WJC: Finland 2020 Roster Talk

kelsier

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Looks great but i'm still very sorry to say this.
Lambert and Aatu Räty won't play in U20 WJC's this coming year ( 2020 ) but next year ( 2021 ) for sure.

Finland's team in upcoming U20 WJC's will be a mix of 2000 and 2001 born players-
So no room for Lambert and younger Räty. But older Räty might be in the team.

Seems as if you have a broken crystal ball stashed up somewhere. You always make definite statements in regards to who's too young to get in and what not. Like seriously? Then when you get it wrong (lets say for instance Räty makes the team) that's yet another piece gone from the credibility. Is it so hard to add in "in my opinion", that would at least leave you a window open when things went "sideways". Though I think I'm beyond the point of taking these comments anywhere close to serious after seeing that latest reply of "where's Lundell" from the "Huck's top 10: Not yet drafted prospects", that covers all the prospects from all of the future age classes (as if he should be anywhere close up with the best of them). Almost brought it up there but then thought what's the point. A short while later someone else did instead as was expected.

Oh and for the record I absolutely think at least Räty will make the U20 team, similarly to Lundell last year, where the former is much better prospect at the same age. Lambert displayed some magic in the Hlinka and if they fixed the box scores / player stats, he finished up with PPG I think. Even he has a small chance to make the team, it'll just require HIFK (FEL team) to use him from the get go. Not granted, but not out of the realms of possible scenarios either.

Ps. wasn't your previous nick TheFinnishHockeyFan (or something)? The writing style as well as how you construct/composure of these statements are almost exact the same.
 

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The Hockey News look Finland's U20 WJC roster.

Patrik Puistola – Rasmus Kupari – Joonas Oden
Otto Kivenmäki – Anton Lundell – Niklas Nordgren
Kasper Simontaival – Kristian Tanus – Aku Räty
Antti Saarela – Henri Nikkanen – Sampo Ranta
Mikko Petman

Kim Nousiainen – Lassi Thomson
Ville Heinola – Anttoni Honka
Toni Utunen – Santeri Salmela
Mikko Kokkonen

Justus Annunen
Jasper Patrikainen
Joel Blomqvist

Yes looks good in paper
But Nordgren hasn't played any pre-season games yet with HIFK which indicates he's still injured.
Nordgren will get his chance to make Finland's U20 WJC team.

But it requires healthy season in HIFK and good training camp.
Also some pre tournament games are one factor does Nordgren has a spot in the team.
And the point is this comment was that Nordgren is not a lock in the team by any means yet.
 
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Dr Quincy

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The Hockey News look Finland's U20 WJC roster.

Patrik Puistola – Rasmus Kupari – Joonas Oden
Otto Kivenmäki – Anton Lundell – Niklas Nordgren
Kasper Simontaival – Kristian Tanus – Aku Räty
Antti Saarela – Henri Nikkanen – Sampo Ranta
Mikko Petman

Kim Nousiainen – Lassi Thomson
Ville Heinola – Anttoni Honka
Toni Utunen – Santeri Salmela
Mikko Kokkonen

Justus Annunen
Jasper Patrikainen
Joel Blomqvist

Yes looks good in paper
But Nordgren hasn't played any pre-season games yet with HIFK which indicates he's still injured.
Nordgren will get his chance to make Finland's U20 WJC team.

But it requires healthy season in HIFK and good training camp.
Also some pre tournament games are one factor does Nordgren has a spot in the team.
And the point is this comment was that Nordgren is not a lock in the team by any means yet.

I think Maccelli has a shot.
 

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Any chance for Samuel Salonen to make the team?

As of now I'd have him on the team but some of the younger guys might surpass him as the season goes on. Salonen has looked great with the U20 national team so far and has size that lot of the other players in this age group don't.
 
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Erikfromfin

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Tieksola has been oversighted in speculation but the way he played JCWC and now for Kärpät should be favourites to make the team.
 

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Annunen
Patrikainen

Nousiainen-Thomson
Utunen-Honka
Kokkonen-Niemelä/Rindell/Tuomisto
Seppälä

Maccelli-Lundell-Nordgren(if he ever gets healthy)
Ranta-Räty-Räty
Killinen-Kivenmäki-Oden
Puistola-Tanus-Salonen
Saarela

It's kinda hard not to have Räty's on the team if they keep playing like this. Same with Niemelä.

Forgot Kupari and Heinola, oh well, still looks pretty good.
 

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Start to the season update

NHL: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Kaapo Kakko, Ville Heinola
Injured: *Niklas Nordgren*

1st team

Matias Maccelli - Rasmus Kupari - Joonas Oden
Patrik Puistola - Anton Lundell - Tuukka Tieksola
Otto Kivenmäki - Aatu Räty - Aku Räty
Lenni Killinen - Kristian Tanus - Sampo Ranta
Henri Nikkanen

Kim Nousiainen - Lassi Thomson
Santeri Hatakka - Topi Niemelä
Toni Utunen - Santeri Salmela
Antti Tuomisto

Justus Annunen
Jasper Patrikainen
Kari Piiroinen

2nd team

Aleks Haatanen - Patrik Siikanen - Eemil Erholtz
Antti Saarela - Severi Immonen - Brad Lambert
Leevi Aaltonen - Roni Hirvonen - Kasper Simontaival
Ville Petman - Juuso Pärssinen - Samuel Salonen
Matias Mäntykivi

Mikko Kokkonen - Anttoni Honka
Peetro Seppälä - Santeri Airola
Miska Kukkonen - Aleksi Matinmikko
Axel Rindell

Joel Blomqvist
Roope Taponen
Eetu Randelin
 

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Start to the season update

NHL: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Kaapo Kakko, Ville Heinola
Injured: *Niklas Nordgren*

1st team

Matias Maccelli - Rasmus Kupari - Joonas Oden
Patrik Puistola - Anton Lundell - Tuukka Tieksola
Otto Kivenmäki - Aatu Räty - Aku Räty
Lenni Killinen - Kristian Tanus - Sampo Ranta
Henri Nikkanen

Kim Nousiainen - Lassi Thomson
Santeri Hatakka - Topi Niemelä
Toni Utunen - Santeri Salmela
Antti Tuomisto

Justus Annunen
Jasper Patrikainen
Kari Piiroinen

2nd team

Aleks Haatanen - Patrik Siikanen - Eemil Erholtz
Antti Saarela - Severi Immonen - Brad Lambert
Leevi Aaltonen - Roni Hirvonen - Kasper Simontaival
Ville Petman - Juuso Pärssinen - Samuel Salonen
Matias Mäntykivi

Mikko Kokkonen - Anttoni Honka
Peetro Seppälä - Santeri Airola
Miska Kukkonen - Aleksi Matinmikko
Axel Rindell

Joel Blomqvist
Roope Taponen
Eetu Randelin

You weight Joonas Oden > Leevi Aaltonen? I dont but I have to much more of those.
 

king89

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What are the chances Kupari will be available? I see that he has started in AHL. Kupari and Lundell would be a great one two-punch combo.

Is Utunen injured?
 
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Start to the season update

NHL: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Kaapo Kakko, Ville Heinola
Injured: *Niklas Nordgren*

1st team

Matias Maccelli - Rasmus Kupari - Joonas Oden
Patrik Puistola - Anton Lundell - Tuukka Tieksola
Otto Kivenmäki - Aatu Räty - Aku Räty
Lenni Killinen - Kristian Tanus - Sampo Ranta
Henri Nikkanen

Kim Nousiainen - Lassi Thomson
Santeri Hatakka - Topi Niemelä
Toni Utunen - Santeri Salmela
Antti Tuomisto

Justus Annunen
Jasper Patrikainen
Kari Piiroinen

2nd team

Aleks Haatanen - Patrik Siikanen - Eemil Erholtz
Antti Saarela - Severi Immonen - Brad Lambert
Leevi Aaltonen - Roni Hirvonen - Kasper Simontaival
Ville Petman - Juuso Pärssinen - Samuel Salonen
Matias Mäntykivi

Mikko Kokkonen - Anttoni Honka
Peetro Seppälä - Santeri Airola
Miska Kukkonen - Aleksi Matinmikko
Axel Rindell

Joel Blomqvist
Roope Taponen
Eetu Randelin

14 from your first team and the other 12 from the second in Helsinki tournament 8-10.11
 

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----------------NHL/AHL-----------------
Kaapo Kakko (-01) - Jesperi Kotkaniemi (-00) - Rasmus Kupari (-00)
Ville Heinola (-01)

-----------Top Candidates---------------
Matias Maccelli (-00) - Anton Lundell (-01) - Niklas Nordgren (-00)
Sampo Ranta (-00) - Kristian Tanus (-00) - Joonas Oden (-00)
Patrik Puistola (-01) - Aatu Räty (-02) - Samuel Salonen (-00)
Lenni Killinen (-00) - Antti Saarela (-01) - Aku Räty (-01)
Roni Hirvonen (-02) - Ville Petman (-00) - Eemil Erholtz (-00)

Kim Nousiainen (-00) - Lassi Thomson (-00)
Toni Utunen (-00) - Anttoni Honka (-00)
Peetro Seppälä (-00) - Topi Niemelä (-02)
Santeri Hatakka (-01) - Axel Rindell (-00)

Justus Annunen (-00)
Jasper Patrikainen (-00)
Roope Taponen (-01)

-----------Other Candidates-------------
Leevi Aaltonen (-01) - Otto Kivenmäki (-00) - Aleks Haatanen (-00)
Veeti Miettinen (-01) - Aarne Intonen (-01) - Tuukka Tieksola (-01)
Konsta Hirvonen (-00) - Juuso Pärssinen (-01) - Mikko Petman (-01)
Kristjan Kombe (-00) - Patrik Siikanen (-00) - Kasper Simontaival (-02)
Marcus Kallionkieli (-01) - Henri Nikkanen (-01) - Brad Lambert (-03)

Mikko Kokkonen (-01) - Miska Kukkonen (-00)
Elias Laitamäki (-00) - Antti Tuomisto (-01)
Samuel Kemppainen (-00) - Aleksi Matinmikko (-00)
Santeri Salmela (-00) - Santeri Airola (-00)

Kari Piiroinen (-01)
Eetu Randelin (-01)
Joel Blomqvist (-02)
 
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I'm going to see HIFK vs KooKoo on Wednesday. Any chance he'll be ready for that game? :help::help::help:

Absolutely no.
If ( a very big if ) Nordgren plays any games near future it'll be with Kollit ( HIFK A juniors ).
But he's started team practices as he said in that article.

There's no schedule or timeline when Nordgren can play
So don't hold your breath to see Niklas playing before Christmas.
Because nothing is not set in the stone yet.
 
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illone84

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Absolutely no.
If ( a very big if ) Nordgren plays any games near future it'll be with Kollit ( HIFK A juniors ).
But he's started team practices as he said in that article.

There's no schedule or timeline when Nordgren can play
So don't hold your breath to see Niklas playing before Christmas.
Because nothing is not set in the stone yet.
OK, thank you for the reply. Really hope we could see him play in the near future!
 
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