seems that we could have some producing D's on PP like Pulkkinen and Kärki and who knows about the other Väisänen as well.
Exciting times fellers.

 

[SantosHalper]

About a month to go

Jani Nyman - Konsta Helenius - Joakim Kemell(C)
Aleksanteri Kaskimäki(A) - Oiva Keskinen - Lenni Hämeenaho
Rasmus Kumpulainen - Jere Lassila - Emil Hemming
Max Koskipirtti - Tom Leppä - Samu Bau
Kasper Halttunen

Arttu Kärki - Otto Salin
Emil Pieniniemi - Veeti Väisänen
Kalle Kangas - Kasper Kulonummi(A)
Jesse Pulkkinen

Niklas Kokko
Eemil Vinni
Visa Vedenpää

Going for size and reach, we are not losing any board battles and forwards with long sticks can help that weak defense. Those extra centers should also bring more "defensive-mindset" to the lines. Pucks to net and 1 player always driving straight to the war zone. Gritty, blue-collar hockey.

 

[HockeyPops]

Sounds like Uronen is out until after world juniors for knee surgery.

 

[Luolis]

Noa Vali should honestly be considered for 2nd or 3rd keeper atleast. Better stats in u20 than Vinni in Mestis or Vedenpää in u20. Also decent stats in Liiga since he had to come play there as a sort of emergency choice. Definitely showed that he is a very promising goalie. Not even the stats, but his play overall is very calm and promising.

 

[Svedu]

About a month to go

Jani Nyman - Konsta Helenius - Joakim Kemell(C)
Aleksanteri Kaskimäki(A) - Oiva Keskinen - Lenni Hämeenaho
Rasmus Kumpulainen - Jere Lassila - Emil Hemming
Max Koskipirtti - Tom Leppä - Samu Bau
Kasper Halttunen

Arttu Kärki - Otto Salin
Emil Pieniniemi - Veeti Väisänen
Kalle Kangas - Kasper Kulonummi(A)
Jesse Pulkkinen

Niklas Kokko
Eemil Vinni
Visa Vedenpää

Going for size and reach, we are not losing any board battles and forwards with long sticks can help that weak defense. Those extra centers should also bring more "defensive-mindset" to the lines. Pucks to net and 1 player always driving straight to the war zone. Gritty, blue-collar hockey.

Finally a take from someone else. Looks decent.
Just think Kulonummi looked slow against Sweden in that last game a week ago with somewhat weak defending. Am I the only one? Interesting considering Pulkkinen being a riser.
Has Veeti Väisänen improved this year?

Sounds like Uronen is out until after world juniors for knee surgery.

Was probably not even considered anymore.

 

[Svedu]

Noa Vali should honestly be considered for 2nd or 3rd keeper atleast. Better stats in u20 than Vinni in Mestis or Vedenpää in u20. Also decent stats in Liiga since he had to come play there as a sort of emergency choice. Definitely showed that he is a very promising goalie. Not even the stats, but his play overall is very calm and promising.

I believe these guys could end up a bit like Saros, Husso, Lankinen but ten years after. Let's hope so. Probably 1-2 NHL goalies if lucky. Even if no one is near Saros at the same age nor (most likely) in the future.
But I hear you, has not been worse than Vedenpää nor Vinni. But the coaches seem to like Vinni. Kokko will probably get the opportunity first though.

 

[Erikfromfin]

Leijonat TV will show pretournament games vs Slovakia and Czechia on 19th and 21st December... progress

 

[kudla]

Leijonat TV will show pretournament games vs Slovakia and Czechia on 19th and 21st December... progress

...and I guess it will be geo-blocked

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Nuorten Leijonien valmentajalta koruton arvio MM-kisoista

Lauri Mikkola nostaa kolme joukkuetta Suomen edelle.

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Mikkola is total nobody as a coach but 10 points for him to being honest.

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[Jersey Fan 12]

Any news on the camp or who is invited?

 

[JJTT]

Any news on the camp or who is invited?

Next week.

Leijonat - U20 Nuorten Leijonien MM-leiriryhmä julkistetaan 14. joulukuuta

Camp starts 15.12 and the roster will be out 14.12.