Finland men's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Leijonat / Lejonen (The Lions) |
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| Association | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
| Head coach | Jukka Jalonen |
| Assistants | Ari Hilli Mikko Manner Jussi Tapola |
| Captain | Mikael Granlund |
| Most games | Raimo Helminen (331) |
| Most points | Raimo Helminen (207) |
| IIHF code | FIN |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 5  1 (21 May 2018)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 2 (first in 2011) |
| Lowest IIHF | 7 (2005) |
| First international | |
 Sweden 8–1 Finland  (Helsinki, Finland; 29 January 1928) | |
| Biggest win | |
Finland 20–1 Norway  (Hämeenlinna, Finland; 12 March 1947) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Canada 24–0 Finland (Oslo, Norway; 3 March 1958) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 64 (first in 1939) |
| Best result |  Gold: (1995, 2011) |
World Cup / Canada Cup | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1976) |
| Best result | 2nd: (2004) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1952) |
| Medals |  Silver (1988, 2006) Bronze (1994, 1998, 2010, 2014) |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Olympic Games | ||
 | 1988 Calgary | Team |
| 2006 Turin | Team |
 | 1994 Lillehammer | Team |
| 1998 Nagano | Team |
| 2010 Vancouver | Team |
| 2014 Sochi | Team |
World Cup / Canada Cup | ||
| 2004 Toronto | |
| 1991 Hamilton | |
World Championship | ||
 | 1995 Sweden | |
| 2011 Slovakia | |
| 1992 Czechoslovakia | |
| 1994 Italy | |
| 1998 Switzerland | |
| 1999 Norway | |
| 2001 Germany | |
| 2007 Russia | |
| 2014 Belarus | |
| 2016 Russia | |
| 2000 Russia | |
| 2006 Latvia | |
| 2008 Canada | |
European Championship | ||
| 1962 United States | |
| 1985 Czechoslovakia | |
| 1986 Soviet Union | |
| 1987 Austria | |
| 1991 Finland | |
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 so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, United States, the Czech Republic, Russia and Sweden.
Contents
1 Recent history
2 Tournament record
2.1 Olympic Games
2.2 World Championship
2.3 Canada Cup / World Cup
2.4 Euro Hockey Tour
2.5 EHT Medal table
2.5.1 Tournament summary
2.5.2 Finland's Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) Cup medal table
2.6 Euro Hockey Challenge
2.7 Other Tournaments
3 Team
3.1 Current roster
3.2 Former National jerseys
3.3 Retired jerseys
3.4 Notable players
3.5 List of head coaches
4 References
5 External links
Recent history
In the 1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, Finland achieved its first ever gold in international ice hockey. Finland reached the final with a 5-0 victory over France in the quarterfinals, and a 2-0 victory over the Czech Republic in the semifinals. In the finals, the Finns faced off against their hockey rivals and host of the 1995 tournament, Sweden. In the first period of the final, left wing Ville Peltonen scored a natural hat trick, and then assisted on Timo Jutila's first period goal to give Finland a 4-0 lead, on the way to an eventual 4-1 victory.
At the 1998 Olympic men's ice hockey tournament, Team Finland came away with Bronze, after defeating Canadian national team 3–2. Teemu Selänne led the tournament in goals scored (4) and total points achieved (10). The tournament was the first in which professional players from the National Hockey League (NHL) were allowed to participate, allowing national teams to be constructed using the best possible talent from each country. The 1998 Olympic tournament therefore came to be known as the "Tournament of the Century". Unlike previous Olympics where athletes could choose five-star hotel accommodations (such as the USA Men's Basketball team), NHL players were required to stay in the Olympic Village like other athletes.
At the 2006 IIHF World Championship, Finland achieved 3rd place winning the Bronze medal game against Canada. Petteri Nummelin was named to the Media All-Star team.
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 was voted best forward. The format was changed from the 1998 and 2002 tournaments, to a format similar to the 1992 and 1994 tournaments. The number of teams was reduced from 14 to 12. The 12 teams were split into two groups in the preliminary stage, which followed a round robin format. Each team played the other teams in their group once. The top four teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
At the 2007 IIHF World Championship, Finland lost the finals to Canada's national team. The final marked the second time that Finland and Canada met in the final of a World Championship, the first time being in 1994. However, only a year before in 2006 Finland had defeated Canada 5–0 in the Bronze medal game. In 2007, Canada were looking on form, being undefeated coming into the playoff round, while Finland had registered two losses in the run-up to the finals. Rick Nash scored on the powerplay at 6:10 into the first period on a one-timer from the point from a pass by Cory Murphy off of Matthew Lombardi, to put Canada up 1–0. Near the middle of the period, Eric Staal scored in similar fashion also on the powerplay, assisted by Justin Williams, and Mike Cammalleri. 9:11 into the second period, Colby Armstrong scored to give the Canadians a 3–0 lead. This goal ended up as the game winner. Finland had some discipline difficulty in the first two periods, taking 6 minutes apiece in penalties in both periods. Finland started to bring up the pressure in the last ten minutes, and Petri Kontiola scored a nice glove-side goal on Ward at 51:08 assisted by Ville Peltonen, to put the Finns on the board. Only with 3 minutes left Antti Miettinen scored to bring Finland within one, 3–2. However, only one minute later Rick Nash scored on a skillful breakaway to put the game away, 4–2 final for team Canada. The Canadians were outshot 22–18, but the Canadian goaltender, Cam Ward, kept them in the game as he was solid between the pipes. They also were able to capitalize on the powerplay, which ended up being decisive in the Canadian win. Kari Lehtonen was voted Tournament's best goaltender.
At the 2008 IIHF World Championship, Finland achieved 3rd place winning the Bronze medal 4–0 against Sweden's national team.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Finland came away with 3rd place winning 5–3 against team Slovakia. During the tournament, Teemu Selänne of Finland became the all-time leader for points scored in the Olympics.[2][3] He notched an assist in his second game of the tournament for 37 career points, surpassing Valeri Kharlamov of the Soviet Union, Vlastimil Bubník of Czechoslovakia, and Harry Watson of Canada.[2][3]
At the 2011 IIHF World Championship, Finland won its second World Championship, beating the Swedish national team by a score of 6–1. As two highly ranked neighboring countries, Sweden and Finland have a long-running competitive tradition in ice hockey. Before the game, mainstream media in both countries titled the match "a dream final".[4][5] After a goalless first period, Sweden opened the game with a 1–0 goal by Magnus Pääjärvi in the second period at 27:40. Seven seconds before the period's end, Finland's Jarkko Immonen scored to tie the game 1–1. Finland took the lead early in the third period, scoring two goals at 42:35 and 43:21 by Nokelainen and Kapanen. Sweden took a time-out before the last period's half but did not manage to regroup, and the tournament was decided by a clear 6–1 victory to Finland by Janne Pesonen's, Mika Pyörälä's and Pihlström goals.[6] Team Finland's Jarkko Immonen led the Tournament in both goals and points scored with 9 and 12 respectively.
In recent years, Finland has been consistently ranked among the best teams in international hockey. Currently the team is ranked 5th (21-5-2018) with 3765 points in the IIHF World Ranking. However, they have lost 8 out 10 World Championship finals they have reached, which is more than any other team after the tournament started using playoffs.
Tournament record
Olympic Games
| Games | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1920 Antwerp | was not involved | - | |||||||||||||
 1924 Chamonix | - | ||||||||||||||
 1928 St. Moritz | - | ||||||||||||||
 1932 Lake Placid | - | ||||||||||||||
 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | - | ||||||||||||||
| 1948 St. Moritz | - | ||||||||||||||
| 1952 Oslo | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 60 | Risto Lindroos | Aarne Honkavaara | 7th | ||||||
 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Did not compete | ||||||||||||||
 1960 Squaw Valley | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 23 |  Joe Wirkkunen | Yrjö Hakala | 7th | ||||||
 1964 Innsbruck | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 33 | Joe Wirkkunen | Raimo Kilpiö | 6th | ||||||
| 1968 Grenoble | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 25 |  Gustav Bubník | Matti Reunamäki | 5th | ||||||
 1972 Sapporo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 25 | Seppo Liitsola | Lasse Oksanen | 5th | ||||||
| 1976 Innsbruck | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 20 | Seppo Liitsola | Seppo Lindström | 4th | ||||||
 1980 Lake Placid | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 25 | Kalevi Numminen | Tapio Levo | 4th | ||||||
 1984 Sarajevo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 26 | Alpo Suhonen | Anssi Melametsä | 6th | ||||||
| 1988 Calgary | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 14 | Pentti Matikainen | Timo Blomqvist |  Silver | ||||||
| 1992 Albertville | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | Pentti Matikainen | Pekka Tuomisto | 7th | ||||||
| 1994 Lillehammer | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 10 | Curt Lindström | Timo Jutila |  Bronze | ||||||
| 1998 Nagano | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 19 | Hannu Aravirta | Saku Koivu | Bronze | ||||||
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | Hannu Aravirta | Teemu Selänne | 6th | ||||||
| 2006 Turin | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | Erkka Westerlund | Saku Koivu | Silver | ||||||
| 2010 Vancouver | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 13 | Jukka Jalonen | Saku Koivu | Bronze | ||||||
 2014 Sochi | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | Erkka Westerlund | Teemu Selänne | Bronze | ||||||
 2018 Pyeongchang | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | Lauri Marjamäki | Lasse Kukkonen | 6th | ||||||
 2022 Beijing | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 16 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
World Championship
| World championship record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Result |
| 1939 | Zürich / Basel, Switzerland | 13th place |
| 1949 | Stockholm, Sweden | 7th place |
| 1951 | Paris, France | 7th place |
| 1954 | Stockholm, Sweden | 6th place |
| 1955 | Krefeld / Dortmund / Cologne, West Germany  | 9th place |
| 1957 | Moscow,  Soviet Union | 4th place |
| 1958 | Oslo, Norway | 6th place |
| 1959 | Prague / Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | 6th place |
| 1961 | Geneva / Lausanne, Switzerland | 7th place |
| 1962 | Colorado Springs / Denver, United States | 4th place |
| 1963 | Stockholm, Sweden | 5th place |
| 1965 | Tampere, Finland | 7th place |
| 1966 | Ljubljana, Yugoslavia | 7th place |
| 1967 | Vienna, Austria | 6th place |
| 1969 | Stockholm, Sweden | 5th place |
| 1970 | Stockholm, Sweden | 4th place |
| 1971 | Bern / Geneva, Switzerland | 4th place |
| 1972 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 4th place |
| 1973 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 4th place |
| 1974 | Helsinki, Finland | 4th place |
| 1975 | Munich / Düsseldorf, West Germany | 4th place |
| 1976 | Katowice,  Poland | 5th place |
| 1977 | Vienna, Austria | 5th place |
| 1978 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 7th place |
| 1979 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 5th place |
| 1981 | Gothenburg / Stockholm, Sweden | 6th place |
| 1982 | Helsinki / Tampere, Finland | 5th place |
| 1983 | Düsseldorf / Dortmund / Munich, West Germany | 7th place |
| 1985 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 5th place |
| 1986 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 4th place |
| 1987 | Vienna, Austria | 5th place |
| 1989 | Stockholm / Södertälje, Sweden | 5th place |
| 1990 | Bern / Fribourg, Switzerland | 6th place |
| 1991 | Turku / Helsinki / Tampere, Finland | 5th place |
| 1992 | Prague / Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | Silver |
| 1993 | Dortmund / Munich, Germany | 7th place |
| 1994 | Bolzano / Canazei / Milano, Italy | Silver |
| 1995 | Stockholm / Gävle, Sweden | Gold |
| 1996 | Vienna, Austria | 5th place |
| 1997 | Helsinki / Turku / Tampere, Finland | 5th place |
| 1998 | Zürich / Basel, Switzerland | Silver |
| 1999 | Oslo / Lillehammer / Hamar, Norway | Silver |
| 2000 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Bronze |
| 2001 | Cologne / Hanover / Nuremberg, Germany | Silver |
| 2002 | Gothenburg / Karlstad / Jönköping, Sweden | 4th place |
| 2003 | Helsinki / Tampere / Turku, Finland | 5th place |
| 2004 | Prague / Ostrava, Czech Republic | 6th place |
| 2005 | Innsbruck / Vienna, Austria | 7th place |
| 2006 | Riga,  Latvia | Bronze |
| 2007 | Moscow / Mytishchi, Russia | Silver |
| 2008 | Quebec City / Halifax, Canada | Bronze |
| 2009 | Bern / Kloten, Switzerland | 5th place |
| 2010 | Cologne / Mannheim / Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 6th place |
| 2011 | Bratislava / Košice,  Slovakia | Gold |
| 2012 | Helsinki, Finland / Stockholm, Sweden | 4th place |
| 2013 | Stockholm, Sweden / Helsinki, Finland | 4th place |
| 2014 | Minsk,  Belarus | Silver |
| 2015 | Prague / Ostrava, Czech Republic | 6th place |
| 2016 | Moscow / Saint Petersburg, Russia | Silver |
| 2017 | Cologne, Germany / Paris, France | 4th place |
| 2018 | Copenhagen / Herning,  Denmark | 5th place |
| 2019 | Bratislava / Košice, Slovakia | |
| 2020 | Zurich / (Lausanne), Switzerland | |
| 2021 | Minsk, Belarus / Riga, Latvia | |
| 2022 | Helsinki / Tampere, Finland |
Canada Cup / World Cup
| Year | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1976 | Lasse Heikkilä | Veli-Pekka Ketola | Round-robin | 6th |
1981 | Kalevi Numminen | Jari Kurri | Round-robin | 6th |
1987 | Rauno Korpi | Jari Kurri | Round-robin | 6th |
1991 | Pentti Matikainen | Jari Kurri | Semifinal | |
| Year | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | 4 | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 17 | 16 | Curt Lindström | Jari Kurri | Quarterfinal | 5th |
2004 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | Raimo Summanen | Saku Koivu | Final | |
2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Lauri Marjamäki | Mikko Koivu | Group stage | 8th |
Euro Hockey Tour
1996–97 – Finished in
1997–98 – Finished in
1998–99 – Finished in
1999–00 – Finished in
2000–01 – Finished in
2001–02 – Finished in
2002–03 – Finished in
2003–04 – Finished in
2004–05 – Finished in
2005–06 – Finished in
2006–07 – Finished in 4th
2007–08 – Finished in
2008–09 – Finished in
2009–10 – Finished in
2010–11 – Finished in
2011–12 – Finished in
2012–13 – Finished in
2013–14 – Finished in
2014–15 – Finished in
2015–16 – Finished in
2016–17 – Finished in
2017–18 – Finished in
2018–19 – Finished in
EHT Medal table
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
Tournament summary
Karjala Tournament:- Gold medal (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2017)
- Silver medal (1995, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018)
- Bronze medal (2016)
Channel One Cup:- Gold medal (2003, 2009)
- Silver medal (1982, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2018,)
- Bronze medal (1968, 1971, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Sweden Hockey Games:- Gold medal (1997, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2018)
- Silver medal (2001 (February), 2006, 2008)
- Bronze medal (1991, 1998, 2001 (November), 2009, 2011)
Czech Hockey Games:- Gold medal (1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2013 (August) )
- Silver medal (1997, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2017, 2018)
- Bronze medal (2008, 2009 (April), 2009 (September), 2011)
Finland's Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) Cup medal table
As of the 2018 Channel One Cup
| Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karjala Tournament | 12 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| Channel One Cup | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 |
| Sweden Hockey Games | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Czech Hockey Games | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| Total | 27 | 20 | 24 | 71 |
Euro Hockey Challenge
2011 – Finished in
2012 – Finished in
2013 – Finished in
2014 – Finished in
2015 – Finished in
2016 – Finished in
2017 – Finished in
2018 – Finished in
Other Tournaments
Deutschland Cup: Gold medal (1990)
Nissan Cup: Gold medal (1989, 1994)
Spengler Cup: Silver medal (1975)
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2018 IIHF World Championship.[7]
Head coach: Lauri Marjamäki
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | D | Ville Pokka | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 7001890000000000000♠89 kg (196 lb) | (1994-06-03) June 3, 1994 | Belleville Senators |
| 4 | D | Tommi Kivistö | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 7001950000000000000♠95 kg (209 lb) | (1991-06-07) June 7, 1991 | Jokerit |
| 6 | D | Julius Honka | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 7001840000000000000♠84 kg (185 lb) | (1995-12-03) December 3, 1995 | Dallas Stars |
| 7 | D | Niko Mikkola | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 7001840000000000000♠84 kg (185 lb) | (1996-04-27) April 27, 1996 | Tappara |
| 12 | F | Marko Anttila | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 7002104000000000000♠104 kg (229 lb) | (1985-05-27) May 27, 1985 | Jokerit |
| 18 | F | Saku Mäenalanen | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 7001870000000000000♠87 kg (192 lb) | (1994-05-29) May 29, 1994 | Oulun Kärpät |
| 19 | F | Veli-Matti Savinainen | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 7001820000000000000♠82 kg (181 lb) | (1986-01-05) January 5, 1986 | HC Yugra |
| 20 | F | Sebastian Aho – A | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 7001780000000000000♠78 kg (172 lb) | (1997-07-26) July 26, 1997 | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 22 | F | Janne Pesonen | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 7001830000000000000♠83 kg (183 lb) | (1982-05-11) May 11, 1982 | Växjö Lakers |
| 24 | F | Kasperi Kapanen | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 7001820000000000000♠82 kg (181 lb) | (1996-07-23) July 23, 1996 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 25 | F | Pekka Jormakka | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 7001800000000000000♠80 kg (180 lb) | (1990-09-14) September 14, 1990 | Jokerit |
| 29 | G | Harri Säteri | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 7001920000000000000♠92 kg (203 lb) | (1989-12-29) December 29, 1989 | Detroit Red Wings[8] |
| 34 | F | Olli Palola | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 7001810000000000000♠81 kg (179 lb) | (1988-04-08) April 8, 1988 | Jokerit |
| 35 | G | Ville Husso | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 7001940000000000000♠94 kg (207 lb) | (1995-02-26) February 26, 1995 | San Antonio Rampage |
| 37 | G | Eero Kilpeläinen | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 7001790000000000000♠79 kg (174 lb) | (1985-05-07) May 7, 1985 | Örebro HK |
| 41 | D | Miro Heiskanen | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 7001770000000000000♠77 kg (170 lb) | (1999-07-18) July 18, 1999 | HIFK |
| 50 | D | Juuso Riikola | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 7001860000000000000♠86 kg (190 lb) | (1993-11-09) November 9, 1993 | KalPa |
| 55 | D | Miika Koivisto | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 7001880000000000000♠88 kg (194 lb) | (1990-07-20) July 20, 1990 | Oulun Kärpät |
| 64 | F | Mikael Granlund – C | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 7001830000000000000♠83 kg (183 lb) | (1992-02-26) February 26, 1992 | Minnesota Wild |
| 65 | F | Sakari Manninen | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 7001710000000000000♠71 kg (157 lb) | (1992-02-10) February 10, 1992 | Örebro HK |
| 74 | F | Antti Suomela | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 7001780000000000000♠78 kg (172 lb) | (1994-03-17) March 17, 1994 | San Jose Sharks[9] |
| 77 | D | Markus Nutivaara | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 7001870000000000000♠87 kg (192 lb) | (1994-06-06) June 6, 1994 | Cleveland Monsters |
| 81 | F | Eeli Tolvanen | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 7001820000000000000♠82 kg (181 lb) | (1999-04-22) April 22, 1999 | Nashville Predators |
| 86 | F | Teuvo Teräväinen | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 7001810000000000000♠81 kg (179 lb) | (1994-09-11) September 11, 1994 | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 96 | F | Mikko Rantanen – A | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 7001960000000000000♠96 kg (212 lb) | (1996-10-29) October 29, 1996 | Colorado Avalanche |
Former National jerseys
Retired jerseys
| No. | Player | Position | Career | Year of retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Timo Jutila | D | 1979–1999 | 2018 |
| 8 | Teemu Selänne | RW | 1987–2014 | 2015 |
| 11 | Saku Koivu | C | 1992–2014 | 2015 |
| 14 | Raimo Helminen | C | 1982–2008 | 2010 |
| 16 | Ville Peltonen | LW | 1991–2014 | 2015 |
| 17 | Jari Kurri | RW | 1977–1998 | 2007 |
| 26 | Jere Lehtinen | RW | 1992–2010 | 2015 |
| 44 | Kimmo Timonen | D | 1991–2015 | 2018 |
Notable players
Keijo Kuusela 1948–1952
Aarne Honkavaara 1948–1952
Unto Wiitala 1949–1957
Teppo Rastio 1954–1962
Raimo Kilpiö 1957–1967
Heino Pulli 1958–1965
Lasse Oksanen 1964–1977
Urpo Ylönen 1963–1978
Esa Peltonen 1967–1980
Heikki Riihiranta 1970–1976
Juhani Tamminen 1970–1982
Matti Hagman 1975–1987
Reijo Ruotsalainen 1978–1989
Jari Kurri 1979–1998
Timo Jutila 1983–1997
Raimo Helminen 1983–2008
Jukka Tammi 1985–1998
Esa Tikkanen 1985–2000
Jarmo Myllys 1987–2001
Janne Ojanen 1987–2002
Teppo Numminen 1987–2006
Mika Nieminen 1991–1998
Teemu Selänne 1991–2014
Jere Lehtinen 1992–2010
Saku Koivu 1993–2010
Sami Kapanen 1994–2010
Ville Peltonen 1994–2012
Ari Sulander 1995–2003
Petteri Nummelin 1995–
Kimmo Timonen 1996–2014
Olli Jokinen 1997–2014
Miikka Kiprusoff 1999–2010
Sami Salo 2001–2014
Mikko Koivu 2003–
Jussi Jokinen 2003–
Pekka Rinne 2004–
Tuukka Rask 2005–
Mikael Granlund 2010–
Teuvo Teräväinen 2012–
Aleksander Barkov Jr. 2013-
Sebastian Aho 2015–
Mikko Rantanen 2015–
Patrik Laine 2016-
List of head coaches
Erkki Saarinen 1939–1941
Risto Lindroos 1945–1946
Henry Kvist 1946–1949- Risto Lindroos 1950–1954
Aarne Honkavaara 1954–1959
Joe Wirkkunen 1959–1960
Derek Holmes 1960–1961- Joe Wirkkunen 1961–1966
Augustin "Gustav" Bubník 1966–1969
Seppo Liitsola 1969–1972
Len Lunde 1972–1973
Kalevi Numminen 1973–1974- Seppo Liitsola 1974–1976
Lasse Heikkilä 1976–1977- Kalevi Numminen 1977–1982
Alpo Suhonen 1982–1986
Rauno Korpi 1986–1987
Pentti Matikainen 1987–1993
Curt Lindström 1993–1997
Hannu Aravirta 1997–2003
Raimo Summanen 2003–2004
Erkka Westerlund 2004–2007
Doug Shedden 2007–2008
Jukka Jalonen 2008–2013
Erkka Westerlund 2013–2014
Kari Jalonen 2014–2016[10]
Lauri Marjamäki 2016–18[11]
Jukka Jalonen 2018- [12]
References
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^ ab "Selanne's 37th point tops Games mark". ESPN.com. The Associated Press. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
^ Anrell, Lasse (14 May 2011). "Drömfinal". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 May 2011.
^ "Jääkiekossa unelmafinaali Leijonat–Tre Kronor". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
^ Aykroyd, Lucas (15 May 2011). "It's gold for Finland!". IIHF. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
^ 2018 IIHF World Championship roster
^ https://www.nhl.com/player/harri-sateri-8474667
^ https://www.nhl.com/player/antti-suomela-8480965
^ "Jalonen Leijonien seuraava päävalmentaja". mtv3.fi (in Finnish). 2013-06-07. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
^ "IS: Marjamäki on Leijonien uusi päävalmentaja". mtv3.fi (in Finnish). 2015-08-28. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
^ "Jukka Jalonen Palaa Leijonien päävalmentajaksi". iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). 2017-10-04. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
External links
- Official website
- IIHF profile
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