GDT: WJC: Finland Vs Germany | December 26th @ 12:00PM MT

[JJTT]

Määttä at 1st line center???

 

[BigBadBoar]

I am cheering for Germany because they are the underdog, but realistically, Finland should wind convincingly.

 

[IceHockeyDude]

Määttä at 1st line center???

Could you post the lineup? I wasn't able the find it from the IIHF official site.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

I was optimistic but losing Räty, Järventie & Blomqvist not starting is depressing.

Could you post the lineup? I wasn't able the find it from the IIHF official site.

Maalilla:
1 Leevi Meriläinen

Varalla:
31 Juha Jatkola

1:
22 Roni Hirvonen – 32 Joel Määttä – 29 Kasper Simontaival
15 Petteri Nurmi – 7 Topi Niemelä

2:
19 Juuso Mäenpää – 27 Oliver Kapanen – 37 Joakim Kemell
4 Ville Ottavainen – 10 Kasper Puutio

3:
24 Ville Koivunen – 20 Samuel Helenius – 33 Brad Lambert
6 Eemil Viro – 3 Ruben Rafkin

4:
34 Roni Karvinen – 28 Sami Päivärinta – 23 Kalle Väisänen
21 Aleksi Heimosalmi

13. hyökkääjä:
35 Olli Nikupeteri

 

[IceHockeyDude]

Maalilla:
1 Leevi Meriläinen

Varalla:
31 Juha Jatkola

1:
22 Roni Hirvonen – 32 Joel Määttä – 29 Kasper Simontaival
15 Petteri Nurmi – 7 Topi Niemelä

2:
19 Juuso Mäenpää – 27 Oliver Kapanen – 37 Joakim Kemell
4 Ville Ottavainen – 10 Kasper Puutio

3:
24 Ville Koivunen – 20 Samuel Helenius – 33 Brad Lambert
6 Eemil Viro – 3 Ruben Rafkin

4:
34 Roni Karvinen – 28 Sami Päivärinta – 23 Kalle Väisänen
21 Aleksi Heimosalmi

13. hyökkääjä:
35 Olli Nikupeteri

Kiitoksia! Joel Määttä really centering the first line is conserning. I hope Kapanen and Kemell to find some chemistry. Helenius and Lambert as well.

 

[ShotDownInFlames]

Going to the game. Hope it’s closer than it should be.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Looking forward to the Germany-Austria game as a fight to avoid relegation, and even against the Czechs to see if either can squeak by there; but their matchups against Canada and Finland will likely be carnage, and hard to watch.

 

[Canada4Gold]

It's too bad Germany is missing their key players. This would be a really fun tournament with them. Interested to see how dynamic Finland's offense is. I like a bunch of their players. I'll go 5-0 Finland here.

 

[Czechboy]

5-0 Finland. Sorry Germnay, you're missing out on a very good team with some elites missing.

 

[Pandaman11]

I'm wondering why Blomqvist is usually seen as the highest-rated Finnish goalie of the 2001/2002 group, but for the Finnish coach he's always #3?

 

[PanniniClaus]

I was optimistic but losing Räty, Järventie & Blomqvist not starting is depressing.


Maalilla:
1 Leevi Meriläinen

Varalla:
31 Juha Jatkola

1:
22 Roni Hirvonen – 32 Joel Määttä – 29 Kasper Simontaival
15 Petteri Nurmi – 7 Topi Niemelä

2:
19 Juuso Mäenpää – 27 Oliver Kapanen – 37 Joakim Kemell
4 Ville Ottavainen – 10 Kasper Puutio

3:
24 Ville Koivunen – 20 Samuel Helenius – 33 Brad Lambert
6 Eemil Viro – 3 Ruben Rafkin

4:
34 Roni Karvinen – 28 Sami Päivärinta – 23 Kalle Väisänen
21 Aleksi Heimosalmi

13. hyökkääjä:
35 Olli Nikupeteri

I like this team.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Whats the deal with Määttä? His offensive stats looks horrible in USHL and NCAA. Is he some sort of defensive expert?

 

[SoundAndFury]

Is he some sort of defensive expert?

From EP: "It's Määttä's defensive ability that generates value. He's so hard on the puck, so unrelenting on defensive zone retrievals, and unafraid to engage physically when the moment calls for it." So I guess.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

2-1 win for Germany.

I will miss Aatu Räty, probably Tuomaala and Nyman as well and some others. Not the strongest Finnish roster lately.
Well, well, I wish the guys a successful tournament. Tsemppiä pikkuleijonat!

There is absolutely some WTF player selections but it is what it is.
This U20 Team Finlnad is 6th best team behind Canada, USA, Russia, Sweden and Slovakia.
So lets see how the games will go.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Tough and tie game coming.
This should be easy win for Finland but this isn't easy win by any means.
Lets predict Finland 4 Germany 3 after overtime.

 

[RECKLESS]

Go Team Finland!!!

 

[jonlin]

Audience like 200 ppl? Is it a closed event, so no audience?

 

[Miro4Norris]

Audience like 200 ppl? Is it a closed event, so no audience?

Canadians only care about their own team

 

[chauron]

Let’s go Lions!

 

[jonlin]

Canadians only care about their own team

Ok, so why arrenge theese in NA then? Even in Finland there would be a lot more audience even if it would be Italia-France
"The Hockey-Mekka" my ass.

 

[Hasa92]

8-4 Finland

 

[king89]

I was optimistic but losing Räty, Järventie & Blomqvist not starting is depressing.


Maalilla:
1 Leevi Meriläinen

Varalla:
31 Juha Jatkola

1:
22 Roni Hirvonen – 32 Joel Määttä – 29 Kasper Simontaival
15 Petteri Nurmi – 7 Topi Niemelä

2:
19 Juuso Mäenpää – 27 Oliver Kapanen – 37 Joakim Kemell
4 Ville Ottavainen – 10 Kasper Puutio

3:
24 Ville Koivunen – 20 Samuel Helenius – 33 Brad Lambert
6 Eemil Viro – 3 Ruben Rafkin

4:
34 Roni Karvinen – 28 Sami Päivärinta – 23 Kalle Väisänen
21 Aleksi Heimosalmi

13. hyökkääjä:
35 Olli Nikupeteri

I think Järventie is out due to not feeling well, and Meriläinen is great so don't know why that is so depressing.

 

[jonu]

Canadians only care about their own team

And yet everytime its hosted outside Canada there is complaints from Canadians how its a farce that all games would be packed if they were held in Canada

 

[Daeni10]

I sadly can't watch the game as I don't have access to the stream.

If someone is able to watch the game online, feel free to pn me to talk about the game and such!

 

[bsu]

Anyone got a stream link? Please pm me.