These league players were selected for the Olympics - one country has a strong representation from Finland

The ice hockey tournament at the Milano-Cortina Olympics will feature several players currently playing in the Liiga this season.

The team with the largest representation is Jukurit, from which three players will travel to Italy. France has selected the most Liiga players, with as many as five Liiga players and one player who previously played in the Liiga this season in their lineup.

Here is a list of Liiga players selected for the Olympics. The source used is the Liiga’s official website.

Liiga players in the Olympics:

Latvia: Oskars Batna (Pelicans) and Alberts Smits (Jukurit)

France: Justin Addamo (Jukurit), Charles Bertrand (Sport), Louis Boudon (Jukurit), Dylan Fabre (Ässät), Hugo Gallet (KalPa) and Jules Boscq, who played for HPK this season.

Denmark: Joachim Blichfeld (Tappara), Oliver Lauridsen (TPS) and Alexander True (JYP)

Czech Republic: Jiri Tichacek (Kärpät)

Players who have previously played in the Liiga at the Olympics:

Italy: 1 (Damian Clara)
Latvia: 4 (Martins Dzierkals, Anri Ravinskis)
France: 10 (Yohann Auvitu, Anthony Rech, Nicolas Ritz, Alexandre Texier)
Sweden: 1 (Erik Karlsson)
Slovakia: 2 (Oliver Okuliar, Juraj Slafkovsky)
Denmark: 6 (Lars Eller, Anders Koch, Morten Poulsen)
Czech Republic: 3 (Lukas Dostal, David Tomasek)