Finland national bandy team
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Association |
Finland's Bandy Association (Suomen Jääpalloliitto) (Finlands Bandyförbund) | ||
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Head coach |
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Team colors | |||
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First international | |||
Finland Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire 11 March 1907 | |||
Biggest win | |||
Finland Haparanda, 25 March 2001 | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Sweden Trollhättan, 22 November 1998 | |||
Bandy World Championship | |||
Appearances | 38 (first in 1957) | ||
Best result |
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The Finnish national bandy team (Finnish: Suomen jääpallomaajoukkue, Swedish: Finlands herrlandslag i bandy) has taken part in all the Bandy World Championships for men since the competition was launched for the first time in 1957. Finland won the championship title in 2004.[1][2] They have always finished in the top four, and have won 28 medals in 36 championships.
The team is controlled by Finland's Bandy Association.
History
Finland was represented by the club Polyteknikkojen Urheiluseura (PUS) in the winter games in Helsinki in 1907, but the team was beaten by a team from Sweden.[3]
When Finland had become independent, Finland's first international was against Sweden in Helsinki on February 23, 1919, and Finland won 4-1 in front of 6000 spectators. One of the spectators was Gustaf Mannerheim, regent of Finland.[3]
Finland, Norway and Sweden played bandy at the Winter Olympics in Oslo in 1952. After having seen them there, the Soviet Union invited these three countries to a four nation bandy tournament in 1954. This was the first time a Soviet national bandy team met other national bandy teams. The four countries used somewhat different rules prior to this tournament, but the rules were adjusted to be the same for the future.[4]
The first ever World Championships of bandy were organised in 1957 in association with the 50th anniversary of the Ball Association of Finland, which at the time was the governing body of bandy in Finland. It was played at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Finland's Bandy Association was founded in 1972.[3]
World Championship record
Russian Government Cup
Games | Finish |
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4th place | |
4th place | |
4th place | |
4th place | |
4th place | |
5th place | |
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4th place | |
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Current squad
Finnish squad at the 2014 World Championship in Irkutsk, Russia, January 26 – February 2, 2014.[5]
Pos. | Age | Name | Club |
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GK | 37 | Timo Oksanen | |
GK | 30 | Kimmo Kyllönen | |
DF | 28 | Ilari Moisala | |
DF | 35 | Pekka Hiltunen | |
DF | 31 | Antti Ekman | |
MF | 22 | Samuli Helavuori | |
MF | 39 | Kimmo Huotelin | |
MF | 28 | Ville-Veikko Angeria | |
MF | 34 | Ville Aaltonen | |
MF | 29 | Juho Liukkonen | |
MF | 27 | Tomi Hauska | |
MF | 26 | Anssi Hänninen | |
MF | 26 | Samuli Koivuniemi | |
FW | 31 | Mikko Rytkönen | |
FW | 31 | Tomi Tukiainen | |
FW | 27 | Mikko Lukkarila | |
FW | 26 | Markus Kumpuoja | |
FW | 39 | Sami Laakkonen |
References
- ↑ The entire final
- ↑ The decisive goal
- 1 2 3 "The Finnish Bandy Federation, in English". Finnish Bandy Federation. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ↑ Claes-G Bengtsson (23 November 2007). "Sargens entré förändrade bandyn" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ "Tässä Suomen jääpallojoukkue MM-kisoihin" (in Finnish). Yle Urheilu. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.