On the opening day of the EHT tournament, Finland beat Switzerland 4–2.
Juha Jääskä was effective at the EHT opening on Thursday. Stock photo. Petri Saarelainen / AOP
Emil Larmi
Växjö Lakers
It was a difficult start, thanks to the kits, but played an excellent match. Made two real super saves at the end of the second period and kept the game level.
Lassi Lehtinen
Mod
At the end of the bench.
Rasmus Rissanen
Örebro
Strong base bone. Doesn’t show much on the ice, but does his job with almost clinical certainty.
Niklas Friman
Lynx
Reached from Nurme’s serve to the ball, but the shot hit the end wall.
Tarmo Reunanen
Lock
Courage backfired in the first exchange, when a loose puck fell on the Swiss’s shoulder and the net wobbled. Was also late in Switzerland’s 3–2 reduction.
Tony Sund
HIFK
Like Reunanen, he fumbled right away in the first change, but Larmi saved. Recorded an assist to Kaske’s hit.
Oliver Kaski
HV71
A controlled wrist placement from the line to the back corner took Finland to a 3–1 lead.
Valtteri Kemiläinen
Poleaxe
Wow, what a beautiful pass Kemiläinen served for Jääskä’s 2-1 goal. Malta, Malta – and Malta!
Brother Matti Vittasmäki
Poleaxe
The movement is not sparkling, but the lute playing was again of high quality and energetic. With his spread pass, he cleared the point for Jääskä’s hit.
Jesper Mattila
Sword
The leg moved fine. Built a spot for Erholtz at the beginning of the second period with a sharp thrust.
Eemeli Finland
Lynx
Tuhri overpowering the top spot. The dominance known from the league did not succeed.
Henrik Borgström
HV71
Was able to shoot freely from the middle at the beginning of the second period, but did not succeed in his painting intentions.
Sampo Beach
Mod
It took a few sparks to change, but the whole thing was a bit lacking.
Patrik Puistola
Jukurs
Was able to get familiar with the dexterity and structure of league players even in the fiercer EHT tempo. Was priming 3–1 and 4–2 hits.
Niko Huuhtanen
Jukurs
Only got excited in the final set. First made a quality mask on a 3–1 hit and crushed a 4–2 hit a little later.
Hanner Björninen
Örebro
The skipper twisted in his familiar style. At the offensive end, it was pretty thin.
Eemil Erholtz
Aces
Flashy movement throughout the match. Broke through and equalized 1-1 in the middle of the match.
Sebastian Repo
Lock
Served a nice pass to Suomen’s shoulder in the first yv situation and with his bullishness gained another superiority right after.
Juha Jääskä
HIFK
Owned the quick start that led to a 1–1 equalizer and shot a heavy wrist shot for a 2–1 lead. In addition to the power, there is excellent scraping and exploitation, familiar from Liiga.
Arttu Hyry
Flies
Motorize Nelonen’s actions in style. Freed Erholtz’s paint job with a clever knuckle tap.
Markus Nurmi
TPS
The movement is a bit angular to the EHT hiss, but expectedly strong in lateral and turning situations.
Antti Suomela
Lausanne
Would more puckish actions have been expected from the number one center? It would, absolutely.
Oliver Kapanen
Sword
Thirteenth as a striker.
