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Over the course of the IIHF’s long and glorious history there is no greater story of slow and consistent and remarkable development than Finland. And now, Suomi is one game away – maybe one goal away – from doing something it has never done – win Olympic gold. The path from there to here, from … Read more
On the strength of Sakari Manninen’s first-period winner, Finland advanced to its second Olympic gold medal game in history with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Slovakia on Friday. “Going to the Olympic final is like a dream,” said Manninen, one of 17 KHLers on the seasoned Finnish roster. Coach Jukka Jalonen’s troops will face the winner … Read more
Arseni Gritsyuk, team ROC’s 20-year-old forward, kept his nerve to grab a shoot-out winner for the defending champion after a hard-fought semi-final against Sweden. The game was deadlocked at 1-1 after 60 minutes and neither team could decide it in overtime. Sweden came close to claiming that shoot-out verdict. Lucas Wallmark and Joakim Nordstrom both … Read more