Tough decision from TPS – a named player in the stands for the HIFK match
TPS leaves Ruben Rafkin in the stands for Wednesday’s away game against HIFK. Forward Aatos Koivu will also be out of the lineup.
Rafkin has played 11 Liiga games this season with stats of 0+2. TPS’s alternate captain recorded 16 points (1+15) in 56 games last season.
Taking Rafkin’s place alongside Petteri Lindbohm, who played in the top pair against Tappara on Saturday, will be Sisu-Petteri Lehtonen. Gleason Chicoine will move up to the second pair.
The forward lines will also undergo significant changes. Only the first line consisting of Bryggman, Haudum, and Wernblom will continue in its previous form.
TPS’s lines against HIFK:
Bryggman – Haudum – Wernblom
Virtanen – Yliniemi – Ikonen
Savinainen – Paajanen – Ylitalo
Munkki – Määttä – Pikkarainen
Kuru
Lindbohm – Lehtonen
Chicoine – Landén
Binner – Tuhkala
Lauridsen
Mäkiniemi
Ruusu
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