Exhibition game Dec 22: Finland vs. Slovakia

Local time: 15:30
Finnish time: 16.30
EST: 9.30 AM

Follow the game online over at: http://stats.swehockey.se/

I have no idea on the strengths of this years Team Slovakia. Haven't really heard anything about anyone on this team...

Can someone tell me something about them?

Finns are leading 2-1 after 2 periods:

36.05 2 - 1 PP1 FIN 24. OSALA, Oskar
(13. LEHTONEN, Mikko)

31.46 1 - 1 EQ SVK 23. BARTANUS, Marek
(18. BUC, David)

30.49 1 - 0 PP1 FIN 15. LINDGREN, Perttu
(13. LEHTONEN, Mikko
2. LAAKSO, Teemu)

:clap:

Btw, cant see Jori Lehterä at the lineups :blush:

Osala with Lehtonen and Lindgren, sounds like they are playing well. What do you guys think of Osala playing in the first line?

I hope nothing serious happened to Lehterä.

3-1 :)

52.53 3 - 1 EQ FIN 2. LAAKSO, Teemu
(5. SEPPÄNEN, Timo)

Too bad we cant see those matches anywhere :(

4-1, seems they are starting to warm up :handclap:

54.18 4 - 1 EQ FIN 25. KANTOLA, Kai
(16. SOPANEN, Vili
5. SEPPÄNEN, Timo)

Laakso has a goal and assist; hope he keeps this up!
Seems like he will be a key player (along with Rask) to any success in the WJC.
Does he have a realistic chance to be on the WJC All-star team?

Laakso has a goal and assist; hope he keeps this up!
Seems like he will be a key player (along with Rask) to any success in the WJC.
Does he have a realistic chance to be on the WJC All-star team?


Don't know about realistic, but he definitely has a chance. He was the top scoring defenseman in the 2004 U18 WJC, so he does have the tools... but there's some tough competition...

Both Laakso and Rask must play in the all star level, if Finland wants to get into semifinals. Laakso has the tools do that, because he is a good tournament player and has been able to overachieve for a short period, altough he unlikely developes into a all star player in NHL.

Osala in the 1st sounds good. That can not be Tolvana's idea.

So who was in goal for Finland? Rask or Härmä?

EDIT: nevermind, just checked it out from the link in the first post.

Lehterä out of the tournament, replaced by Korhonen

So who was in goal for Finland? Rask or Härmä?

EDIT: nevermind, just checked it out from the link in the first post.

Härmä was in the goal!