Finland men's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Leijonat (The Lions) |
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| Association | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
| General Manager | Jari Kurri |
| Head coach | Jukka Jalonen |
| Assistants | Ari Moisanen Ari-Pekka Selin |
| Captain | Lasse Kukkonen |
| Most games | Raimo Helminen (331) |
| Most points | Raimo Helminen (207) |
| IIHF code | FIN |
| IIHF ranking | 2  |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 2 (first in 2011) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 7 (2005) |
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| First international | |
 Sweden 8–1 Finland  (Helsinki, Finland; 29 January 1928) |
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| Biggest win | |
Finland 20–1 Norway  (Hämeenlinna, Finland; 12 March 1947) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Canada 24–0 Finland (Oslo, Norway; 3 March 1958) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 56 (first in 1939) |
| Best result |  Gold: 2 – 1995, 2011 |
| Canada Cup and World Cup | |
| Appearances | 6 |
| Best result | Runner-up: 1 – 2004 |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1952) |
| Medals |  Gold: – Silver: 1988, 2006 Bronze: 1994, 1998, 2010 |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 652–730–156 | |
The Finnish men's national ice hockey team, or Leijonat / Lejonen (The Lions in Finnish and Swedish), as it is called in Finland, is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Finland is considered a member of the "Big Seven", along with Canada, the Czech Republic, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden and the United States.[1]
At the 2011 IIHF World Championship, Finland won a gold medal, beating Sweden in the final by a score of 6–1.
In the 2006 Winter Olympics, Finland won a silver medal, coming close to winning in the final but losing 3–2 to Sweden. Finland's goaltender Antero Niittymäki was named the MVP of the tournament (only 8 goals against in the whole tournament) and Teemu Selänne the best forward of the tournament.
Doug Shedden coached the team in the 2007–08 season. Under Shedden, Finland won bronze. His then-assistant coach Jukka Jalonen succeeded him as the head coach after the tournament.
The national team has retired Raimo Helminen's #14 and Jari Kurri's #17 jerseys. They currently hang in Hartwall Areena in Helsinki. Kurri is currently the general manager of the team.
Finland is currently ranked 2nd with 3345 points in the IIHF World Ranking.
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Olympic record [edit]
| Medal record | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1988 Calgary | Team |
| Silver | 2006 Torino | Team |
| Bronze | 1994 Lillehammer | Team |
| Bronze | 1998 Nagano | Team |
| Bronze | 2010 Vancouver | Team |
- 1952 – Finished in 7th place
- 1956 – Did not participate
- 1960 – Finished in 7th place
- 1964 – Finished in 6th place
- 1968 – Finished in 5th place
- 1972 – Finished in 5th place
- 1976 – Finished in 4th place
- 1980 – Finished in 4th place
- 1984 – Finished in 6th place
- 1988 – Won silver medal
- 1992 – Finished in 7th place
- 1994 – Won bronze medal
- 1998 – Won bronze medal
- 2002 – Finished in 6th place
- 2006 – Won silver medal (roster)
- 2010 – Won bronze medal
Canada Cup record [edit]
- 1976 – Finished in 6th place
- 1981 – Finished in 6th place
- 1984 – Did not participate
- 1987 – Finished in 6th place
- 1991 – Finished in 3rd place
World Cup record [edit]
World championship record [edit]
| Medal record | ||
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| World Championship | ||
| Gold | 1995 Sweden | Finland |
| Gold | 2011 Slovakia | Finland |
| Silver | 1992 Czechoslovakia | Finland |
| Silver | 1994 Italy | Finland |
| Silver | 1998 Switzerland | Finland |
| Silver | 1999 Norway | Finland |
| Silver | 2001 Germany | Finland |
| Silver | 2007 Russia | Finland |
| Bronze | 2000 Russia | Finland |
| Bronze | 2006 Latvia | Finland |
| Bronze | 2008 Canada | Finland |
Notable players [edit]
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List of head coaches [edit]
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See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Darren Eliot (2002-02-15). "Final round wide open with six teams in the hunt". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ Matti Hagman statistics
External links [edit]
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