Finnish U20 national ice hockey team
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| Association | Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto |
| Trainer | Jukka Jalonen |
| Assistant coach | Timo Lehkonen |
| Most games | Reijo Ruotsalainen (24) |
| Most of the points | Esa Tikkanen (36) |
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First international match Soviet Union 6: 2 Finland Leningrad , Soviet Union ; December 27, 1973 |
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Biggest win Finland 19: 1 Switzerland Helsinki , Finland ; March 27, 1979 |
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Biggest defeat Canada 8: 1 Finland Edmonton , Canada ; December 26, 2011 |
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| Participation | since 1974 |
| best result | 5 × world champion |
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The Finnish U-20 ice hockey team represents the Hockey Association of Finland in hockey in the U20 junior power level in international competitions. She became world champion in her age group in 1987 , 1998 , 2014 , 2016 and 2019 .
history
The Finnish U20 national ice hockey team was founded in 1974 on the occasion of the first unofficial hosting of a junior world championship . Up to and including 1998, the U20 national team covered the entire junior area at the World Championships, while the U19 national team took part in the Junior European Championships. Since the introduction of the U18 World Championships in 1999 , the Finnish U20 national team has only represented the U20 junior level at world championships.
The Finnish U20 national team is one of the strongest in the world and is in third place in the all-time medal table following the U20 World Cup in 2016 with four world championship titles, four silver and six bronze medals. Since the first unofficial world championship, in which the silver medal was won behind the Soviet selection, the Finnish U20s have consistently played in the highest performance level (initially A world championship, since 2001 top division). However, the Scandinavians had to wait until 1987 for their first title win. After it took more than ten years to get to titles two (1998) and three (2014), the fourth title could be won two years later. At the 2017 World Cup, however, the Finns had to accept their worst position to date with ninth place and were only able to secure relegation in the relegation round with two wins (2: 1 and 4: 1) against Latvia . In accordance with this ups and downs, the team won their fifth world championship title in 2019 .
Participation in the Mestis
Since the 2005/06 season , Finland's U20 national team has been participating in the Mestis , the second highest Finnish professional ice hockey league, to better prepare for international tournaments , with the team playing fewer games than regular participants and not making their games in the official ones Score.
World Cup placements
- 1974 - silver medal
- 1975 - 5th place
- 1976 - 4th place
- 1977 - 4th place
- 1978 - 6th place
- 1979 - 4th place
- 1980 - silver medal
- 1981 - silver medal
- 1982 - bronze medal
- 1983 - 6th place
- 1984 - silver medal
- 1985 - 4th place
- 1986 - 6th place
- 1987 - gold medal
- 1988 - bronze medal
- 1989 - 6th place
- 1990 - 4th place
- 1991 - 5th place
- 1992 - 4th place
- 1993 - 5th place
- 1994 - 4th place
- 1995 - 4th place
- 1996 - 6th place
- 1997 - 5th place
- 1998 - gold medal
- 1999 - 5th place
- 2000 - 7th place
- 2001 - silver medal
- 2002 - bronze medal
- 2003 - bronze medal
- 2004 - bronze medal
- 2005 - 5th place
- 2006 - bronze medal
- 2007 - 6th place
- 2008 - 6th place
- 2009 - 7th place
- 2010 - 5th place
- 2011 - 6th place
- 2012 - 4th place
- 2013 - 7th place
- 2014 - gold medal
- 2015 - 7th place
- 2016 - gold medal
- 2017 - 9th place
- 2018 - 6th place
- 2019 - gold medal
- 2020 - 4th place
Squad of the world championship teams
World Champion 1987 
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Marko Allen , Mikko Haapakoski , Markus Ketterer , Teppo Kivelä , Marko Kiuru , Timo Kulonen , Mikko Laaksonen , Jari Laukkanen , Antti Lehtosaari , Jukka Marttila , Petri Matikainen , Janne Ojanen , Jari Parviainen , Kari Rosenberg , Jukka-Pekka Seppius , Jyrki Silesia , Pekka Tirkkonen , Antti Tuomenoksa , Sami Wahlsten , Sami Wikström Coaching staff: Hannu Jortikka , Urpo Ylönen |
World Champion 1998
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Timo Ahmaoja , Olli Ahonen , Johannes Alanen , Niklas Bäckström , Toni Dahlman , Teemu Elomo , Niklas Hagman , Olli Jokinen , Tomi Källarsson , Kari Kalto , Niko Kapanen , Marko Kauppinen , Jyrki Louhi , Ilkka Mikkola , Mika Noronen , Pasi Petriläinen , Pasi Petriläinen , Timo Seikkula , Eero Somervuori , Ari Vallin , Tomasz Valtonen , Timo Vertala Trainer: Hannu Kapanen |
World Champion 2014
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Henrik Haapala , Julius Honka , Ville Husso , Henri Ikonen , Juusu Ikonen , Jann Juvonen , Saku Kinnonen , Rasmus Kulmala , Artturi Lehkonen , Mikko Lehtonen , Ville Leskinen , Esa Lindell , Saku Maenälänen , Aleksi Mustonen , Topi Nättinen , Joni Nikko , Ville Pokka , Otto Rauhala , Rasmus Ristolainen , Juuse Saros , Teuvo Teräväinen , Juuso Vainio , Mikko Vainonen Coaching staff: Karri Kivi , Mikko Haapakoski |
World Champion 2016
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Sebastian Aho , Kasper Björkvist , Roope Hintz , Olli Juolevi , Kaapo Kähkönen , Antti Kalapudas , Kasperi Kapanen , Miro Keskitalo , Patrik Laine , Juho Lammikko , Emil Larmi , Niko Mikkola , Julius Nättinen , Sami Niku , Jesse Puljujärvi , Mikko Rantanen , Sebastian Repo , Aleksi Saarela , Vili Saarijärvi , Miska Sikonen , Eetu Sopanen , Joni Tuulola , Veini Vehviläinen Trainer: Jukka Jalonen |
World Champion 2019
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Teemu Engberg , Ville Heinola , Aleksi Heponiemi , Anttoni Honka , Henri Jokiharju , Kaapo Kakko , Rasmus Kupari , Oskari Laaksonen , Otto Latvala , Lassi Lehtinen , Filip Lindberg , Anton Lundell , Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen , Sami Moilanen , Linus Nyman , Valtteri Puustinen , Aarne Talvitie , Eeli Tolvanen , Toni Utunen , Urho Vaakanainen , Samuli Vainionpää , Santeri Virtanen , Jesse Ylönen Trainer: Jussi Ahokas |
Web links
- Overview of international matches for Finland's U20 national team (PDF file; 1.3 MB) at nationalteamsoficehockey.com