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OSTRAVA Finland will get Mikael Granlund suspended for the subsequent match on the WC.
The star and the workforce captain thus miss the quarter-final towards Tre Kronor.
– Heavy break for them. One of many extra expert gamers within the event, says Swedish ahead Adrian Kempe.
Mikael Granlund acquired a match penalty after the concussion with 1.51 left within the final group stage match towards Switzerland.
The 32-year-old San Jose Sharks ahead misplaced his mood and delivered a crosscheck to the face of Andrea Glauser.
IIHF: Excessive threat of damage
Now he’s suspended in a single match, that’s the quarter-final towards Tre Kronor, the Worldwide Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) broadcasts.
“The upward motion put the Swiss participant in a harmful place and the danger of damage was excessive,” writes the IIHF.
It’s, to say the least, a heavy loss for Finland.
– Heavy break for them. Proficient participant who performed for a very long time within the NHL. One of many extra expert gamers within the event. Clearly exhausting for them. We are going to see who will take his place within the powerplay, says Adrian Kempe, who has seen the state of affairs:
– Sure some. It is an expulsion, then I do not know the place it goes – whether or not it goes to the face or the neck – it is exhausting to evaluate. Unlucky.
Ahead Pontus Holmberg on Granlund’s suspension:
– They lose an excellent participant. However Finland is a well-structured workforce that performs tight, so I believe they play the identical anyway, however in fact they lose an excellent participant.
Granlund, who has made 5 assists in seven World Cup matches, is on paper the workforce’s greatest star. He has over 800 NHL video games on his document and this season he accounted for 60 factors (12+48) in 69 video games.
Has double WC gold
Mikael Granlund helped lead Finland to the WC gold in 2022 in Tampere and in addition helped win the title in 2011 in Bratislava.
Three Kronor, who went by means of the group stage with out dropping a degree, face Finland, who haven’t been allowed to play correctly and haven’t been balanced.
Finland misplaced within the group stage towards the “massive nations” Czech Republic, Canada and Switzerland and in addition suffered a loss towards Austria. The nation’s three victories got here towards Nice Britain, Norway and Denmark.
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fullscreen The crosscheck towards the neck. Photograph: Viaplay
