This is what the Little Lions team looks like at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup tournament!
The Finnish under-18 boys’ national team, the Little Lions, will open their season at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup tournament held in Edmonton, Canada, from August 3 to 8.
The Little Lions will play in Group B, facing Germany, the Czech Republic, and the United States. Group A will feature Canada, Sweden, Slovakia, and Switzerland. The group stage matches will take place during the upcoming week between Monday and Wednesday.
On Friday, the semi-finals and the matches for the 5th-6th places among the group third-placed teams will take place. On Saturday, the tournament final, the bronze match, and the battle for the 7th-8th places among the group fourth-placed teams will be played.
The Little Lions will enter the tournament with the team listed below. You can also see Finland’s group stage match schedule below.
Little Lions team for the Hlinka Gretzky Cup:
Goalkeepers:
1 Heikkinen Samuel, KooKoo Kouvola
30 Joensuu Patrik, Kärpät Oulu
31 Hinno Niilo, Kärpät Oulu
Defenders:
3 Fräntilä Aaro, JYP Jyväskylä
4 Apukka Matias, Kärpät Oulu
5 Rautio Konsta, Kärpät Oulu
6 Kokkonen Lenni, Kärpät Oulu
7 Jaako Johannes, Kärpät Oulu
8 Voutilainen Isak, Jokerit Helsinki
9 Kuukasjärvi Roni, Ilves Tampere
27 Lehtinen Joonas, Jokerit Helsinki
Forwards:
10 Fugleberg Paavo, TPS Turku
11 Pahkamaa Jesse, Kiekko-Espoo
12 Liljeberg Miska, Ilves Tampere
14 Langenskiöld Anton, Jokerit Helsinki
15 Kylmälä Olli, Kärpät Oulu
16 Karjalahti Frans, HIFK Helsinki
17 Torvinen Joakim, Pelicans Lahti
18 Borgström Niklas, Jokerit Helsinki
19 Kokkonen Luukas, KalPa Kuopio
20 Ikonen Joel, Jokerit Helsinki
21 Poikela Max, Ilves Tampere
22 Helppi Niklas, Kärpät Oulu
24 Santala Luca, Kiekko-Espoo
26 Vuohijoki Aatu, TPS Turku
Little Lions group stage matches:
Tue 4.8. at 0:00 Finland – Germany
Wed 5.8. at 4:00 Finland – USA
Thu 6.8. at 0:00 Finland – Czech Republic
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