A confusing gift from Timo Jutila to the Leijoni pilots: “I watched the mountain open”

Now let’s have a treat

Santtu Silvennoinen

Lions assistant coach Ari-Pekka Selin turns 60 on Wednesday. The anniversary is celebrated at work, just like ten years ago. Even then, the World Cup was in Finland. Served as team leader of the lions Timo Jutila. He brought Selin a present that was puzzling at the time: a tiny cake with a stick of sparklers standing upright in the middle.

– I looked at the big box, Selin laughs.

Having coached six different league teams, Selini’s league career in Ilves got off to a rocky start. Ilves fans loudly urged Selini, who came from Savonlinna, and the head coach, who moved from Lappeenranta Heikki Mälkien to return to Saimaa – as buoys. Since then, there have been many thanks, when the tassel ears won the bronze in 2001. It is the hero of the day’s first league medal. The second came in the 2017–18 season as HIFK’s head coach.

The stock market crash of the lions

Vesa Parviainen

After three matches, the Lions’ point exchange is a thin read. The best performances have been collected by the number one center Sakari Manninen (2+1) before its chain mate Teemu Hartikaia (1+1) and defender Mikko from Lehto (1+1). They share the fourth place Kasperi Kapanen (0+2) and Mikko Rantanen (0+2). Joel Armia and Juho Lammikko have scored one goal, and have marked one assist point Kaapo Kako, Harri Pesonen and Jere Sallinen and defenders Olli Määttä and Miika Koivisto. Nine field players have not opened their points account yet. What do the stats look like after tonight’s France match?

The NHL gates closed

Lassi Kuisma

On Tuesday, the Lions stamped the last race pass after the Dallas Stars had advanced in the NHL and knocked out the Seattle Kraken. In Kraken this season, the goals were scored by a winger Eeli Tolvanen, but from the quick reaction of the Lions, it could be concluded that Tolvanen was not part of the team’s plans at any point. This is understandable, as Leijon already has four NHL berths. In addition to this, the role players of the four chain and Jalonen’s credit bulls are chilling on the sidelines Harri Pesonen and Teemu Hartikainen. The lions probably did either Roope Hintz or Miro from Heiska. Of course, it could also be that Leijonat was not part of Tolvanen’s plans either.