According to Henrik Zetterberg, a beer sank into Räikkönen.
Kimi Räikkönen’s activities went on the headlines in 2006, when Sweden had won the Finnish hockey at the Olympic Final in Turin.
Räikkönen was immortalized after the game with Peter Forsberg, and the ice man’s expression didn’t look very disappointed. Vice versa.
The F1 driver had good friends on the Swedish team and was naturally happy for them.
Olympic champion Henrik Zetterberg also visited Räikkönen while playing in the Swiss league during the NHL’s 2012-13 season. The Finn immediately impressed him.
– I met Kim a couple of times when we both lived in Zug. He is a great guy and an incredible winner type. It was fun to get to know her. We sometimes saw outside Zug, Zetterberg recalls to Iltalehti at the IIHF prize gala.
– We drank a couple of beers together over the years, he says.
Was Kimi good to drink beer?
– Yes, a few sank into him.
Zetterberg believes that Räikkönen did not mean bad when posing with Swedish players at the time of the lions’ giant disappointment.
– He was probably just happy to see friends.
Räikkönen later told in the book of Kari Hotakainen Unknown Kimi Raikkonen (Siltala) that “it is not my problem that Finland did not succeed”.
Little brother Finland
Henrik Zetterberg has fun memories of Kimi Räikkönen. Pasi Liesimaa
In Torino 2006, the Lion had a toughest team in national team history. So the silver was a bitter piece to swallow.
Finland can no longer be considered a favorite when the Olympic tournament will be played next winter in Milan-Cortina.
The February 4 Nations tournament showed that Canada and the US have clearly risen to European national teams, with all NHL players in the rink.
“I wouldn’t say that North Americans are escaping, but they are doing a really good job,” Zetterberg says.
My attacker feels that at least one setting has remained unchanged in recent decades.
Is Sweden still big brother?
– Yes, Zetterberg replies without hesitation and tears to laugh.
– But Finland also has a lot of top players. You can now see it in the NHL playoffs, he adds fast.
Model from Sweden
Swedish gold medalists in 2006 were awarded at the IIHF Gala. Pasi Liesimaa
Many things have been charged with the depression of the Suomi-Kiekko-including a closed series system, which has been a fan of the SM league.
Zetterberg is thoughtful about the problems of the neighboring country.
– Perhaps closing the series was not the best solution. It would be difficult to do in Sweden.
– I remember what it was like when Timrå rose to the main series. It’s hard to see how one could take it out of the clubs, says Zetterberg, a man known as a man in Timrå.
The Swede admits that there is no complete serial system.
– I am glad that there was such a thing in Finland. I understand why this was done. Let’s see what the consequences have.