Finland’s men’s national team will go to Värmland to take on the Beijer Hockey Games in Karlstad and Karlskoga. Below we list the Finnish squad for the tournament in February, where Jukka Jalonen has selected his squad.
The Euro Hockey Tour continues in the spring with the Beijer Hockey Games and the Czech Hockey Games to end the 2023/24 EHT season. First up is the Beijer Hockey Games in February where Finland, Switzerland and the Czech Republic come to Sweden to match against Tre Kronor.
For Finland, there are only five scored points in six matches in the Euro Hockey Tour for the season where nine points are behind the Czech Republic and ten points behind Sweden in the total table. Så achen segrar i Värmland är ett muste för Finland om man vill kunna vinna Euro Hockey Tour i selenut av saisonen (sista tourningen spelas i maj). In the Finnish squad until the Beijer Hockey Games, there are still exciting players in the form of Antti Suomela, Patrik Puistola, Niko Huuhtanen and the point league leader from the SM-Liiga: Eemeli Suomi. But there are also Finnish players with club addresses in Sweden, where goaltenders Emil Larmi and Lassi Lehtinen play in Växjö and MoDo, respectively, on weekdays, where even forward Sampo Ranta (also MoDo) is with the team. Lägg där till HV71 duo Kaski and Borgström, Örebro-killer Rissanen and Björninen as well as Timrås offensive back Elmeri Eronen.
The Finnish Lions Squad
Goalkeepers
30. Lassi Lehtinen, MoDo
32. Emil Larmi, Växjö Lakers HC
Backing
36. Elmeri Eronen, Timrå IK
3. Niklas Friman, Ilves
7. Oliver Kaski, HV71
13. Valtteri Kemiläinen, Tappara
62. Jesper Mattila, KalPa
4. Tarmo Reunanen, Lukko
2. Rasmus Rissanen, Örebro HK
6. Tony Sund, HIFK Helsinki
22. Toni Utunen, Pelicans
33. Brother-Matti Vittasmäki, Tappara
Forwards
24. Hannes Björninen, Örebro HK
19. Henrik Borgström, HV71
37. Eemil Erholtz, Aces
23. Niko Huuhtanen, Jukurit
57. Arttu Hyry, Kärpät
51. Juha Jääskä, HIFK Helsingfors
46. Joona Luoto, SC Bern
61. Markus Nurmi, TPS Åbo
21. Patrik Puistola, Jukurit
20. Sampo Ranta, MoDo Hockey
39. Sebastian Repo, Lock
74. Antti Suomela, Lausanne HC
10. Eemeli Finland, Ilves
27. Oliver Kapanen, KaIPa
25. Pekka Jormakka, Jukurit
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