WJC: Team Finland 2025 U20 WJC roster talk

Erikfromfin

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Finland lineup vs Slovakia practice game

Goalie:
30 Petteri Rimpinen
Backup:
31 Noa Vali
1:
12 Joona Saarelainen – 21 Topias Hynninen – 8 Jesse Kiiskinen
10 Emil Pieniniemi – 5 Aron Kiviharju
2:
17 Benjamin Rautiainen – 29 Arttu Alasiurua – 22 Kasper Halttunen
7 Daniel Nieminen – 2 Mitja Jokinen
3:
23 Roope Vesterinen – 27 Julius Miettinen – 14 Emil Hemming
13 Veeti Väisänen – 6 Sebastian Soini
4:
24 Jesse Nurmi – 20 Tom Leppä – 15 Tuomas Uronen
3 Kalle Kangas – 11 Arttu Tuhkala
13. forward:
18 Rasmus Kumpulainen

Kim Saarinen and Heikki Ruohonen not dressed. I read somewhere Konsta Helenius will join team on 23rd
 

JJTT

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6-0 win vs Slovakia.

Interesting that Hynninen and Alasiurua played the top2 center spots. Both have been wingers in Liiga all season. Interesting to see who ends up at center when Helenius joins. I'd inagine Kumpulainen will be in the lineup as well.
 

Jukurit

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6-0 win vs Slovakia.

Interesting that Hynninen and Alasiurua played the top2 center spots. Both have been wingers in Liiga all season. Interesting to see who ends up at center when Helenius joins. I'd inagine Kumpulainen will be in the lineup as well.
Hynninen has been center in Liiga all season.
 

Svedu

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Prelim- results don't mean a thing. I hope they have a difficult game against the US. I' ll take a close loss as a good thing going in to the tournament. Even more than a win.

Alasiurua will absolutely not play as center in the end. Kumpulainen more likely to play wing than say Hynninen. They tried him on the wing in a game last month or something.
As Jukurit mentioned. Of these three Hynninen is most likely getting a center spot no matter what. The question is rather if it's a top6 or top9 role in the end.
 
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Svedu

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In the end I think it's between Leppä, Nurmi, Alasiurua and Saarelainen being the 13th forward during the tournament but everything can happen and their actual performances should matter the most.
Also, even if we don't have the biggest stars the depth should be quite impressive. Therefor there is a possibility to rotate a bit more than usual. Depending on opponent, fatigue and which players and styles could suit one game more than another. Shouldn't be a bad thing.
Very rarely I feel good about all forward options like this year. With Hemming actually worrying me the most pre tournament. A first rounder, I' ll take that :)

There is a reason Kumpulainen probably got "benched" first. His equipment were missing after the flight if got I right. I'm going to find a link for you guys.

 
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