Finland Ice Hockey Team Wiki

In finland the finnish ice hockey association roughly categorizes minor hockey players to under school ages and school ages children over 16 are considered as juniors although the youngest juniors are still at the school age.

Finland ice hockey team wiki. Finland won the world championship title in 2019 which became their third after 1995 and 2011. The team represents finland at the international ice hockey federation s iihf world u20 championship. 83 84 the team lost to canada 7 1 in the semi final and russia 7 2 in the bronze medal game respectively. Finland is considered a member of the big seven along with canada russia the usa slovakia sweden and the czech republic the finnish u20 u18 womens and womens u18 teams also participate in the world championships.

The finnish men s national ice hockey team finnish. Since the late 1980s finland has enjoyed a period of success on the international stage and as of 2019 both its men s national team and women s national team are ranked third in the world by the iihf. Finland is considered a member of the so called big six the unofficial group of the six strongest men s ice hockey nations along with canada united states the czech republic russia and sweden. The finnish men s national ice hockey team or leijonat lejonen the lions in finnish and swedish as it is called in finland is governed by the finnish ice hockey association.

Lejonen the lions as it is called in finland is governed by the finnish ice hockey association. Ice hockey leagues were first established in finland in the 1920s. In the quarter finals belarus defeated sweden in one of the biggest upsets since the miracle on ice. Sm sarja was established as the first national men s ice hockey league in 1928.

The finnish men s national ice hockey team or leijonat lejonen the lions in finnish and swedish as it is called in finland is governed by the finnish ice hockey association. The finnish ice hockey association was formed on 20 january 1929 and featured seventeen clubs. The finnish men s national ice hockey team or leijonat lejonen as it is called in finland is governed by the finnish ice hockey association. Finland is considered a member of the so called big six the unofficial group of the six strongest men s ice hockey nations along with canada the czech republic russia sweden and the united states.

Starting of season 2020 21 names of the minor and junior levels has been changed to represent the standards used in international competitions and other minor. In the 2006 winter olympics finland won a silver medal coming close to winning in the final but succumbing 3 2 to sweden. The finnish men s national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under 20 ice hockey team in finland. A pair of silver medals remain the country s best olympic.

The finnish women s national ice hockey team represents finland at the international ice hockey federation iihf world women s championships the olympic games the four nations cup and other international level women s ice hockey competitions the women s national team is overseen by the finnish ice hockey association finland s national women s program is ranked third in the world by the. Finnish centre raimo helminen became the first ice hockey player to compete in six tournaments.