Finland men's national junior ice hockey team

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Finland
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFinnish Ice Hockey Association
General managerFinland Timo Backman
Head coachFinland Jukka Jalonen
Most pointsEsa Tikkanen (35)
IIHF codeFIN
First international
 Soviet Union 6 – 2 Finland 
(Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973)
Biggest win
 Finland 19 – 1 Switzerland 
(Helsinki, Finland; March 27, 1979)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 9 – 2 Finland 
(Gävle, Sweden; January 2, 1993)
 Canada 8 – 1 Finland 
(Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States; December 27, 2004)
 Canada 8 – 1 Finland 
(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; December 26, 2011)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances43 (first in 1974)
Best result Gold: (1987, 1998, 2014, 2016)
International record (W–L–T)
138–102–15
Medal record
IIHF World U20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 1987 Czechoslovakia Finland
Gold medal – first place 1998 Finland Finland
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sweden Finland
Gold medal – first place 2016 Finland Finland
Silver medal – second place 1974 Soviet Union Finland
Silver medal – second place 1980 Finland Finland
Silver medal – second place 1981 West Germany Finland
Silver medal – second place 1984 Sweden Finland
Silver medal – second place 2001 Russia Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1982 USA Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Soviet Union Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Czech Republic Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Canada Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Finland Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Canada Finland

The Finnish men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Finland. The team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship.

WJC 2018 roster

Roster for the 2018 World Junior Championships:[1]

Pos. No. Player Team NHL rights
GK 1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Finland LeKi Lempäälä Buffalo Sabres
GK 30 Lassi Lehtinen Finland KeuPa Keuruu
GK 31 Niilo Halonen Finland HIFK Helsinki
D 2 Miro Heiskanen Finland HIFK Helsinki Dallas Stars
D 4 Robin Salo Finland Vaasan Sport New York Islanders
D 5 Eemeli Räsänen Canada Kingston Frontenacs Toronto Maple Leafs
D 6 Juuso Välimäki "C" United States Tri-City Americans Calgary Flames
D 7 Olli Juolevi Finland TPS Turku Vancouver Canucks
D 23 Urho Vaakanainen Finland SaiPa Lappeenranta Boston Bruins
D 28 Henri Jokiharju United States Portland Winterhawks Chicago Blackhawks
D 36 Kasper Kotkansalo United States Boston University Detroit Red Wings
F 3 Juha Jääskä Finland HIFK Helsinki
F 9 Janne Kuokkanen United States Charlotte Checkers Carolina Hurricanes
F 12 Otto Koivula Finland Tampereen Ilves New York Islanders
F 13 Kristian Vesalainen Finland HPK Hämeenlinna Winnipeg Jets
F 15 Joona Koppanen Finland Tampereen Ilves Boston Bruins
F 19 Eetu Tuulola Finland HPK Hämeenlinna Calgary Flames
F 20 Eeli Tolvanen Finland Helsingin Jokerit Nashville Predators
F 21 Markus Nurmi Finland TPS Turku Ottawa Senators
F 22 Aapeli Räsänen United States Boston College Edmonton Oilers
F 27 Joni Ikonen Finland KalPa Kuopio Montreal Canadiens
F 32 Aleksi Heponiemi Canada Swift Current Broncos Florida Panthers
F 33 Jere Innala Finland HPK Hämeenlinna
F 34 Rasmus Kupari Finland Oulun Kärpät

World Junior Championship record

Year GP W L T GF GA Pts Rank
Soviet Union 1974 5 3 2 0 21 23 6 Won silver medal
Canada / United States 1975 5 1 3 1 10 14 3 5th place
Finland 1976 4 1 3 0 12 14 2 4th place
Czechoslovakia 1977 7 4 3 0 35 29 8 4th place
Canada 1978 6 3 2 1 45 25 7 6th place
Sweden 1979 6 2 4 0 20 19 4 4th place
Finland 1980 5 4 1 0 29 8 8 Won silver medal
West Germany 1981 5 3 1 1 29 18 7 Won silver medal
United States / Canada 1982 7 5 2 0 47 29 10 Won bronze medal
Soviet Union 1983 7 3 4 0 35 29 6 6th place
Sweden 1984 7 6 1 0 44 21 12 Won silver medal
Finland 1985 7 4 1 2 42 20 9 4th place
Canada 1986 7 3 4 0 31 23 6 6th place
Czechoslovakia 1987 7 5 1 1 45 23 11 Won gold medal
Soviet Union 1988 7 5 1 1 36 20 11 Won bronze medal
United States 1989 7 2 4 1 29 37 5 6th place
Finland 1990 7 4 2 1 32 21 9 4th place
Canada 1991 7 3 3 1 35 30 7 5th place
Germany 1992 7 3 3 1 22 21 7 4th place
Sweden 1993 7 3 3 1 31 20 7 5th place
Czech Republic 1994 7 4 3 0 27 24 8 4th place
Canada 1995 7 3 3 1 29 26 7 4th place
United States 1996 6 2 4 0 23 24 4 6th place
Switzerland 1997 6 4 2 0 26 18 8 5th place
Finland 1998 7 6 0 1 35 13 13 Won gold medal
Canada 1999 6 3 3 0 25 20 6 5th place
Sweden 2000 7 2 4 1 20 19 5 7th place
Russia 2001 7 5 1 1 22 10 11 Won silver medal
Czech Republic 2002 7 5 2+ 0 23 9 10 Won bronze medal
Canada 2003 7 4 2 1 22 15 9 Won bronze medal
Finland 2004 7 5 2 0 26 12 10 Won bronze medal
United States 2005 6 3* 3 0 14 21 6 5th place
Canada 2006 7 4* 3 0 24 19 8 Won bronze medal
Sweden 2007 6 2 4 0 18 23 6 6th place
Czech Republic 2008 6 2† 4 0 19 24 5 6th place
Canada 2009 6 3 3^ 0 20 14 10 7th place
Canada 2010 6 3 3 0 21 22 9 5th place
United States 2011 6 3 3+ 0 22 11 12 6th place
Canada 2012 7 5 2+ 0 29 22 13 4th place
Russia 2013 6 4† 2 0 34 19 11 7th place
Sweden 2014 7 5* 2^ 0 27 17 15 Won gold medal
Canada 2015 5 1 4^ 0 8 14 4 7th place
Finland 2016 7 6* 1 0 35 22 17 Won gold medal
Canada 2017 6 3 3 0 12 10 9 9th place
United States 2018 5 2 3+ 0 18 16 7 6th place
Canada 2019 -

† Includes one win in extra time (in the preliminary round)
^ Includes one loss in extra time (in the preliminary round)
* Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round)
+ Includes one loss in extra time (in the playoff round)

Head coaches (WJC)

References

  1. ^ "Finland U20". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

External links

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