GDT: 5th Place Game • Jan. 4 • Finland 2, Switzerland 3 (SO)

[Systemfel]

2011 IIHF U20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | FIFTH-PLACE GAME
JANUARY 4 • 7:30 PM ET • 1:30 AM CET (Jan. 5)

HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York

Finland
Last game's lineup.

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

18 Iiro Pakarinen (A)​

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10 Erik Haula​

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6 Teemu Pulkkinen​

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25 Toni Rajala​

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29 Joonas Nättinen​

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20 Joel Armia​

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27 Joonas Donskoi​

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11 Miikka Salomäki​

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13 Julius Junttila​

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24 Teemu Tallberg​

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21 Valtteri Virkkunen​

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28 Jaakko Turtiainen​

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Extra Forward:​

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16 Henri Tuominen​

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Left Defense | Right Defense

3 Jyrki Jokipakka​

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9 Sami Vatanen (C)​

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8 Rasmus Rissanen​

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5 Nico Manelius (A)​

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4 Tommi Kivistö​

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23 Jesse Virtanen​

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15 Olli Määttä​

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Starting Goalie | Backup Goalie

31 Joni Ortio​

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30 Sami Aittokallio​

Switzerland
Last game's lineup.

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing

22 Nino Niederreiter (C)​

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9 Reto Schäppi (A)​

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10 Tristan Scherwey (A)​

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13 Gregory Hofmann​

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15 Sven Bärtschi​

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16 Inti Pestoni​

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27 Yannick Herren​

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24 Samuel Walser​

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21 Renato Engler​

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23 Benjamin Antonietti​

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19 Ryan McGregor​

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26 Joël Vermin​

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Extra Forward:​

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11 Gaëtan Haas​

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Left Defense | Right Defense

6 Nicholas Steiner​

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5 Romain Loeffel​

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17 Dario Trutmann​

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7 Luca Camperchioli​

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28 Samuel Guerra​

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32 Ramón Untersander​

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8 Dominik Schlumpf​

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Starting Goalie | Backup Goalie

1 Benjamin Conz​

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20 Remo Giovannini​

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[Systemfel]

This is to determine the groups for next year's tournament, btw.

 

[MBTendy]

Go Swiss!!! Revenge against the Finns! I think if Conz can play another solid game he has a good chance of getting goalie of the tourney AGAIN and will get closer to being drafted. Big game for him and the Swiss!


Also, will this game be televised?

 

[cenas*]

finland is the only major hockey nation that will show up for a meaningless game like this. Swiss beware.

 

[BusQuets]

dont care at all what gonna happen. they shouldnt play these matches

 

[Juzmo]

Edit. Well... I guess it would be kinda nice if they won and Armia scored.

 

[Juzmo]

Also, will this game be televised?

No thread in myp2p, anything on atdhe or MTV3 MAX so I would guess that no it will not be.

 

[jonas2244]

Schwervey has been suspended for this game, because of a hit to the head vs. Canada.

 

[ThinMcWhistle]

Why put the teams through this type of a meaningless match? Just go by goal differential or something.

Let the poor guys go home already!

 

[Natey]

Why put the teams through this type of a meaningless match? Just go by goal differential or something.

Let the poor guys go home already!

Like the first poster said, this game will help determine groups for next season. I do believe the winner will be in the "weaker" group - and I'm sure Switzerland would benefit greatly from that.

 

[danishh]

unless mtv3max decided to pick this up once finland ended up in this game, the game's not going to be televised anywhere.

 

[Muuri]

4-0 Switzerland. Vatanen scores two.

 

[ThinMcWhistle]

Like the first poster said, this game will help determine groups for next season. I do believe the winner will be in the "weaker" group - and I'm sure Switzerland would benefit greatly from that.

Looking back, doesn't really seem that Finland for example really benefited too much from being in the weaker group. They got Russia as their QF opponent where Canada got Switzerland.

I think it's all lost in the semantics anyways.

 

[1989]

4-2 Finland, I think with goals from Armia, Pulkkinen and Tallberg (I like the name)

 

[fan75]

Looking back, doesn't really seem that Finland for example really benefited too much from being in the weaker group. They got Russia as their QF opponent where Canada got Switzerland.

I think it's all lost in the semantics anyways.

It helps in avoiding relegation, something Switzerland is generally more concerned with than Finland.

 

[Kake]

dont care at all what gonna happen. they shouldnt play these matches

They should play these games, but only in Juniors. Its a great chance to show what you can do. Thats important for scouts and to the players who are going to be drafted next summer.

 

[torero]

They should play these games, but only in Juniors. Its a great chance to show what you can do. Thats important for scouts and to the players who are going to be drafted next summer.

this +

Young players are ice-hungry at these levels ! any opportunity is an opportunity.

 

[dfk711*]

I hope they don't let Rajala on the ice

 

[bebl]

We have already won Switzerland... this is pointless game.

 

[jonas2244]

Schäppi is also out (he is ill) and Engler is out due to a shoulder injury.
So Switzerland only with 9 attackers.

 

[PIMqueen]

Pulkkinen made it 1-0 Finland.

 

[jonas2244]

And Pestoni ties it up.

 

[torero]

any known stream ? tks

 

[PIMqueen]

any known stream ? tks

not televised, no stream.

 

[MBTendy]

Pestoni is having a very good tourney. 7 points in 6 games so far. Along with Temmu for the Finns