Finland men's national junior ice hockey team

Finland
Association Finnish Ice Hockey Association
General Manager Finland Timo Backman
Head coach Finland Jukka Jalonen
Most points Esa Tikkanen (35)
IIHF code FIN
First international
 Soviet Union 6 – 2 Finland 
(Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973)
Biggest win
 Finland 19 – 1 Switzerland  
(Helsinki, Finland; March 27, 1979)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 9 – 2 Finland 
(Gävle, Sweden; January 2, 1993)
 Canada 8 – 1 Finland 
(Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States; December 27, 2004)
 Canada 8 – 1 Finland 
(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; December 26, 2011)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances 43 (first in 1974)
Best result Gold: (1987, 1998, 2014, 2016)
International record (W–L–T)
138–102–15
Medal record
IIHF World U20 Championship
1987 CzechoslovakiaFinland
1998 FinlandFinland
2014 SwedenFinland
2016 FinlandFinland
1974 Soviet UnionFinland
1980 FinlandFinland
1981 West GermanyFinland
1984 SwedenFinland
2001 RussiaFinland
1982 USAFinland
1988 Soviet UnionFinland
2002 Czech RepublicFinland
2003 CanadaFinland
2004 FinlandFinland
2006 CanadaFinland

The Finnish men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Finland. The team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship.

WJC 2018 roster

Roster for the 2018 World Junior Championships:[1]

Pos. No. Player Team NHL rights
GK 1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Finland LeKi Lempäälä Buffalo Sabres
GK 30 Lassi Lehtinen Finland KeuPa Keuruu
GK 31 Niilo Halonen Finland HIFK Helsinki
D 2 Miro Heiskanen Finland HIFK Helsinki Dallas Stars
D 4 Robin Salo Finland Vaasan Sport New York Islanders
D 5 Eemeli Räsänen Canada Kingston Frontenacs Toronto Maple Leafs
D 6 Juuso Välimäki "C" United States Tri-City Americans Calgary Flames
D 7 Olli Juolevi Finland TPS Turku Vancouver Canucks
D 23 Urho Vaakanainen Finland SaiPa Lappeenranta Boston Bruins
D 28 Henri Jokiharju United States Portland Winterhawks Chicago Blackhawks
D 36 Kasper Kotkansalo United States Boston University Detroit Red Wings
F 3 Juha Jääskä Finland HIFK Helsinki
F 9 Janne Kuokkanen United States Charlotte Checkers Carolina Hurricanes
F 12 Otto Koivula Finland Tampereen Ilves New York Islanders
F 13 Kristian Vesalainen Finland HPK Hämeenlinna Winnipeg Jets
F 15 Joona Koppanen Finland Tampereen Ilves Boston Bruins
F 19 Eetu Tuulola Finland HPK Hämeenlinna Calgary Flames
F 20 Eeli Tolvanen Finland Helsingin Jokerit Nashville Predators
F 21 Markus Nurmi Finland TPS Turku Ottawa Senators
F 22 Aapeli Räsänen United States Boston College Edmonton Oilers
F 27 Joni Ikonen Finland KalPa Kuopio Montreal Canadiens
F 32 Aleksi Heponiemi Canada Swift Current Broncos Florida Panthers
F 33 Jere Innala Finland HPK Hämeenlinna
F 34 Rasmus Kupari Finland Oulun Kärpät

World Junior Championship record

Year GP W L T GF GA Pts Rank
Soviet Union 1974532021236Won silver medal
Canada / United States 19755131101435th place
Finland 19764130121424th place
Czechoslovakia 19777430352984th place
Canada 19786321452576th place
Sweden 19796240201944th place
Finland 198054102988Won silver medal
West Germany 1981531129187Won silver medal
United States / Canada 19827520472910Won bronze medal
Soviet Union 19837340352966th place
Sweden 19847610442112Won silver medal
Finland 19857412422094th place
Canada 19867340312366th place
Czechoslovakia 19877511452311Won gold medal
Soviet Union 19887511362011Won bronze medal
United States 19897241293756th place
Finland 19907421322194th place
Canada 19917331353075th place
Germany 19927331222174th place
Sweden 19937331312075th place
Czech Republic 19947430272484th place
Canada 19957331292674th place
United States 19966240232446th place
Switzerland 19976420261885th place
Finland 19987601351313Won gold medal
Canada 19996330252065th place
Sweden 20007241201957th place
Russia 20017511221011Won silver medal
Czech Republic 2002752+023910Won bronze medal
Canada 2003742122159Won bronze medal
Finland 20047520261210Won bronze medal
United States 200563*30142165th place
Canada 200674*3024198Won bronze medal
Sweden 20076240182366th place
Czech Republic 200862†40192456th place
Canada 2009633^02014107th place
Canada 20106330212295th place
United States 2011633+02211126th place
Canada 2012752+02922134th place
Russia 201364†203419117th place
Sweden 201475*2^0271715Won gold medal
Canada 2015514^081447th place
Finland 201676*10352217Won gold medal
Canada 20176330121099th place
United States 2018523+0181676th place
Canada 2019-

Includes one win in extra time (in the preliminary round)
^ Includes one loss in extra time (in the preliminary round)
* Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round)
+ Includes one loss in extra time (in the playoff round)

Head coaches (WJC)

References

  1. "Finland U20". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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