2016 U18 World Championship Preview: Finland should be in the medal round mix

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Photo: Saginaw Spirit defenseman and 2016 prospect Markus Niemelainen netted a goal and 27 points in 65 OHL games in the 2015-16 season (courtesy of Aaron Bell/OHL Images)


</p>With some of Finland’s top players in this age group playing all over the world — and four competing for the Finland U20 team that won a gold medal in Helsinki at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship — the 2015-16 season has been one of experimentation and mixing and matching for Finland U18 head coach Jussi Ahokas.

The one-time Espoo Blues A junior coach has shuffled nearly 60 players through the lineup since first coaching the U18 team at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament last August.… read more

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