Finland national men's ice hockey team
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| Image:Finland national men's ice hockey team logo.png |
| Association |
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| Finland Ice Hockey Association |
| Current Olympic/World Cup coach |
| Doug Shedden |
| Current national team coach |
| Doug Shedden |
| Most Games |
| Raimo Helminen: 330 |
| Most Points |
| Raimo Helminen: 206 |
| First Game |
| Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 8 - 1 Finland Image:Flag of Finland.svg (Helsinki, Finland; January 29, 1928) |
| Largest win |
| Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 19 - 2 Australia Image:Flag of Australia.svg (Squaw Valley, USA; February 25, 1960) |
| Largest defeat |
| Image:Canadian Red Ensign.svg Canada 24 - 0 Finland Image:Flag of Finland.svg (Oslo, Norway; March 3, 1958) |
| World Championships |
| Gold medalists: 1 - 1995 |
The Finnish national ice hockey team or Leijonat ("the lions"), as it is called in Finland, is one of the top rated ice hockey teams in the world. The IIHF currently ranks them 3rd. The team is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Finland is considered a member of the "Big Seven", along with Canada, Russia, the USA, Slovakia, Sweden, and the Czech Republic. Finland has a total of 52,597 registered players (1.0% of its population).
At the 1995 World championships Finland won a gold medal, beating Sweden in the final by a score of 4-1.
In the 2006 Winter Olympics Finland won a silver medal, coming close to winning in the final but succumbing 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 attacker Teemu Selänne the best forward of the tournament.
Doug Shedden will coach the Finnish national men's ice hockey team in the 2007-08 season; Jukka Jalonen will succeed him in 2008.
The national team has retired Jari Kurri's #17 jersey. It currently hangs in Hartwall Areena in Helsinki.
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[edit] Olympic record
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Ice Hockey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1988 Calgary | Ice Hockey | |
| Bronze | 1994 Lillehammer | Ice Hockey | |
| Bronze | 1998 Nagano | Ice Hockey | |
| Silver | 2006 Torino | Ice Hockey | |
- 1952 - Finished in 7th place
- 1956 - did not participate
- 1960 - Finished in 7th place
- 1964 - Finished in 6th place
- 1968 - Finished in 5th place
- 1972 - Finished in 5th place
- 1976 - Finished in 4th place
- 1980 - Finished in 4th place
- 1984 - Finished in 6th place
- 1988 - Won silver medal
- 1992 - Finished in 7th place
- 1994 - Won bronze medal
- 1998 - Won bronze medal
- 2002 - Finished in 6th place
- 2006 - Won silver medal (roster)
[edit] Canada Cup record
- 1976 - Finished in 6th place
- 1981 - Finished in 6th place
- 1984 - Did not participate
- 1987 - Finished in 6th place
- 1991 - Lost semi-final
[edit] World Cup record
[edit] World championship record
- 1949 - Finished in 7th place
- 1950 - Did not participate
- 1951 - Finished in 7th place
- 1953 - Did not participate
- 1954 - Finished in 6th place
- 1955 - Finished in 9th place
- 1957 - Finished in 5th place
- 1958 - Finished in 6th place
- 1959 - Finished in 6th place
- 1961 - Finished in 7th place
- 1962 - Finished in 4th place
- 1963 - Finished in 5th place
- 1965 - Finished in 7th place
- 1966 - Finished in 7th place
- 1967 - Finished in 6th place
- 1969 - Finished in 5th place
- 1970 - Finished in 4th place
- 1971 - Finished in 4th place
- 1972 - Finished in 4th place
- 1973 - Finished in 4th place
- 1974 - Finished in 4th place
- 1975 - Finished in 4th place
- 1976 - Finished in 5th place
- 1977 - Finished in 5th place
- 1978 - Finished in 7th place
- 1979 - Finished in 5th place
- 1981 - Finished in 6th place
- 1982 - Finished in 5th place
- 1983 - Finished in 7th place
- 1985 - Finished in 5th place
- 1986 - Finished in 4th place
- 1987 - Finished in 5th place
- 1989 - Finished in 5th place
- 1990 - Finished in 6th place
- 1991 - Finished in 5th place
- 1992 - Won silver medal
- 1993 - Finished in 7th place
- 1994 - Won silver medal
- 1995 - Won gold medal (roster)
- 1996 - Finished in 5th place
- 1997 - Finished in 5th place
- 1998 - Won silver medal
- 1999 - Won silver medal
- 2000 - Won bronze medal
- 2001 - Won silver medal
- 2002 - Finished in 4th place
- 2003 - Finished in 5th place
- 2004 - Finished in 6th place
- 2005 - Finished in 7th place
- 2006 - Won bronze medal
- 2007 - Won silver medal
[edit] European championship record
- 1929 - Not ranked
[edit] 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
- Gustav Bubnik 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 2008-2010
[edit] External links
- All-time results of the Finnish national team - sorted by country
Image:Flag of Finland.svg SM-liiga | |
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| Current teams | Ässät · Blues · HIFK · HPK · Ilves · Jokerit · JYP · KalPa · Kärpät · Lukko · Pelicans · SaiPa · Tappara · TPS |
| Defunct teams | FPS · Jokipojat · KooKoo · Koo-Vee · Sport · TuTo |
| Trophies & Awards | Kultainen kypärä · Kalevi Numminen trophy · Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy · Matti Keinonen trophy · Raimo Kilpiö trophy · Urpo Ylönen trophy · Pekka Rautakallio trophy · Aarne Honkavaara trophy · Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy · Lasse Oksanen trophy · Jari Kurri trophy |
| Finnish ice hockey | Mestis · Suomi-sarja · 2. Divisioona · Finnish national men's ice hockey team · Finnish national women's ice hockey team · SM-sarja |
| Related articles: IIHF · Continental Cup · IIHF European Champions Cup (IIHF) | |
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