GDT: Group B • Dec. 26 • Finland 1, Canada 8

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2012 IIHF U20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | GROUP B
DECEMBER 26, 2011
1:30 PM PT • 3:30 PM ET • 21:30 CET • 22:30 EET

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Finland
Official lineup.

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

11 Markus Granlund​

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20 Mikael Granlund (C)​

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6 Teemu Pulkkinen​

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27 Joonas Donskoi (A)​

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22 Miikka Salomäki​

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10 Joel Armia​

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15 Miro Aaltonen​

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16 Aleksander Barkov​

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9 Alexander Ruuttu​

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13 Markus Hännikäinen​

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29 Otto Paajanen​

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28 Mikael Kuronen​

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14 Roope Hämäläinen​

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Left Defense | Right Defense

4 Konsta Mäkinen​

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7 Jani Hakanpää (A)​

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2 Olli Määttä​

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12 Ville Pokka​

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5 Rasmus Ristolainen​

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3 Simo-Pekka Riikola​

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8 Miro Hovinen​

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Starting Goalie | Backup Goalie

31 Christopher Gibson​

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30 Sami Aittokallio​

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Scratches | Reason
G 1 Richard Ullberg|

Healthy​

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Canada
Official lineup.

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

8 Jaden Schwartz (C)​

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19 Mark Scheifele​

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12 Brendan Gallagher​

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11 Jonathan Huberdeau​

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18 Ryan Strome​

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16 Mark Stone​

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20 Boone Jenner​

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10 Michaël Bournival​

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14 Brett Connolly (A)​

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21 Quinton Howden (A)​

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13 Freddie Hamilton​

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22 Devante Smith-Pelly​

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15 Tanner Pearson​

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Left Defense | Right Defense

3 Brandon Gormley​

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4 Dougie Hamilton​

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6 Scott Harrington​

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27 Ryan Murray​

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2 Jamie Oleksiak​

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5 Mark Pysyk​

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28 Nathan Beaulieu​

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Starting Goalie | Backup Goalie

29 Mark Visentin​

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30 Scott Wedgewood​

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Officials

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|Mikael Nord

|Sören Persson

|Johannes Käck

|Milan Novák

Streams
http://www.wiziwig.tv/competition.php?part=sports&competitionid=158&discipline=icehockey​

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[IceHockeyDude]

Finland will lose, just look at the officials!

 

[Latex*]

So pumped for this again.

 

[DrStrangelife]

I wish Finland all the best, definitively going to watch this!

 

[Muuri]

The best chance in ages to beat Canada at this level.

 

[Fulcrum]

Hakkaa päälle!

Go Finland!

 

[David Suzuki]

Good luck to da Fins!

Hopefully Wedgewood gets the start. Either way I truly expect a close, tight game.

3-1 Canada
Gallagher
Strome
Smith-Pelly (EN)

Granlund (improves my odds if I don't say a first name )

 

[jesui]

Finland will win quite easily. 5-2

 

[ozo]

May then force be with you, Finland!

 

[BusQuets]

Oh no. The worst officials in the whole tournament.

 

[Jere26]

Can't wait for this one as I wasn't able to see the pre-tournament match between both teams earlier this week. I'd rather play Canada at the beginning of a tournament than towards the end of it.

Hoping to see some nice PP magic between Granlund and the Holy Slapper. Go Suomi!

 

[Fulcrum]

Hoping to see some nice PP magic between Granlund and the Holy Slapper. Go Suomi!

Pulkkinen?

 

[urho]

Pulkkinen?

Yes.

Canada will win 4-2.

...so pumped, tho. Going to be a great game!

 

[Dares]

This one will be epic!

Canadiens get ready with your excuses.

 

[cenas*]

Hope Canada doesn't lose or we'll get a lot of threads about Wedgewood being the worst goalie since Toskalol

Even with the best roster in quite a while team Finland will be going in as the underdog.

 

[Jere26]

Even with the best roster in quite a while team Finland will be going in as the underdog.

That's true. Not a bad position to be in IMO. Too many question marks behind the defense, goaltender, coach...

 

[pouskin74*]

canada wins it

 

[edd1e]

Beating Canada would be huge for finns and their confidence.

 

[wjhl2009fan]

This one will be epic!

Canadiens get ready with your excuses.

Fins fans will aslo have plenty of exucses as well.

 

[Jussi]

Streams will appear here: http://www.wiziwig.tv/competition.php?part=sports&competitionid=158&discipline=icehockey

 

[Hammer Slammer]

This one will be epic!

Canadiens get ready with your excuses.

Won't be needing them, kind sir.

 

[edd1e]

Hope Canada doesn't lose or we'll get a lot of threads about Wedgewood being the worst goalie since Toskalol

Even with the best roster in quite a while team Finland will be going in as the underdog.

Best forward corp definitelly.. About defense im not so sure. We can send three of our D's to u18 competition. If our defense can handle the speed and hard pressure we can beat Canada.

 

[urho]

We can send three of our D's to u18 competition.

And those three are arguably our best d-men in this tournament. It does tell you something...

 

[ConsolEnergyCenter]

Finland wins!

 

[Pointteen]

I feel like I wait 9 months of the year for these games.
I'm worried about how Canada's going to fare to be honest. I don't know if the forwards have it in em.
Finland may end up with a well earned victory.